The Best Practices Committee is the committee responsible for the maintenance and review of the CGA Best Practices. To become a "Best Practice," each proposal must first pass through the Best Practice Committee.  The committee is one of the largest CGA committees with approximately 45 members attending each meeting. 

The Committee's mission is to focus on identifying those Best Practices that are appropriate for each stakeholder group, gauge current levels of implementation and use of those Best Practices, and encourage and promote increased implementation of the Best Practices.  Currently, the committee receives approximately 10 "new practice proposals" per year, and approximately 6 of these practices are accepted for committee review.  At a given time, the Best Practices Committee may have up to 15 task teams formed to review potential new practices. To learn more about the Best Practice review process, and how new practices are introduced, visit the "New Practices & Review Process" page.

The committee is currently chaired by Don Heyer (USA North, dheyer@usan.org) and Mike Lewzader (marine6771@msn.com). 

To become a member of this committee, contact Erika Andreasen at (erikaa@commongroundalliance.com).  

Best Practices Primaries:
Click to review a complete list of Best Practices Committee primaries.