North Carolina VOAD currently has the following committees
These committees are not tied to a particular disaster, but instead focus on their subject matter throughout the year to create guidance documents, best practices, and other resources for the VOAD membership and the general public. You can find some of those resources here.
| Committee | Description | Chair |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | Work on increasing consistency and improving branding and messaging for NC VOAD among member agencies and the general public. | Jay Henderson jayhendersonvrep@gmail.com |
| Disaster Case Management | Share challenges and best practices around disaster case management and advocate for improvements. | Ann Huffman ahuffman@nccumc.org |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Develop recommendations to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout all aspects of North Carolina VOAD activities. | Roland Whitley roland@cta-us.com |
| Donations Management | Coordinate and plan for coordination between agencies to understand what supplies are needed in the community and what supplies are available from local and national agencies. | Greg Lentz donationscommittee@ncvoad.org |
| Long Term Recovery Groups | Help local Long Term Recover Groups stand up, maintain and flourish immediately following and long after an event. | George Strunk ncvoad.ltrg@gmail.com |
| SERT Members | Individuals to be trained on EOC procedure to maintain an NC VOAD seat at the EOC during a disaster. | Larry Marks SERT@ncvoad.org |
| Spiritual and Emotional Care Wellness Child Wellbeing |
Coordinate trainings and workshops to foster emotional and spiritual care , wellness, and child wellbeing across an impacted area. | Ann Huffman ahuffman@nccumc.org |
| Volunteer Management | Coordinate and plan for efficient communication and utilization of spontaneous volunteers immediately after an event | Laura Block volunteermanagement@ncvoad.org José Valdez jvaldez@lscarolinas.net |
| Web and IT support | Website Management and Workspace Administration | Larry Marks webmaster@ncvoad.org |
Click for more information or to volunteer for one or more of these committees.