Beginning October 2010, Stout will serve a two-year term after which she will transition into the role of Director.
In this role, Stout will serve on the SCAHA Board, train for the position of Director, and meet with district host hospitals to organize district events.
The mission of the SCAHA revolves around service.  The mission states that service is the keystone of the SCAHA, enabling Hospital Auxiliaries is, and volunteers, to maintain the highest standards in health care to their hospitals and communities.
The purpose of SCAHA is to provide aid and assistance to member Auxiliaries to accomplish their individual missions in their respective hospitals through educational workshops, seminars and mentoring by qualified personnel.
The SCAHA member Auxiliaries are unified through the promotion of statewide programs that improve the health and quality of life of citizens of South Carolina.  The creation of a state-wide association for hospital Auxiliaries dates back to the late 1970s.  The SCAHA was born in February 1981.  The goals of the SCAHA are to promote mutual exchange of ideas; stimulate interest in present Auxiliaries and to assist in the organization of new Auxiliaries; assist in developing new service programs in and for our hospitals; develop cooperative working relationships with other state and national organizations of similar interest; provide education opportunities for Auxiliary leadership; expand knowledgeable Auxilians to accept roles on the health care team; and to provide the opportunity for Auxiliaries to improve by way of networking opportunities.
Stout has been a member of the McLeod Medical Center Dillon Volunteer Auxiliary since 2008.