Managed by Member Committees

To ensure the highest level of quality service delivery to both member consultants and client companies, PATCA has developed ten distinct committees that oversee specific areas of focus. For your information and ease of use, PATCA committees are described below, in alphabetical order.

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Ambassador Program

Chairperson: Open ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

With the objective to introduce PATCA and make companies aware of our consultants and Post-a-Project referral system. Ambassadors are volunteer PATCA members who make visits to targeted Bay Area companies – meeting specifically with managers who hire consultants, “C” level executives, and Human Resource Managers.

Benefits (ad-hoc)

Identifies and reviews potential benefits that can be offered to PATCA members. The Benefits Committee also works closely with the PATCA Board of Directors (BOD) and PATCA office management staff to ensure compliance with PATCA general policies.

Directory

Chairperson: Carl Angotti

Oversees the design, production and distribution of the annual PATCA Directory of Consultants.

Web Committee

Chairperson: Kripa Nithya

Works with the PATCA Board of Directors, PATCA Executive Director and associated committees to produce and maintain an effective PATCA Internet presence for the benefit of both members and clients, in accordance with PATCA's mission and goals.

This includes:

• Setting policy and direction for use of the web site
• Setting policy to ensure consistency and to measure the effectiveness of the web site, according to PATCA's mission and goals
• Maintaining due diligence to ensure that the mission and goals are carried out in a fiscally sound and prudent manner.

Kickstart Club

Coordinators: Catherine Brooker and Nancy Nelson

The Kickstart Club is a monthly meeting for PATCA members and guests who are new to consulting and want to sharpen their consulting skills by sharing problems and solutions in an informal atmosphere.

Legislative Committee (ad-hoc)

Chairperson: James Lansing

Regularly monitors legislative reports and issues in four general categories:

• Independent contractors
• Taxation
• Technology products
• License regulations

In general, the efforts of the Committee are 90% defensive.

On the most important issues, the Committee prepares formal written position statements that they submit to the PATCA Board of Directors for approval.

Marketing and Public Relations Committee

Chairperson: Open ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Works with the PATCA Board of Directors, office staff and other PATCA committees to communicate messages to the community at large that are consistent with PATCA's mission and goals. This target community consists of current PATCA members and clients, as well as prospective members and clients.

As such, the Committee:

• Sets the policy and direction for outgoing PATCA messages as directed by the BOD.
• Sets policy for measuring the effectiveness of such messages, consistent with PATCA's mission and goals, and the committees and individuals with which it works.
• Works with other committees and parties to create consistent and effective messages, without hindering the day-to-day work of these committees andparties.
• Helps coordinate expenditures to ensure that PATCA messages are delivered in a fiscally sound and prudent manner.

Membership Committee

Chairperson: Open ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Prospects Coordinator: Larry Polyak

Membership Applications: David Eimerl and Carl Angotti

Works with the PATCA Board of Directors, office management staff and associated PATCA committees to increase new membership applications, guide new members through the application process, and retain current members.

At the same time, the Committee will set policy, as delegated by the BOD, to measure the effectiveness of member attraction and retention, consistent with PATCA's mission and goals as well as those of the committees and individuals with which it works.

PATCA Lunches

South Bay Coordinator: Joel Williams
East Bay Coordinator: Open ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

PATCA Lunches are monthly meetings for PATCA members designed to offer member-to-member networking with other consultants, discussion of business topics, and the issues and challenges of running a successful consulting practice.

Program Committee

Chairperson: John Cooper

Coordinator:  Open ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Plans, arranges and produces all regularly scheduled meetings for the general membership.

These membership meetings include:

•  Monthly dinner meetings featuring a guest speaker or other program of value and interest to the membership;
•  An annual PATCA business meeting, held in March;
•  Social event meetings and mixers, for networking with prospective clients and other consultants.

Volunteer Coordinator

Coordinator: David Eimerl

Coordinates member volunteer opportunities and participation within PATCA.