We are always looking for members to participate on our committees! Please consider joining a committee to help us make our chapter great! Reach out to one of the members below or email mthfma14@gmail.com.
Committee Chairs 2020-2021
- Education – Tesa Topley/Kelly Akkerman
- The Education Committee is always looking for new members who like to pick exciting topics and speakers for our Conferences and virtual webinars. The time commitment varies, depending on if we are building the Fall or Spring Conference, but typically no more than a couple hours a month. We are open to fresh ideas for providing education to our members and we’d like to have you on our Education Committee. Please reach out to Tesa Topley at ttopley@nvhosp.org if you’d like to join us.
- Sponsorship – Marci Mollman/Laurie Pierce
- Sponsorship committee is responsible for recruiting new business partners and maintaining ongoing benefit and satisfaction for current sponsors. Our business partners are the reason we can have such amazing education and networking events – so please join us if you feel like you can provide benefit to this great committee!
- Provider/Member Engagement – Kate Bosworth/Janelle Nelson
- Financial Review –Kate Bosworth/Laurie Pierce
- The Financial Review Committee works with the MT HFMA Treasurer and an outside audit firm to ensure the audit is complete on an annual basis.
- The Financial Review Committee works with the MT HFMA Treasurer and an outside audit firm to ensure the audit is complete on an annual basis.
- Nominating – Jenn Whipple/Kristen Gilfeather
- Mission: Engage individuals who are interested in running for the MT HFMA board. Discuss board function and expectations with interested folks.
- Volunteer opportunity: Learn about board expectations and function and then tell all your friends!
- Workload: Approximately 3-4 hours in the whole year, spread out during the events (while you network) and wrap it all up in late fall.
- Bylaws – Trish Wagner
- The Bylaws committee is responsible for maintaining the Chapter Bylaws and ensuring the Chapter’s compliance to the bylaws.
- Communication – Janelle Nelson/Colin Gunstream
- Mission: Provide valuable communication for our MT HFMA members. Enhance Member knowledge of the valuable member resources available. Communicate the value through multiple means, website, Montana Minute, announcements, social media.
- Volunteer opportunity: Creative minds to assist with: social media platforms and updates
- Workload: Approximately 2 hours a month between calls and follow up. Many Hands Make Light Work!
- Certification – Kate Bosworth/Ken Fortier
- The Certification Committee is available to assist HFMA members who have questions about any of the HFMA certifications, providing information for training/study sessions, and reporting certification updates at the business luncheons as well as recognizing newly certified members.
- Networking/Social Awareness Committee – Jenn Whipple/Kristen Gilfeather
- Mission: Provide opportunities for HFMA members to enjoy social and networking opportunities in conjunction with MT HFMA events
- Volunteer opportunity: Fun people apply here! Our committee enjoys coming up with creative events for all to enjoy. Most planning is done via conference calls with committee members in the town of our next event-doing some field trips and taste testing.
- Workload: Approximately 1-2 hours per month in Aug/Sept/Oct for Fall Conf and again in Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr for Spring Conf.
- Don’t forget to practice your putting while you can! We intend to host our ‘putt-off’ just as soon as we can all get together in-person!
- Mission: Provide opportunities for HFMA members to enjoy social and networking opportunities in conjunction with MT HFMA events
- Founders/Link – Scott Nelson
- HFMA recognizes that its strength lies in volunteers, who contribute their time, ideas, and energy to serve the healthcare industry, their profession, and one another. The Founders Committee tracks the volunteer efforts of our members through a points system, and oversees the presentation of awards such as William G. Follmer Bronze Award, the Robert H. Reeves Silver Award, the Frederick T. Muncie Gold Award, and the Founders Medal of Honor. The Founders Committee also serves as a liaison to HFMA at the Association level for any discrepancies between points awarded and points earned.