Executive Director: Susan Harris
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors consists of 9 representatives from our planning and service area of Jefferson, Shawnee, and Douglas counties.
The role of the JAAA Board of Directors is to:
- Evaluate the Executive Director annually and make decisions regarding hiring/firing Executive Director
- Adopt a mission statement for JAAA, and revise it as deemed necessary or as circumstances warrant
- Establish by-laws for the Board of Directors and revise as deemed necessary
- Establish policies to guide the agency, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Director, and alter these as necessary
- Ensure adequate funding for the operation of the agency
- Exercise prudence in the control of funds
- Engage in long-term or strategic planning for JAAA
- Evaluate the functioning of the Board as a Board, and as needed, take steps to improve it.
The JAAA Board member is expected to:
- Know and support JAAA’s mission, purpose, goals, policies, programs, and services
- Attend board and committee meetings
- Prepare for and actively participate in board and committee meetings
- Faithfully read and endeavor to understand JAAA’s financial statements
- Serve on at least one committee and accept leadership positions when asked
- Maintain confidentiality of Board executive decisions
- Acknowledge hat all power rests with the full board, not individual board members
- Support the Executive Director
- Maintain proper relationship with staff
- Represent JAAA in your community and bring concerns of the elderly back to JAAA
- Expand knowledge about JAAA and the field of aging in order o be an advocate for the needs of the elderly
- Assist with Agency with fund-raising through personal influence with others and participating in fund-raising events and activities
- Suggest possible nominees to the Board