The Finance and Audit (F&A) Standing Committee oversees the financial activities of CSTE, including engaging an independent, certified public accounting firm and ensures that internal controls are in place to protect assets. Membership of the F&A Committee is comprised of at least three Executive Board members and an independent consultant.

Chair: Kathryn Turner, PhD, MPH; CSTE Secretary-Treasurer; Deputy State Epidemiologist and Chief, Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention, Idaho

The Program and Policy (P&P) Committee oversees and advises on the various programmatic and policy development activities of the organization. The P&P Committee ensures coordination and communication across P&P Steering, Ad Hoc, and Subcommittees and adjudicates priority and emerging issues of importance to the Executive Board in a timely manner. The P&P Committee also guides CSTE consensus development processes, including position statements, briefs, letters, public comments, etc. The P&P Committee, in coordination with the Executive Board, establishes and/or abolishes Steering, Ad Hoc, and Subcommittees. Membership consists of 3-5 Executive Board members, Steering Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs, and Ad Hoc Committee Chairs. All P&P Committee members are active CSTE members, working at a state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) health agency with current membership status. In September 2022, the CSTE Executive Board approved a revised interim Steering Committee Structure, which includes six Steering Committees and many Subcommittees. The P&P Committee may add additional Steering Committees to support other priority programmatic areas in the future.

The following subcommittees – Health Equity, Tribal Epi, Public Health Law, Border and International Health, and Public Health Emergency Preparedness – are not yet assigned to a Steering Committee and during this interim phase, will report directly to the P&P Chair. Once leadership for the P&P Committee is in place in early 2023, the Committee will address how best to incorporate these subcommittees into the new structure.

Chair: Sherri Davidson, PhD, MPH; EB Member-at-Large; State Epidemiologist, Alabama

The Governance and Nominating (G&N) Standing Committee ensures compliance with CSTE’s Articles of Incorporation and CSTE Bylaws. This committee recruits and presents candidates for election or replacement to the Executive Board. Membership of G&N Committee is comprised of at least four Executive Board members and active members. The Governance and Nominating Committee shall have a nominating subcommittee comprising two Executive Board members from the Governance and Nominating Committee and four non-Executive Board members selected from the active members. The Nominating Subcommittee shall solicit nominations and identify two but not more than four candidates per open position and recommend a final slate to the Governance and Nomination Committee and the Executive Board.

Chair: Sarah Lyon-Callo, MA, MS, PhD; CSTE President-Elect; State Epidemiologist, Michigan