Get Involved-Volunteer

Contact Manisha Desai, our Past-Chair, to learn more about the volunteer opportunities or to self-nominate for a position on our  Executive Commitee or to be a member on a special interest committee or networking group.

Executive Committee's Position Description
Chair Overall responsibility for the section's activities
Past-Chair Chair of the Nominating Committee
Chair-Elect Assists the Chair
Secretary and Treasure 2-Yr commitment with oversight of finances and meeting minutes
Program Chair Responsible for Section's program at JSM
Program Chair-Elect Responsible for Section's Roundtables at JSM
Communication Officer 2-Yr commitment to direct communication to section members
Publications Officer 2-Yr commitment to direct Section communication/advertising to all ASA members
At-large Member (n=3) 3-Yr commitment to assist Executive Committee as needed
Section Representative to ASA Council of Sections (n=2) 3-Yr commitment to communicate Council of Sections information to Executive Committee
Webmaster 2-Yr commitment to organize section's webpage
Webinar Assistant Assist with logistics of section webinars

Be a Member of a Special Interest Committee Description
Nominations Committee Assist Past-Chair to identify individuals who want to serve on Executive Committee
Fellows Committee Advise section members on fellows nomination process. Must be an ASA Fellow
Academic Promotions Committee Develop recommendations and tools to assist section members doing collaborative statistics in academia to raise promotion
Statistical Collaboration Journal Committee Develop opportunities to establish new journal
Mentoring Award Committee Select mentoring award recipient from section members
Outstanding Service Award Committee Select service award recipient from section members

Be a Member of a Networking Group Description
Academic Consultants Networking Group Discuss topics of interest with academic consultants in a biweekly video conference. Contact Clark Kogan (clark.kogan@wsu.edu).
Collaborative Healthcare Networking Group Discuss topics of interest with healthcare statisticians in a monthly video conference. Contact Rob Podolsky (Robert.Podolsky@beaumont.org).
Private Consultant Networking Group Discuss topics of interest with private consultants in a biweekly video conference. Contact Todd Coffey (tcoffey@idahocom.org).