Accreditation Appeals Committee

Continuing committee

Committee Members: 

Shirley Mills
- Chair/président(e)
Ex officio
Monday, June 30, 2025
Edward Chen
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Kevin Keen
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Banibrata Roy
Wednesday, June 30, 2027
Cheryl Gibbons
Monday, June 30, 2025
Jill Vandermeerschen
Monday, June 30, 2025
Johanna G. Nešlehová
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Terms of Reference

Establishment:

The Accreditation Appeals Committee was established by the Board of Directors on 8 June 2003.

Composition:

Chair: Past-President.
Membership: Six P.Stat. members elected by the P.Stat. Membership of the SSC. The term of office is three years. One third are replaced each year.

Terms and Duties:

The mandate of the committee is:

  • to review appeals of negative decisions by the Accreditation Committee
  • to strike a panel to investigate substantiated allegations of misconduct, ethical issues, and/or misuse of the trademark, and issue a preliminary ruling
  • to review members struck from the rolls for non-payment of the annual fee.

The Accreditation Appeals Committee is the final arbiter for all appeals involving the accreditation process and its decisions are final. Decisions are made by majority vote with the Chair voting only in the case of a tie.

The Accreditation Appeals Committee shall furnish a written report at the Annual Meeting of the SSC that maintains the confidentiality of the members affected.