Board of Directors and Committees

Our Committee Directors are always on the lookout for any NAQG member who would like to join. They hold meetings (via chat with Google) to discuss ideas and plans.  You can communicate with your Director via e-mail or U.S. Mail. The Committee Director will make sure that your voice is heard. There are many ways that you can help (maybe sending letters or telephoning members, visiting local stores to introduce people to quilling, being a roving reporter, etc.). The Director is responsible for presenting reports on what their committee is doing at Board meetings. These reports are summarized in the newsletter for everyone to read.

Questions? Email all Board members: allboardmembers(at)naqg.org, or select a the appropriate Committee Director below.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Have a Question: Contact the Board via email
The Executive Director’s duties are to set-up and run Board meetings and provide the meeting minutes to the Newsletter Editor in the form of an article for the newsletter. The Executive Director is a rotating position. A new Executive Director is assigned after each quarterly board meeting from the Directors listed below.

ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE
Director Melinda McGinnis-LePree
Have a Question: Contact the Accreditation Director via email
The duties of the accreditation committee are to set the standards for accreditation. The committee will prepare all documents for the accreditation scheme, set rules and regulations for both judges and applicants, and oversee the running of the application process. The committee provides a guideline and definition of accreditation.

ARCHIVE & SECRETARY COMMITTEE
Director Sandra Baughman
Have a Question: Contact the Archive Director via email
The Archivist keeps an archival library and research documentation on quilling using all known forms and terms. He or she prepares and keeps current a database on articles, books, suppliers, videos, patterns/kits on quilling, and keeps a record of other quilling guilds or groups that may form. Please contact the archive committee if you know of any new books or articles, especially if you are being honored.

COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP and DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Director Lisa Palmer
Have a Question: Contact the Community Director via email
The Community Relationship and Development Committee is always seeking volunteers to serve as Regional Representatives in their geographic areas. In this role you will promote quilling and the NAQG. There are many possible ways to help, including: teaching beginner classes at libraries or community centers; contacting local newspapers; and submitting photos for publication. Other activities that help in this endeavor are contacting museums and art centers to learn about quilling pieces they may have in their collections. We would like to compile an accurate database of antique or other quilling pieces that may be viewed or visited by the public.

COMPETITION COMMITTEE
Director Shelly Krzyzewski
Have a Question: Contact the Competition Director via email
The guild holds a quilling competition annually at the NAQG Conference.  The Competition Committee is charged with collecting project entries, setting up entries into various categories and levels, manning the tables at the conference, and distributing, collecting, and tallying the ballots.  The Committee Director announces the winners and awards ribbons at the Saturday night dinner.
Shelly has been quilling since 2007. She joined the guild in 2009, attended her first NAQGCON in 2010, and hosted the conference in 2013. In 2014 Shelly took over the competition responsibilities and was asked to become a board member in 2017. Shelly enjoys teaching classes at the conference each year and authored an instructional quilling book in 2015, “The Four Seasons of Quilling.”

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Director Toni Swayze
Have a Question: Contact the Membership Director via email
The Membership Chairperson processes membership requests, resets passwords and adds members to the Facebook group.

NAQG CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (NAQGCON)
Director Gail Freed
Have a Question: Contact the NAQGCON Director via email
The NAQG Conference (NAQGCON) Committee provides support for the annual NAQG Conferences. Their support includes setting up and reviewing guidelines for NAQGCON, they review and approve NAQGCON proposals, determine cost of NAQGCON, assist with contract language, are available to host(s) to advise and answer questions. They also prepare flyers and press releases.

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
Director Alice Harris
Have a Question: Contact the Newsletter Director via email
The newsletter committee is responsible for collecting and writing articles as well as collecting and taking photos for the newsletter. The articles and photos are then formatted into Quill America, which is published and mailed to all NAQG members. If you are interested in helping out the committee in any aspect of this work or have an article or pattern for submission to the Quill America newsletter, please contact the Director.
Alice has been Quilling for over 30 years beginning with an afternoon workshop at the local Parks and Recreation Department. She joined the NAQG in 2008 and attended her first conference in 2009 in Florida. In the Fall of 2012 Alice volunteered for the Newsletter Director position. She came to us with full knowledge and computer skills in preparing and distribution of posters, newsletters and program guides as her day to day job with the City of Welland Recreation & Culture Division.

TREASURY COMMITTEE
Director Beth Clark
Have a Question: Contact the Treasury Director via email
The Treasurer collects and receives all funds belonging to the Guild and keeps them in a bank approved by the Board or Directors. She receives and pays all bills approved by the Board or Directors. At the close of the fiscal year, the Treasurer shall present the books for audit.

WEBSITE and INTERNET DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Director Rhonda Cole
Have a Question: Contact the Website Director via email
The Website and Internet Development Committee manage and maintain the online presence of the NAQG. This includes the NAQG website as well as the board’s Online Chat and Message Board. The Website Director maintains the Guild website, including renewal of the domain name registration, maintain website hosting and update content on the website.
Rhonda has been quilling since 2000, joined NAQG in 2001, hosted an AGM, or NAQGCON as it is now known, in 2005 in San Diego, CA, and joined the board in 2018. She teaches quilling and promotes a local art fair at her work every December.