Published: June 16, 2025

AAO-HNS/F Seeks Coordinator for Member Engagement

The Coordinator for Research and Quality will serve from October 14, 2025, for four years. Applications are due June 30, 2025.

A Strategic Leadership Opportunity

The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and its Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) is currently seeking candidates for the position of Coordinator for Member Engagement. This leadership role provides strategic direction on key member volunteer opportunities and engagement, including committees and sections.

Key Responsibilities

The Coordinator works directly with the Boards of Directors (BODs), staff, and members to provide strategic direction and recommends enhancements, changes, and new opportunities. The Coordinator helps to evaluate committee/section needs, works closely with chairs to maximize effectiveness, provides input and support in addressing challenges, and assists in creating programs to build a pathway of future leaders.

Specific duties include:

Assessing internal and external factors affecting member engagement
Making recommendations to the BODs regarding committees and sections including the creation of new volunteer opportunities or sunsetting of existing ones
Collaborating with committee chairs and section leaders to optimize effectiveness and provide guidance on challenges
Building leadership development programs to ensure a sustainable pathway of future leaders
Providing regular updates to the BODs on engagement and ongoing needs for both domestic and international members
Working within the organization on how to appropriately recognize member volunteers

Position Details

The Coordinator serves a single four-year term as a nonvoting member of the BODs. The position requires attendance at all regularly scheduled meetings of the BODs (with preparing updates three times per year), participation in additional BOD activities if requested by the AAO-HNS/F President, and adherence to the Academy’s code of ethics and disclosure policies.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the organization’s structure to include committees, sections, and other governance. Additionally, the candidate will have served in a leadership capacity on a committee, section, or other volunteer group and show a commitment to strengthening the organization's volunteer structure and leadership development initiatives.