The National Communication Association

“Stephen j. Hartnett and lisa keranen have a family relationship.”

“Nca has individual members who are communication teachers, scholars, and practitioners as well as communication department members.”

“Four members of the executive committee are elected by the full membership. Six members of the executive committee are elected by the association's legislative assembly.”

“Some governance decisions of the association require approval of the full membership. They include election of some members of the governing body, election of some positions for some governance committees, and approval of amendments to the constitution.”

“The executive committee of the legislative assembly reviews the prepared form 990 before it is filed with the irs.”

“The legislative assembly and all key employees submit conflict of interest disclosures on an annual basis. On an annual basis each member of the legislative assembly is provided with a copy of nca's conflict of interest policy and is required to complete and sign an acknowledgement and disclosure form. If a conflict is disclosed, the executive committee will determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists and whether or not such conflict materially and adversely affects the interests of nca. A covered official whose potential conflict is under review may not debate, vote or otherwise participate in such determination. If the executive committee determines that an actual or potential conflict of interest does exist, the executive committee shall also determine an appropriate remedy. Such remedy may include, for example, the recusal of the conflicted covered official from participating in certain matters pending before the executive committee or other nca body.”

“Directors do not receive compensation. The approval body for executive director compensation includes nca's president, first vice president, and director of the finance board. Comparability data is used from the greater washington area association compensation and benefits study published by asae as well as form 990 data from comparable scholarly societies in the washington, d.c. Area. The legislative assembly (which includes the finance board) approves the annual compensation budget for the association's staff. It is then at the discretion of the executive director to allocate the total compensation budget across individual employees. Comparability data is used from the greater washington area association compensation and benefits study published by asae as well as form 990 data from comparable scholarly societies in the washington, d.c. Area.”

“Nca made its governing documents available to the public on its website and made its conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The organization's governing body delegates broad authority to an 11 person executive committee that meets several times per year.”