About the Event
Hosted by AAR’s Governance and Leadership Development Committee
As a membership organization, the AAR serves and is governed by its members – but how does that work? In this WebinAAR, you will learn about AAR’s governance structure, how leadership is elected, what function committees have, how the AAR’s Program Units create content for the Annual Meetings, and how you can get involved at various levels depending on your time and interests.
Event Guidelines
Please note: AAR membership is not required to register for this event. In order to register, you will need to login or create an account if you don’t already have one. Creating an account is free, quick and easy and enables us to let you know about related upcoming events.
For assistance, please view our video walkthrough. You can adjust the playback speed on the video next to the closed caption icon. If you still have questions, please contact us.
Panelists
Laurel Schneider is current AAR president.
Leela Prasad is the previous president of the AAR.
Claudia Schippert serves as the Executive Director of the AAR.
Amy Defibaugh is the AAR’s Director of Programs and Publications.
Edwin Aponte is chair of the AAR’s Governance and Leadership Development Committee.
Heather White serves as the AAR’s Status Committee Director.
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