Anita Carter, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 14 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• Current Member of the Board of Directors (2004-2007) - also serve as a member of the task force for evaluation of the Executive Office.

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Great Lakes Region Geographic Representative (1995-1997) — Responsible for regional web site material; created and edited a Region 5 newlsetter; and assisted in planning two regional conferences.

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

• Served on the Awards Committee and evaluated applications for Pacesetter and Scholarship Awards for several years.
• Served on the Publications Awards Committee in 1993.

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Currently serve on the Technology in Advising Commission steering committee and am a member of the Electronic Publications Awards Committee.
• Member, Technology in Advising Commission

Other:

• Member of the Summer Institute Advisory Board and am a member of the Summer Institute faculty.
• Was recently awarded an Academic Staff Professional Achievement Award at Wayne State University and serve as training coordinator for the campus.
• Chair of the Reinstatement Committee for the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Fine, Performing & Communication Arts.
• Serve as the webmaster for the Wayne State University Advising Center.

Platform Statement:

Active in NACADA for the past 14 years, I serve as a member of the Board of Directors and the steering committee of the NACADA Technology in Advising Commission. I have been the Regional Representative for the Great Lakes Region, participated in the NACADA Leadership mentoring program and have been a member of the Awards Committee. I have written several articles on technology for ATECH and the NACADA Clearinghouse, and have presented numerous sessions on various topics at both national and regional NACADA conferences. I recently became a member of the Summer Institute Advisory Board and a Summer Institute faculty member.

Goals:

1. Encourage the association to provide more readily accessible professional development opportunities at the local level through the use of webcasts, teleconferences, drive-in workshops and other means.
2. Encourage member input in the decision-making process through the use of list serves, survey instruments, and contacts with the NACADA Council and Board of Directors.
3. Support diversity within NACADA in all its permutations.
4. Support and enhance the initiatives already begun to build NACADA into the association of first choice for all those with advising duties or an interest in academic advising.