Purpose: To actively promote the mission, vision and core values of NAEYC and IN AEYC by maintaining the fiduciary responsibility of the Association and securing sufficient financial resources to meet the strategic priorities.

Purpose: The governance committee’s main role is to institutionalize best practices in three areas: strategic board recruitment, effective board engagement, and intentional revitalization. This includes handling board self-assessment and board development.

Purpose: To recruit and maintain active, dynamic affiliate membership and support chapter development.

Purpose: To actively promote the mission, vision and core values of NAEYC and IN AEYC by chairing the Professional Development Advisory Committee and linking the strategic priorities of the Association to projects, programs and services.

Purpose: To support Indiana AEYC mission, vision, and beliefs regarding the issues of young children and their families. To increase policymakers’ level of awareness about Indiana AEYC’s position on early childhood issues. To keep Indiana AEYC membership informed about proposed state and federal legislation affecting early childhood.

Purpose: The Indiana Early Childhood Higher Education Forum (IECHEF) was formed in 2007 and is comprised of faculty from Indiana colleges and universities that offer early childhood, child development, or family and consumer science degrees in public and private two-year and four-year institutions. The Indiana Early Childhood Higher Education Forum provides an opportunity for faculty to work together across the state to move early childhood education forward as a professional field of practice through: (1) networking; (2) discussing current issues in the field; and (3) actively engaging in public policy conversation and advocacy efforts related to the field of early childhood education and concerns related to early childhood workforce development.