Board of Directors

One of the greatest strengths of the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities is its volunteer Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is comprised of professional people, business people, former and current consumers and interested community members who serve on a voluntary basis.

Each Board member is elected for a three-year term and can serve for two consecutive terms (six years). After two consecutive terms, the Board member must rotate off the Board for at least one year before being eligible again.

The Board of Directors of the Children’s Therapy Center establishes the parameters within which the organization operates. The Executive Director, who is hired by the Board of Directors, is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities and answers directly to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors monitors and directs the overall operation of the Children’s Therapy Center through a very active committee structure.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer and the immediate Past President of the organization. The members of the Executive Committee shall serve as long as they are officers and shall have and exercise all powers of the Board of Directors when the Board of Directors is not in session.

Budget Committee

The Budget Committee on which the Treasurer shall serve as Chairperson shall have supervision on behalf of the Board of all matters relating to the funds, securities and investments of the organization. It shall maintain a continuous and overall review of income and expenditures and shall make recommendations to the Board. It shall also review regularly the organization’s fiscal position and make recommendations to the Board.

Building Committee

The Building Committee shall have responsibility for assessing and reviewing the physical space needs of the organization. It shall make recommendations to the Board regarding alternative ways of meeting the physical space requirements of the organization.

Endowment Committee

The Endowment Committee will make recommendations to the Board for the establishment of an Endowment Fund for the organization. It will investigate the most effective ways to solicit and secure major planned gifts for the Endowment Fund for the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. The Committee will regularly review the growth of the Endowment Fund and make recommendations regarding the Fund to the Board.

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of candidates for election as Directors and shall secure the consent of its nominees to serve if elected. It shall also prepare a slate of candidates for election as officers and shall secure the consent of its nominees if elected. It shall report its nominations at the Board meeting immediately preceding the annual meeting.

Personnel Committee

The Personnel Committee shall have responsibility for recommending to the Board regular policies with respect to salary ranges and increments, benefits and conditions of employment and for assisting the Executive Director in maintaining sound programs of personnel administration and staff development for employees of the organization.

Program and Planning Committee

The Program and Planning Committee shall have responsibility for identifying needs for programs and for planning, implementing and evaluating the programs of the organization. This Committee shall assure the quality of services for reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding minimum program performance standards and by monitoring compliance with these standards.

Strategic Planning Committee

The Strategic Planning Committee will develop a three-year plan for the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. This plan will address fiscal issues, program issues, personnel issues, space issues and other important areas of short and long range planning for the organization. The Committee will recommend projected goals in these areas to the Board, and then monitor progress towards these goals.