Come alongside IAM on one or more of its realigned committees
At their August meeting, the Board of Directors of the Indiana Association of Mediators approved a realignment of responsibilities for officers and committees through December 31st, 2026, as a trial period with the objectives of:
- Making it easier, more efficient, more effective, and more rewarding for IAM members to engage actively in the operation and initiatives of the organization;
- Prioritizing and better supporting present initiatives, while facilitating improved coordination and support of future initiatives;
- Growing both the membership and the leadership of IAM; and thereby
- Increasing IAM’s presence, effectiveness, and recognition as a champion for mediation.
Documented below are the realigned responsibilities for what IAM is presently doing (and aspires soon to do), the individuals who presently are “taking point” on deliverables, and notation of “[acting]” or “[open]” where we’re inviting IAM members to come alongside us to advance the cause of mediation in Indiana and beyond.
Please reach out to president@iamboard.org with any questions, comments, or curiosity about how you can become a valued volunteer in IAM’s quest to make the world a better place through mediation. Your efforts can, and will, make a difference.
Note: Throughout and following the trial period, committees and deliverables are subject to adjustment.
Communications Committee
- Purpose: To ensure comprehensive, coherent, and coordinated communications to and from IAM
- Chair: Erica Speraw
- Members and deliverables
- Official IAM email addresses; outgoing email campaigns; media project management
- Website curator: Kevin [acting]
- Newsletter editor: Kevin [acting]
- Newsletter contributors: Dan, Veronica, Christine, Matt, [open]
- Social-media coordinator (LI/FB/X): Erica [acting]
- Speakers’ Bureau coordinator: [open]
- Presentations’ curator/developer: [open]
- Liaison/scheduler: [open]
- Speakers: [open]
- Zoom specialist: [open]
Education Committee
- Purpose: To provide comprehensive, coherent, and coordinated CPE (continuing professional education) around mediation
- Chair: Matthew Carroll [acting]
- Members and deliverables
- Coordination of events & curricula; management of CPE credits
- Lunch-and-Learn coordinator: Matt [acting]
- Spring Conference subcommittee chair: [open]
- Conference planners: [open]
- Fall Conference subcommittee chair: Matt [acting]
- Conference planners: Dan, Hillary, Reginald, Rick, [open]
- Body-of-Knowledge/curriculum/certification curator: [open]
Networking Committee
- Purpose: To promote and facilitate peer-to-peer interaction for mediators
- Chair: Veronica Escobedo
- Members and deliverables
- Reflective Call coordinator/host: Dan [acting]
- Mediation Q&A coordinator: Dan [acting]
- In-person event subcommittee chair: Dan [acting]
- Annual Membership Meeting; regional Town Halls & social events
- Event planners: Dan, [open]
- Mentoring subcommittee chair: Veronica
- Shadowing, co-mediating, internship/apprenticeship; preparation
- Coordinators: Veronica, [open]
- Zoom specialist: [open]
Advocacy Committee
- Purpose: To identify, monitor, and influence the larger ecosystem around IAM and mediation
- Chair: Matthew Carroll [acting]
- Members and deliverables
- Government monitors & liaisons: Matt [acting], Christine, [open]
- (legislature, judiciary, administration; certification/licensing)
- Education monitors & liaisons: [open]
- (trends, skills, curricula, certification-preparation)
- Partner organizations monitors & liaisons: Matt, [open]
- (directory of reciprocal membership benefits; calendar coordination)
- Community outreach coordinators: [open]
- (sponsorship/collaboration/endorsement of mediation clinics, etc.)
- (creation of “information packets” to facilitate events, etc.)
- Mediation case-data coordinator: [open]
- (data-driven analyses/presentations of efficacy of mediation)
- Government monitors & liaisons: Matt [acting], Christine, [open]