APAP Transition Task Force Update

By Patrick Knott, PhD, PA-C
Chair, Transition Task Force

The Transition Task Force has continued to make progress in a number of areas important to the Association's move to independent management. The Communications Work Group has added to the original list of frequently asked questions posted on the APAP Web site, www.apap.org. This is a reliable source of information for all our stakeholders.

Members of the Benefits Work Group spoke with several insurance brokers who are putting together choices in employee benefits packages. The Space Work Group studied the benefits and drawbacks of remaining in the Washington, D.C., area and made a recommendation to the board that the Association headquarters remain there. The board accepted this recommendation, and the committee has since met with a Washington real estate broker and has begun to look at suitable office space.. The group is also considering the footage needed to serve future needs.

The Technology Work Group is looking at bids for a package that would include our Web site, membership database, on-line directory, and several other new services. The Staffing Work Group is revising APAP's organizational chart to reflect the work priorities that will need to be addressed, including new positions that may need to be added as APAP expands.

The Finance Work Group is working with APAP's Finance Committee to monitor financial projections in conjunction with next year's operating budget.

Each group is entering its plans and projections into a timeline to keep us on track for a smooth transition. Currently the plan continues to allow for the move in mid-2006; details will be plotted more precisely as the time approaches.

The board and the Transition Task Force will be available to answer questions about this process at the APAP business meeting in Nashville. As always, I invite your thoughts and comments. Feel free to contact me at patrick.knott@rosalindfranklin.edu.

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