Guidance and Governance Committees

Board Liaisons: Gaby Minnes Brandes & Renée Jackson 

Ethics Advisory Committee

Board Liaison: Renée Jackson 

Ethics Advisory Committee Co-Chairs:
Manuelle Borgel | Paris, France
Marilyn Carpenter | Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Committee Members:
Heloisa Gravina | Caseneuve, France
Sean Redpath | Johannesburg, South Africa
Bob Lada | Cambridge, MA, USA

Committee Purpose:  The Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC) is available to listen to and advise ATI members and any member of the public on ethical matters and concerns, in relation to a potential complaint about an ATI members actions. The EAC provides information and guidance about the ATI Code of Ethics and the ATI ethics complaint procedure. In the event of an alleged violation of the ATI Code of Ethics the EAC undertakes a confidential investigation. We have provided a link to the full EAC complaint procedure document.

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Formal Consensus Process Committee

Board Liaison: Gaby Minnes Brandes 

Formal Consensus Process Committee Co-Chairs:
Bridget Esterhuizen | Murphy, NC, USA
Sarah Mair | Acton, Massachusetts, USA

Committee Members:
Catherine Kettrick | Seattle, WA, USA
Lucia Walker | Monmouth, Wales
Cathy Madden | Seattle, WA, USA
Dana Calvey | New York, NY, USA
Jennifer Mizenko | Oxford, MS, USA
Alison Deadman | Jonesborough, TN, USA

Committee Purpose:  ATI members chose Formal Consensus (developed by C.T. Lawrence Butler and Amy Rothstein) as their means of decision making because they believe its principles align closely with the principles of the Alexander Technique. The Formal Consensus Process Committee (FCPC) members are trained in Formal Consensus. They work closely with the Agenda Planning Committee to plan and help facilitate the Annual General Meeting held at the ATI Annual Conference.  FCPC trains new facilitators, and helps guide ATI members in understanding Formal Consensus so they can fully participate in the business of ATI.

Agenda Planning Committee

Board Liaison: Renee Jackson

Annual Conference Agenda Planning Committee Chair:
Jennifer Mackerras | Bristol, United Kingdom

Committee Members:

Dani Loesch | Germany
Marilou Chacey | Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Liz Talbert | Berlin, Germany
Catherine Kettrick | Seattle, WA, USA
Sarah Leite | Acton, MA, USA

Committee Purpose: The purpose of the Agenda Planning Committee is to plan the Annual General Meeting (AGM). We accomplish our purpose by:

• collecting any policy proposals that the Board, a committee or an individual wants to present to ATI members;
• working with people who want to present a proposal to be sure their proposal is well crafted;
• working with the Formal Consensus Process Committee, the Board and others to develop the meeting agendas to best serve the membership;
• coordinating with and preparing facilitators and presenters for the AGM; and
• managing the meetings so they run as smoothly as possible.

Nomination Committee

Nominations Committee Co-Chairs:
Dianne Sales | Jamaica Plain, MA, USA

Committee Members:
Tommy Thompson (as an advisor) | Belmont, MA, USA

Committee Purpose:  The Nominations Committee finds members to serve as the Executive Board members, and Committee Chairs who keep ATI working.  All members are eligible to serve in any Board position and as any Committee Chair.  Any member considering volunteering for any position should contact the Nominations Committee Co-Chairs.

Vision/Mission Committee

Board Liaison: Gaby Minnes Brandes

Vision/Mission Committee Chair:
Cathy Madden | Seattle, WA, USA

Committee Members:
Fiona Cranwell | Dublin, Ireland
Jamee Culbertson | Woburn, MA, USA
Alison Deadman | Jonesborough, TN, USA
Catherine Kettrick | Seattle, WA, USA
Jennifer Mizenko | Oxford, MS, USA
Tommy Thompson | Belmont, MA, USA
Rosa Luisa Rossi | Rheinfelden, Switzerland

Committee Purpose:  The Vision/Mission Committee is comprised of former ATI Board Chairs, and is sometimes referred to as the “Council of Elders.”  The Vision/Mission Committee serves as an advisory committee to the ATI Executive Board, all ATI Committees, and all ATI members.  Consequently, the Committee knows the history of the organization through the years, and is charged with seeing that our evolving vision/mission is part of the social and organizational fabric of ATI.