NAPSA Committees

NAPSA has seven committees focused on specific areas of development for members and operations. If you’re interested in participating on one of the committees, or have a question for one of the committee chairpersons, please click here.

The committees serve the following roles:

Public Policy Committee

Chair:  Joe Snyder

The Public Policy Committee focuses on advocating for public policy changes on a national level.  This includes issues related to elder abuse, abuse of adults with disabilities, Adult Protective Services and allied professions. NAPSA members can participate in the Public Policy Committee by contacting the Committee Chairperson, Joe Snyder, via our contact form.

Education Committee

Chair:  Paul Needham

The Education Committee focuses on developing educational content for APS workers.  This includes developing content on skills such as identifying symptoms of abuse, neglect or exploitation; how to best work with allied professionals such as law enforcement and hospitals; and when to involve other professionals to determine an individual’s cognitive capacity.  To join the Education Committee, contact Paul Needham or Lori Delagrammatikis via our contact form.

Conference Committee

Chair:  Barbara Pastirik

The Conference Committee focuses on planning, organizing and facilitating the NAPSA annual conference. Five unique subcommittees (i.e. awards; entertainment; presentations; publicity; scholarships and sponsors) specialize on developing specific areas for the conference.  To join or assist in one of the specific areas of the conference, contact Barbara Pastirik via our contact form.

Membership Committee

Chair:  Marta Fontaine

The Membership Committee focuses on ways to expand NAPSA membership nationally and identifying unaddressed needs of current members, including member research and polling.  To join, contact Marta Fontaine via our contact form.

Fundraising Committee

Chair: Betty Malks

The Fundraising Committee focuses on ways to increase funding and sponsorship by outside organizations and the promotion of fundraising campaigns.  To join the Fundraising Committee, contact Betty Malks via our contact form.

NAPSA/NCPEA Research Committee

Co-chairs:  Carol Dayton representing NAPSA, Paula Mixson (representing NCPEA)

The NAPSA/NCPEA Research Committee focuses on bringing researchers and practitioners together to expand the application of data analysis and evidence-based practice in improving the response to elder abuse.  Contact either of the co-chairs, Carol Dayton or Paula Mixson, to join via our contact form.

Senior Action Committee

Chair:  Nyla McCarthy

The Senior Action Committee is a group of retired citizens who have a passion about addressing elder abuse in our communities and are active in supporting NAPSA.  They assist with various projects such as reviewing research literature, identifying possible conference sponsors, updating contact lists for national organizations and editing content for the website. Contact Nyla McCarthy via our contact form.