The ASB sub-committees

The volunteer sub-committees look after the detail of running the ASB, covering aspects such as membership development and policy. They meet as required, with the Chairs attending the ASB Executive Committee. The current sub-committees are:

Sub Committee	Function	Chair
Communications	Marketing, PR, Media relationships, Social Media - proactively raising the profile of ASB to become a well known, trusted national brand.	Gillian Dick
Membership	Growth, recruitment and retention of members both individual and by affiliations with other organisations – targeting the potential to reach the 2.2m women in Scotland.	Deborah Forrest
Events	Event research & development, event management of ASB events, collaboration on events with other organisations – providing valuable national opportunities to inspire, link and support members.	Alison Henderson
Sponsorship & Funding	Income generation research & development, Grant and Tender applications, securing sponsorship opportunities – providing a healthy and sustainable financial foundation enabling value-add services to be provided to women in business.	Andria Reid
Operations	Operational management and development - ensuring the smooth running and development of a fit for purpose and up to date operation in terms of processes, technology and administration.	Maggie Georgopolous
Business Development	Customer insight, product / service research & development, new projects e.g. national directory of women in business, mentoring, learning & development – keeping abreast of the value-add services women in business need.	Julie Hall
Influencing & Policy	In partnership with Women’s Enterprise Scotland, policy research & development, lobbying, corporate relations, policy-related media relations – proactively representing women in business and their views to become the voice of women in business in Scotland.	Jackie Brierton
Affiliated Groups	Management and development of relationship and representation of interests of the organisations affiliated to ASB - providing input to ASB Strategy / priorities and the aggregated feedback / requirements of each affiiliation.	tba