Leadership & Committees

2020-2021 Board of Directors

Officers:

	President & President Elect Tifani Leal A1 Professional Answering Service, Inc. E: [email protected]		Immediate Past President Joseph Pores Call 4 Health E: [email protected]
	VP-Secretary  Mark Hastings Hastings Humans E: [email protected]		VP-Treasurer Jim Reandeau FOCUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS E: j[email protected]
Elected Directors:
	Jeff Zindel II AnswerPro E:  [email protected]		Mark Hastings Hastings Humans E: [email protected]
	Randy Ripkey Accurate Messages E: [email protected]		Tim Neville STATCALL E: [email protected]
Appointed Directors:
	Susan Mealer Answering Advantage, LLC E: [email protected]		Jim Reandeau FOCUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS E: [email protected]
	Brianna J Burke Nationwide Inbound Inc. E: [email protected]		Darlene Campbell Information Communications Group  E: [email protected]
	Michele Hoff Abbott Answering E: [email protected]		Pat Dye Amtelco E: [email protected],com
VENDOR REPRESENTATIVE			APPOINTED REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
	Isaac Thompson Startel E: [email protected]		Jerry Jordan AnswerPhone E: [email protected]

Committees:

Communications: 
Chair:  Tim Neville
Members: Michele Hoff
Charges: Communicate and share everything ATSI with members and non-members; keeping the association top of mind.

Conference:
Chair: Darlene Campbell 
Members: Pat Dye, Randy Ripkey, Isaac Thompson, Donna West
Charges: The Conference Committee is charged with ensuring a well-balanced, high quality, the program is organized and presented at the annual conference. Identifies a conference theme, selects speakers, and assists with scheduling all conference activities with help from the contracted management company.

Education:
Chair:  Joe Pores
Charges: Review existing content on ATSI University and determine if it's viable or needs to be trashed or revised. Identify new content for ATSI University. Provide oversight for the LMS. Develop a HIPAA Risk Assessment program to offer the industry.

Government Relations:
Chair:  Mark Hastings
Lobbyist: Dave Wenhold
Charges: The Government Relations Committee is charged with keeping ATSI members aware of any legislative issues coming from Congress that might impact the TAS industry. The Committee is tasked with being aware of any actions at the FCC that might impact the industry; advising and guiding members about legislative issues and working closely with the ATSI Lobbyist. Host a Hill Walk in 2021, and consider establishing this as an annual event.

Industry Relations:
Chair:  Jim Reandeau
Charges: Reinforce the working and collaborative relationships between ATSI, regional groups, and user groups. Bring a presence to WSTA’s former region.

Strategic Partnerships:
Chair:  Isaac Thompson
Charges: Reinforce the working and collaborative relationships between ATSI and industry vendors; specifically, on related issues to HIPAA.

Member Engagement: 
Chair: Jeff Zindel II
Members: Randy Ripkey
Charges: To promote ATSI to potential members and to promote the profession to external audiences. Responsible for the oversight of the ATSI renewal, retention, and recruitment campaigns; with the goal of consistently increasing ATSI membership. It also considers additional member benefits for recommendation to the Board of Directors for consideration. Contact members, when needed, to gather information and to encourage renewals. 

ATSI Southeast Region: 
Chair: Tifani Leal
Charges: Build strong networking opportunities and support the Southeast Region focusing on ways to expand upon their member benefits.

Finance Committee: 
Chair: Jim Reandeau
Members: Pat Dye, Randy Ripkey, Jerry Jordan 

CAM-X Awards Committee: 
Chair: Brianna Burke

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