Governance

Member driven and led; All NCCCR members have a voice in what the Center does.

Center participants help:

• Set goals and direction
• Implement programs (plan, teach, and evaluate)
• Make things happen through numerous volunteer efforts

The Center Steering Council (CSC) is the vehicle for leadership, in collaboration with the Center’s professional staff.

The NCCCR is a department of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and the Center’s Executive Director is an employee of the University. Accordingly, the Executive Director is the Center’s final legal person of responsibility. However, the concept of shared leadership between the professional staff and the members is a longstanding tradition for how the founders believed the Center should operate. This shared leadership takes many forms, such as collaboration between staff and members on all committees, members teaching courses, and members providing administrative support to the staff. Click here for the organizational chart.

The NCCCR’s Operational Procedures provide more information about the CSC, the responsibilities of its members, and the duties of the various committees. Click here for the procedures.

CSC documents include the NCCCR Annual Report, statements of goals and objectives, and minutes of all CSC, Executive Committee, and committee meeting minutes.  Click here for the current annual report.

Committees

• Center Steering Council -Dick Murray, chair- Guide NCCCR in determining and carrying out annual goals, objectives, and action plans.
• College for Seniors-Sandra Brown, Charlotte Moore, co-chairs--Plan and develop the College for Seniors
• Civic Engagement-Chair open--Coordinate new and existing programs focused on Civic Engagement
• Facilities-Nelson Sobel, chair--Oversee Reuter Center facility operations
• Finance-Larry Haas, chair--Review and advise on financial operations of the Center
• Health and Wellness-Sally Mundt, chair--Coordinate new and existing programs focused on health and wellness
• Life Transitions-Ken Macfarlane, chair--Coordinate new and existing programs focused on adult transitions
• Marketing-Carol Gillen, chair-Serve as information nexus for all Center programs and operations
• Membership-Babs Guardenier, Kathy Rouse--co-chairs-Recruit and retain members; plan and coordinate special events and activities
• Nominating-Cindy Berryman, chair-Fink--Develop and identify leaders among members
• Planning-Barry Mundt, chair--Develops long range plan for NCCCR
• Research-Steve Schleifer, chair--Conducts surveys of members and other Center stakeholders

 The NCCCR’s paid professional staff members serve as liaisons to the various CSC committees.