REPORT TO: ASCLS Board of Directors

REPORT TO: ASCLS Board of Directors REPORT OF: ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council SUBMITTED FOR: ASCLS Annual Board Report PREPARED BY: Jonathan R. Gusilatar, DAC Chair

Activities of the Chair: ● August ○ Communicated with DAC members to submit proposals to Annual Meeting Steering Committee for the 2017 ASCLS Annual Meeting and AMI. ○ Completed the DAC Strategic Planning for 2016-2017. ● September ○ Call for Action: ASCLS Today Articles ■ Volunteers to write DAC Articles: Halcyon St. Hill, Jazmen Myers and Samantha Treutel ● October ○ Submitted the monthly communication/update to Suzanne Campbell ○ Call for Volunteers: DAC Regional Liaisons: Region II, IV, VIII, IX and Student Forum ○ Currently working with the DAC Scholarship Committee to develop the Diversity Advocacy Council Undergraduate Scholarship and the Diversity Advocacy Council Travel Scholarship ● November ○ Submitted the ASCLS DAC Fall Board Report ○ Forwarded the ASCLS BOD approved ASCLS Policy on Discriminatory Laws and Statutes ● December ○ Submitted the statement that encourages participants to promote diversity in their submitted videos to the ASCLS Membership Committee. ● January ○ Updated the following on the ASCLS DAC Community Page ■ DAC Leadership and Membership Roster ■ DAC Bylaws ■ DAC Strategic Planning ■ Other related documents: scholarships etc ● February ○ Submitted the ASCLS DAC Interim Board Report ● March ○ Submitted volunteers for Abstract and Proposal Committee Representative for the DAC ○ Call for Volunteers: ■ ASCLS Abstract and Proposal Committee DAC representatives ■ Panel of Judges for scholarships and travel grants ○ Correspondence with DAC Liaisons to communicate with the States and constituent societies regarding the: ■ DAC Undergraduate Scholarships ■ DAC Travel Grant ■ DAC members to judge the scholarship and travel grant ○ Updated the following on the ASCLS DAC Community Page ■ DAC Undergraduate Scholarship FINAL form ■ DAC Travel Grant FINAL form ○ Correspondence with New Ideas Factory and Cheryl Caskey ■ Identify under-represented communities within practice field ■ Identify barriers and disparities in ASCLS. ● April ○ Volunteer judge for the DAC Undergraduate Scholarship and DAC Travel Grant

Activities of the Council: ● August ○ ASCLS New Ideas Factory successfully launched a fundraising for the DAC Travel Grant at the ASCLS Annual Meeting and Clin Lab Expo in Philadelphia. ○ ASCLS DAC successfully raised a total of $500.33 and an anonymous donor will match 100% of our donations. I am very happy that the DAC accomplished our goal of $1,000.00. ○ Submitted 6 speaker/session proposals to Annual Meeting Steering Committee for the 2017 ASCLS Annual Meeting and AMI. (08/12/2016) ● September ○ Completion of the proposed ASCLS DAC Statement Paper regarding the North Carolina Legislation. ○ ASCLS Today Article submission: Diversity and Inclusiveness: “Tuning in” to its Value and Benefits by Halcyon St. Hill, Ed.D., M.S., MLS (ASCP)CM FASAHP ● November ○ ASCLS Policy on Discriminatory laws and Statutes: The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) is an inclusive, culturally diverse organization of laboratory professionals that acknowledges the differences and unique characteristics of each member. ASCLS is committed to an inclusive environment where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Recent legislation in North Carolina, Mississippi, and other states is contrary to embracing diversity and inclusion. ASCLS joins with other organizations, groups, and businesses that believe these laws go against our fundamental belief of equality and are bad for the states in which they have been enacted. ASCLS will look to schedule conferences and events in other, non- discriminatory states. ● February ○ DAC Student Scholarship ■ Application Form in Progress ■ Drafted by James March Mistler, DAC Scholarship Chair ○ DAC Travel Grant ■ Application Form in Progress ■ Drafted by Kelcey Harper ● March ○ James March Mistler: Final distribution of the DAC Undergraduate Scholarship and DAC Travel Grant to all ASCLS ○ JoAnne Koch-Owens: appointed as the DAC Representative for ASCLS Abstract and Proposal Committee. ● April ○ ASCLS Today Article submission: The Road to Diversity by D. Wayne Wilson, B.S., MT(AMT) ○ Judges Panel created to judge the DAC Undergraduate Scholarship and DAC Travel Grant: James March Mistler, Kelcey Harper, Jonathan Gusilatar, Miles Tompkins, Josh Pullido, Ana Lucia Oliveira, Alice Hawley and Roslyn McQueen. ○ James March Mistler: facilitate and manage the selection of DAC Undergraduate Scholarship recipients ● June ○ James March Mistler: selection of DAC Undergraduate Scholarship recipients

Concerns: None

Request for Action or Discussion: None