Nominations for NCIHC Board of Directors

Treasurer
Job Description

Division/Department: Board of Directors
Location: Virtual / Remote + Annual Meeting
Role Title: Treasurer
Term Dates: April 2026 – April 2028
Type of Role: Volunteer / Governance
Time Commitment: 3 - 5 hours/month

Summary

The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) is a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to promote and enhance language access in health care in the United States.

NCIHC started as an informal working group in 1994 and met yearly until it was formally established in 1998. The group is composed of individuals from around the country. In the spirit of working to foster dialogue from a diverse group of stakeholders, NCIHC seeks Board Members from a variety of backgrounds, including providers, patients, researchers, interpreters and language program leaders. NCIHC is especially interested in adding board members that could impart an informed understanding of the voice of its most vulnerable stakeholders, the people who use languages other than English (LOE) for health care. NCIHC believes this diversity is critical for ensuring a broad, informed and nuanced opinion on the challenges of equal language access.

Mission

To promote and enhance language access in health care in the United States.

Vision

For all people to receive the same quality of health care regardless of their ability to communicate.

Values

Equity and Nondiscrimination: We pursue our mission with a commitment to equitable language access in health care and recognize that a failure to provide such services constitutes discrimination that may contribute to systemic patient harm.
Inclusivity and Respect: We pursue our mission with a commitment to respecting and supporting language access solutions for all peoples, including those who use spoken languages, those who use signed language, those who speak languages of lesser diffusion and indigenous peoples.
Education: We pursue our mission with a commitment to the advancement of training for healthcare system stakeholders in the delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

Role

Process payments of NCIHC bills, honoraria or stipends for speakers or consultants, contracted individuals, and reimbursement to Board, committee, and invited individuals. The Treasurer may use the credit/debit card to pay regular standing charges to NCIHC, such as website fees, accounting fees, etc.
Manage NCIHC’s general funds as well as grants from major donors, with guidance from the Finance Committee. The Treasurer must manage a multiple-entry accounting system, assuring that funds are used for the purposes designated. Expenditures of under $200 require Executive Committee approval. Any expenditures of $200 or over require Board approval.
Prepare fiscal reports for grants, annual reports, and other reports as needed.
Assist a CPA in the preparation of federal and state tax documents. Tax forms are to be reviewed by the Finance Committee before the Treasurer’s signature, and signed copies are distributed as directed, once approved.
Report the organization’s financial status to the Board each month, including when the Board may not be meeting. The Treasurer will maintain an electronic bookkeeping system that will be routinely available to the Board President and Vice-President and to other Board Members upon request.
Ensure the good standing of the organization’s 501(c)(3) status by monitoring tipping issues and filing necessary documents to maintain corporate and nonprofit status, including filing the annual report with the Secretary of the State of California and the California Franchise Board as required by the Articles of Incorporation. Each year, the Treasurer will review/update the registered agent contact information with the Secretary of State California Franchise Board.
Keep and maintain adequate and correct books and records of account(s) that are accessible to the President, Vice President, and Chair of the Finance Committee at all times.
Record all monies received and paid in the name and to the credit of NCIHC.
Responsible for other valuables that pertain to the fiscal well-being of the NCIHC and disburses the same only in such manner as the Board or the appropriate officers of the NCIHC may determine.
Filing of annual state and federal taxes, annual updates with the Secretary of the State of California pertaining the NCIHC non-profit status, and any other fiduciary actions deemed necessary under the oversight of the Board and with the guidance of the Finance Committee
Serve as a member of the Finance Committee, but may not serve as chair or vice chair of this committee.
Provides a high level of care, compassion, enthusiasm, and visionary leadership for the work of language access.
Bring a unique, informed, relevant perspective to the challenges (and opportunities) of language access as faced by all relevant stakeholders.
Identify trends or challenges facing patients who use LOE.
Propose and/or support legal initiatives that provide more equity for patients who use LOE.
Inform and support stakeholders sharing best practice ideas related to language access.
Develops innovative strategies for helping the organization address the ever-evolving challenges of equity as it relates to language access.
Shape long-term strategy for the organization.
Provides a high level of care, compassion, enthusiasm and visionary leadership for the work of language access.
Develops innovative strategies for helping the organization address the ever-evolving challenges of equity as it relates to language access.
All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Candidates for officer positions that will have access to NCIHC financial assets must pass a criminal background check, which will be paid for by the NCIHC.
Must be highly organized.
Must demonstrate skills such as financial literacy, attention to detail, and timeliness.
Must have a proven record of clear and accurate record-keeping and familiarity with QuickBooks.
The ability to value another’s opinion and change one’s mind.
The ability to take initiative willingly and enthusiastically investigate, assess and pursue new and relevant opportunities for NCIHC and all stakeholders.
Mission minded and personally invested with a truly self-less and earnest desire to see the challenges of language access meaningfully addressed.
Ability to serve a term of two years with a limit of three consecutive terms.
Attendance at the Annual Membership Meeting. The Board shall set the location, date and time and notify members no less than three (3) months prior to meeting date and time.
Attendance at one 60-minute and one 90-minute monthly meeting (the Executive Committee meeting and the Board meeting). Preparation for Board Meetings requires reading of the reports prepared for the meetings which may consist of reports from committees, and include pending policy or fiscal decisions as well as decisions on new initiatives.
Board Members are expected to follow a duty of loyalty by completing a Conflict of Interest form on a yearly basis, and by informing the Board of any new conflict of interest activity as it may impact their role as a Board member. Board Members shall not accrue financial gain from their relationship with NCIHC.