President

• Conduct Board and AGM meetings
• Responsible for overall business of AHPA
• Liaise with other professional organizations
• Ensure AHPA carries out the priorities identified at the Board Planning Meeting.
• Continue to help with organization and planning of the Advanced Skills Pre course
• Continue to liaise with CRA regarding mutual educational objectives
• Mandate of the President (as outlined in the Rules of Procedure)
• Serve as principal spokesperson in matters of policy or official concern to the Association
• Create ad hoc committees and task forces as needed
• Appoint members to all vacancies on standing and ad hoc committees
• Submit an annual report to the Association membership
• Sit on the CRA board as a non voting member
• Help in the organization and moderating of the Advanced Skills Pre course

President Elect

• Assists with duties of the president
• Automatically succeed to the presidency without further action by the membership upon the completion of the term of the president or in the event of a vacancy in that position
• Have and perform the duties of the President whenever the President is absent or unable to act
• Be a voting member of the Executive and Nominations Committees
• Have and perform such other powers and duties, which may be assigned by the President.

Treasurer

• Prepare a yearly budget
• Pay bills which include: creating and sending invoices, reimbursement of expenses and tracking of monthly teleconference fees
• Make regular financial reports
• Track account deposits
• Balance financial records
• Provide and annual report

Executive Provincial representative

• represent the provincial reps on the board and on the executive
• Provincial Representatives
• Communicate directly with the board or through the elected provincial representative.
• Promote and market the association by informing your colleges and by handing out brochures about the AHPA when attending appropriate meetings
• Communicate with other AHPA members in your province
• Represent the interests of the AHPA on committee or at meetings in their provinces
• Contribute items of interest for the quarterly newsletter
• Attend a minimum of 3 board meetings a year usually held by teleconferencing
• Attend annual general meeting when possible, now a part of CRA

Education/Conference Chair

• Plan annual conference
• Facilitate access to learning resources and educational opportunities
• Solicit presentations to be added to Team Room
• Establish partnerships to further augment the availability of educational resources for our members (e.g., collaboration with pharma groups for educational presentations, materials, etc.)

Communications Chair

• Produce monthly newsletter
• Maintain Team Room
• Assist Board and other members with communication issues
• Professional and Career Development Chair
• Define, recommend, coordinate and implement programs that strive to achieve the Association's educational objectives, including the national scientific meeting and other programs and all publications of the Association
• Organize and establish such subcommittees and task forces as the committee deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its objectives

Sponsorship and Marketing Chair

• Market AHPA to Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s) across country in collaboration with membership committee and provincial representatives
• Obtain names of AHPA’s working in rheumatology across the country from local reps and with assistance of Pharmaceutical reps locally
• Explore sponsorship opportunities as determined by AHPA Board
• Liaise with CRA and Pharmaceutical companies regarding educational opportunities in collaboration with the education committee