1. March 26, 2006Affiliate President’s Workshop1 Communicating Your Ideas Into Action Denise Johnson Speaker of the House 2006

2. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 2 Introduction  Denise Johnson, BS, RRT  Speaker, AARC House Of Delegates  7 th year in the House  Director, Cardiopulmonary Services University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis MN.  Respiratory Therapist 32 years  Wife and Mom of 2 teenage boys

3. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 3 Topics of Discussion  AARC HOD Overview  HOD/BOD Relationship  HOD Mode of Operation  Delegate Responsibilities  HOD - Your communication tool

4. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 4 AARC HOD – Overview  Advisory Body  Representation from each society  House Leadership  House Committees 10+2  Pat Lee

5. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 5 House Officers 2006  Speaker - Denise Johnson (MN)  Past speaker - Claude Dockter (ND)  Speaker-elect - Debbie Fox (KS)  Secretary - Lynn Lenz (WI)  Treasurer - Frank Salvatore (CT)  Parliamentarian - John Wheeler (MN)

6. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 6 AARC Officers  AARC President - Mike Runge (ND)  Past President - John Hiser (TX)  President-elect - Toni Rodriguez (AZ)  Secretary/Treasurer - Colleen Schabacker (TN)  VP Internal Affairs - Karen Stewart (WV)  VP External Affairs - Ruth Krueger Parkinson (SD)

7. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 7 Our Fearless Leader

8. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 8 HOD/BOD – Relationship  Open door policy  Past Speaker attends all BOD meetings  BOD present at HOD sessions  HOD leadership attends Spring BOD mtg  Phone Conferences  AARC Finance 2  AARC Bylaws 4  AARC Elections 3

9. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 9 HOD - Mode of Operation  Two meetings  Parliamentary Procedure  Information Upload/Download  Committee Recommendations  House Resolutions

10. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 10 Delegate Responsibilities  Represent the Society’s AARC membership  Represent the Society BOD to the AARC  Attend AARC Annual Business Meeting  Conduct According to HOD rules

11. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 11 Delegate Responsibilities (con’t)  Attend all society BOD meetings  Report HOD activities to society BOD  Serve/Chair HOD committees as appointed  Elect House Officers

12. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 12 HOD Your Communication Tool  Open lines of communication  Various paths to communicate ideas  Positively impact the profession

13. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 13 The Resolution Process  Formalized Process  Resolution written by society/delegation  Submitted to committee  Considered by HOD  All passed resolutions are carried to BOD  BOD considers HOD resolutions.  Activity communicated back to HOD

14. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 14 What Makes Good Resolutions?  National Concern  Based on fact – Do your homework  Brief and to the point  Financial impact considered  Seek support/input from other societies

15. March 26, 2006 AARC Affiliate President’s Workshop 15 Communicating Ideas To Action  HOD  Section  Call  Write  E.O.

16. March 26, 2006Affiliate President’s Workshop16 Questions? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION djohns39@fairview.org