Committees

Communications

To support and amplify the Success Plan goals by nurturing ongoing endeavors while also cultivating inventive concepts to facilitate interaction among members via organizational communication platforms.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The DEI Committee's mission is to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within CalSAE and the broader association community. They do this by promoting and engaging the broader association community to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organizations, by building CalSAE’s culture in advancing its practice of DEI, and by assessing CalSAE's DEI plan annually and making any adjustments in concert with the Board of Directors.

ELEVATE Annual Conference

ELEVATE Annual Conference is the largest education event of the year, with nearly 30 professional development education opportunities over three days combined with a networking event each evening. The committee handles location selection, concept/theme design, sponsorship solicitation, attendance, assistance with programming, and volunteer on-site. The meetings are via conference call for a total of seven times per year for one hour and also in-office help two weeks leading up to the event. Committee members put the "steak" (education) and "sizzle" (experience) into this springtime, multi-day education and relationship-building event.

Legislative Advisory Work Group (LAW Group)

The purpose of the law group centers on two primary themes: 1. producing professional development content and resources for members, and 2. a peer discussion group to get advice, exchange ideas on advocacy strategy and compare advocacy trends and practices.

Membership Advisory Group (MAG)

Assess staff recommendations and provide best practices for member recruitment, retention, and engagement. The MAG oversees CalSAE’s membership recruitment and retention plan, develops Board recommendations for membership dues, and coordinates with regional councils on member engagement strategies.

Professional Development (PDC)

Responsible for understanding the educational needs of the membership, and providing high-quality education and training opportunities. They develop and implement the overall education plan, in coordination with regional councils and event committees.

Seasonal Spectacular

Seasonal Spectacular is the largest association tradeshow on the West Coast which includes 1.5 days of education programs, EXCHANGE - the CalSAE Appointment Show, luncheons, and a tradeshow. The committee will generate booth sales, solicit for attendance, determine concept/theme design, assist with the overall logistics of the event, and manage volunteer duties on-site. Meetings are via conference call for a total of 8 times per year for one hour and also in-office help two weeks leading up to the event.