Committees

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AOP Committee chairs

Affiliations	Vonetta Jordan
Budget	Cindy Walker, CEOE
ByLaws	Gayle Sollfrank
Community Service
Gulf Coast	Kelly McKenna
Hospitality	Barbara Dawson
In Service	Mary Beth Simmons
Membership	Jamie O'Quinn
PSP Advisory	Cory Williams, CEOE
Publicity
Ways and Means

AOP Standing Committees

Affiliations

The Affiliations Committee ensures that our affiliations with the Mississippi Association of Educational Office Professionals (MAEOP) and the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP) are current each year. In addition, this committee oversees the selection process for the USM AOP Educational Administrator and Office Professional of the Year Awards and works to ensure the presentation of the awards. The recipients of the USM AOP Administrator and Office Professional of the Year may be the USM AOP nominees for the MAEOP Administrator and Office Professional of the Year; this committee will be responsible for filing the MAEOP documentation for our award winners.

We are currently accepting nominations for Educational Office Professional of the Year and Educational Administrator of the Year. Links to the nomination forms and guidelines are below. The deadline to nominate is March 16th.

Nomination form for AOP’s 2026 “Educational Administrator of the Year” award

Nomination form for AOP’s 2026 “Educational Office Professional of the Year” award

Guidelines for USM AOP Office Professional of the Year and Educational Administrator of the Year

Learn more about the AOP Scholarship program here. The application period for the AOP Scholarship closes February 15.

Budget

The Budget Committee shall be responsible for preparing the annual budget to be presented to the membership at the August meeting. 

Community Service

The Community Service Committee coordinates community service projects. Past projects have included the United Way Heart Walk, the Domestic Abuse Family Shelter, obtaining donations toward local tornado victims, and supporting the efforts of the USM Literacy Council.

Click here to access the Community Service web page.

Gulf Coast Committee

The Gulf Coast Committee will work with the President of AOP to represent the interests of AOP’s Gulf Coast members in the organization’s activities.

Hospitality

The Hospitality Committee is responsible for hospitality functions extended to members and their immediate families. The committee shall also be responsible for providing door prizes as needed.

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In-Service

The In-Service Committee works with the president to arrange meeting speakers as necessary.

Membership

The Membership Committee tracks current memberships. The Membership Committee verifies credentials to determine the eligibility for membership voting. The committee holds at least one function per year to build membership. In October, the Membership Committee contacts each AOP member who has not renewed for the current year.

PSP Advisory

The PSP Advisory Committee functions as an advisory group to answer questions concerning the PSP certificate program, obtain information from the national office as needed, check eligibility and certificates, and apprise the president of the university and the director of Human Resources when a member receives a PSP certificate.

Publicity

The Publicity Committee keeps a history and pictorial record of the Association’s activities to be stored in the Association’s scrapbook and publicizes the activities of the Association. The committee is also responsible for maintaining the AOP website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), publishing the AOP newsletter, “The Voice,” providing communication support for AOP events and committees, and helping to create flyers and graphics.

Click here to visit our Communications page.

Ways and Means

The Ways and Means Committee is responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing fundraising projects for the Association.