2026-2027
Committee Roster
Erich van Rijn, California, Chair (evanrijn AT ucpress DOT edu)
Hilary Claggett, Georgetown
Katie Hannah, Tennessee
David Nelson, Baylor
Brent Oberlin, MIT
Central Office Liaison
Kim Miller
Charge
General Objective:
- Provide oversight to the conduct of the Association’s triennial financial audit.
Specific Charges to the Audit Committee:
- Consider the Dues Structure Task force report findings and recommendations, including the potential application and impact of the World Bank Price Level Index. Report findings and any recommendations to the board in time for reading and discussion by January 15, 2027.
- Work with the executive committee and the Business Operations Committee on scoping and interviewing if the decision is made to hire consultant to further evaluate the dues structure and/or the operating statistics.
- Make initial recommendations as to activities that should be undertaken by future iterations of the committee in advance of the FY27–28 triennial audit and add them to the “Audit History and Timeline” document created by the 2025-2026 committee.
- With the executive committee, review draft budget for 2027-2028 and suggest any needed alterations.
- Report regularly to the Board and the membership (at the annual business meeting) on changes to, and outcomes from, the audit process and other committee activities.