Standing Committees

All committees are appointed by the President and consist of a chairperson and Regular, Associate and Honorary member volunteers. At each annual conference, NPECA members are invited to volunteer for participation on desired committees. The standing committees for 2010-2011 are listed below:
ADVISORY, NOMINATING & ELECTIONS: Acts in an advisory capacity to the President. Consists of regular members only. The immediate Past President as Chairman, and three other Members.	Rob Saunders -- Chairperson Pam Green John D. Maxey Wanda Stevens
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Liaison with Associate member firms.	Rhonda Buras -- Chairperson
AUDIT: Conducts an annual review of the financial records of the association.	Carolyn Pickens -- Chairperson Mary Minor Thomas W. White
BULLETIN: Publishes and mails the National Petroleum Energy Credit News at least semi-annually.	Mark Macha -- Chairperson
BYLAWS: Receives all proposals for amendments to the Bylaws, drafts proposed amendments and, upon approval by the President, arranges the notice of proposed amendments through the Secretary’s office.	Dane Williams -- Chairperson Rhonda R. Buras
CONFERENCE SITE SELECTION: Subject to Board approval selects and designates the calendar dates, geographical locations and meeting sites for the annual conferences and special meetings of the NPECA.	Daniel Beal -- Chairperson George Taylor -- Co-Chair Trudy R. Eddington Terry Faber Crystal Fish Jerry Haecker Terri Hull Christian S. Leiser Lorrain K. Mann John D. Maxey Francis P. McDonough Randall L. O’Neal Steven W. Poehler Rob Saunders Robin Trickel Amy Warwick
EDUCATION: Administers the NPECA's annual College Scholarship Program and coordinates with the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) for continuing education credits.	Christian S. Leiser -- Chairperson Chris Purdum – Co-Chair Laura Brown Kelsea Dykes Trudy R. Eddington Virginia Flores Pam Green Michelle Huber Terri Hull Lorrain L. Mann Mark Ogen Carolyn Pickens Mark Rittenour Gerardo Soto Steve Soule Craig Sperry Bryan Stefka Mike Swillo Amy Warwick Delia White Steve White Netasha Williamson
HISTORIAN:	Rosa Ramirez -- Chairperson Rhonda R. Buras
MEMBERSHIP: Solicits membership in the NPECA with full authority to accept or reject applications. Membership Committee consists of a Chairperson appointed by the President to represent the Members at the Board of Directors meetings.	Pam Green – Chairperson Jake Amundson Laura Brown Rhonda Buras Trudy Eddington Terry Faber Shawn Ferginson Crystal Fish Lorrain Mann Chris Purdum Robin Trickel
PLAQUES & CERTIFICATES: Provides a plaque for presentation to each outgoing President at the annual conference. This committee also provides certificates of membership to new members as well as special plaques and certificates of recognition as approved by the Board of Directors.	Mary Minor -- Chairperson Joy Hopkins Terri Hull
PROGRAM: Plans and arranges the annual conference which focuses primarily on educational topics relevant to the petroleum and energy industry and works with the Secretary and Treasurer to promote attendance.	Carolyn Pickens -- Chairperson Michael E. Adamec Laura Brown Rhonda R. Buras Kelsea Dykes Terry Faber Paul Grolemund Frank Hernandez Terri Hull Christian s. Leiser John Maxey Mark Ogan Steven W. Poehler Chris Purdum Rosa Ramirez Rob E. Saunders Donald L. Staley Bryan Stefka Wanda Stevens Amy Warwick Delia White
PROGRAM-RETAIL: Plans and arranges the Retail program for the annual conference working in conjunction with the Program Committee.	Danny R. Christian -- Chairperson Kelly Andrus Agata Kaufman Kara M. Kazazean Robin Trickel
SPECIAL PROJECTS: Responsible for promoting the association, the prestige of this corporation and the advancement of the credit profession. Committee will submit proposed projects to the Board of Directors for review and presentation to members to members at the annual or special meetings for their vote. Committee is responsible for completing the projects approved by the Board of Directors.	Kelly Andrus -- Chairperson Kara Kazazean Mary Minor
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: Responsible for maintaining and improving the NPECA Website (www.npeca.org). This site is an effective way of communicating information to members about the NPECA and the annual conference.	Frank Hernandez -- Chairperson

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