Volunteer Engagement and Recognition (VE&R) Subcommittee

Committee on Community Activities (CCA)

The mission of the Volunteer Engagement and Recognition Subcommittee is to increase participation in community-based programs by encouraging volunteer efforts and recognizing significant achievements. Its major three-year goals are to:

Strengthen in-reach efforts to better enable and recognize member involvement and participation
Develop new ways to engage individuals in CCA/OCA activities outside of existing structure/processes
Strengthen recognition of member involvement and participation

Objectives

The VER subcommittee’s specific objectives, as determined during 2006 by the Executive Committee, include:

Involve individuals from high schools, etc. who are knowledgeable about alternative technologies, social networking, etc
“Age outreach” Silver Circle, YCC, WCC
Improve nomination process for ChemLuminaries to increase # of nominees
Implement training and mentoring that is easily accessible for coordinators and other volunteers
Expand outreach beyond local sections and expand focus beyond local sections to divisions and regions
Look at new opportunities to recognize members
Develop an incentive system for ACS member involvement
Explore/create simple recognition tools
Involve members of minority backgrounds in doing outreach into their known communities

Member Roster

VER’s member roster consists of:

Paula Fox, Chair
Carmen Gauthier, Co-Chair
Tiffany Williams, SC Staff Liaison
Marie Hankins
Lydia Hines
Christine Jaworek
Gerry Meyer
Mickey Sarquis (Consultant)
Gary Smith
Greg Wall