Carol Ann Baily, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 9 years
Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:
National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office: Chair of the Advising Adult Learners Commission, 1999-2001-developed the commission newsletter, developed the commission web site, and added the electronic newsletter to the web site.
Committee Activities and Accomplishments: Transitional Task Force member; National Conference Advisory Committee member.
Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments: Member, Commission and Interest Group Division Steering Committee, 2002-2003. Member, Advising Adult Learners Commission and Commission on Undecided and Exploratory Students. Member, Distance Education Advising Interest Group and First-Generation College Student Advising Interest Group.
Other:

I want to provide the support and advice that commission and interest group chairs need to build successful organizations for their constituents.  My experience as a commission chair gives me the knowledge of what commission chairs and interest group chairs need to know and how to keep them informed so they can feel confident about doing the job they have been elected to do.  I served on the transitional task force and helped shape the organizational structure for commissions and interest groups.  I serve now on the Commission and Interest Group Division steering committee and have a goal to make sure that we have a person to serve as a resource for each chair in the division, to help them understand their duties and to make their work part of a collaborative effort.  I do not want any commission or interest group chair to feel alone and abandoned.  I will continue to work with the structures we have just recently put into place to serve the chairs in the division and to represent their needs to the Board of Directors.