The
meeting was held on April 17, 2009 at Memorial Regional South
in Hollywood, Florida. Susie Schlernitzauer, Vice President,
called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
The
Board Members introduced themselves and then introductions were
provided by each attendee.
The
Board expressed appreciation to Carole Crowe, Jim Ball, and
Memorial Regional for hosting the meeting and for the following
speakers:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Cissy
Walker distributed and reviewed the minutes of January 16, 2009
noting they had been posted for review and comments. Following
review and discussion,
MOTION: A motion was made by Jean Acevedo and seconded
by Rhonda Bernard to approve the minutes as distributed and
posted.
Motion carried.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
Kathy
DeMent reviewed the Treasurer’s Report in detail and noted
we have 62 paid members with 20 still to be renewed. Membership
cards have been created and provided. Following review and discussion,
MOTION: A motion was made by Debra Benyounes and seconded
by Michele Bell to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented.
Motion carried.
OLD
BUSINESS
Future
Meetings – As a reminder, the meetings for the remainder
of the year have been confirmed as follows:
Board
Responsibilities – As discussed during the previous
Board Meeting, the Board continues to meet during periodic telephone
conference calls scheduled every other week for one hour. Discussions
include strategies to increase membership and hold each Board
Member accountable for assigned Committees. As noted, the Business
Meetings are now held before the speakers in order to provide
many members an opportunity to be included. Name tags are now
being provided for those that send in their RSVP of attendance
in addition to the Board Members.
NEW
BUSINESS
President’s
Report – Susie announced we have been successful in recruiting
new members noting our membership is now at 62 paid members.
She briefly asked if the members would be willing to travel
to North and Central Florida for future meetings as one of the
goals is to increase membership and attendance for all regions.
Susie updated the attendees of the Board’s discussion
regarding a need to give the website a new look for bylaws,
minutes, past presentations, new members, newsletters, etc.
and stated we will be pursuing interested person(s) to assist
with this. Susie asked for each Committee to update the attendees
on their activities:
CEU Committee – Patricia announced attendees would
be able to obtain their CEU Certificate via e-mail when noted
on the forms distributed. She reminded all of her responsibilities
to coordinate with the meeting host for speakers, seating, and
meal planning.
Membership Committee – Susie updated the enlistment
of Ernesto Mitchell and Sandra Concepcion as new member of the
Membership Committee. She extended an invitation for others
to become involved with the overall goal of reaching out to
different businesses for membership expansion.
Bylaws Committee – Kathy is seeking volunteers
to work with her on the Bylaws Committee since this is an ongoing
challenge and she welcomes anyone to work with her.
Nominating Committee – Cissy announced she is looking
for volunteers to assist with the Nominating Committee stating
it is getting close to election time and a need to begin seeking
interest and nominations for the two positions of Vice President
and Secretary becoming vacant at the end of 2009.
Newsletter Committee – Allen was not available
to provide a report.
Present
attendees gave kudos to the Board as they have noticed a positive
change and strong commitment and leadership. They also expressed
compliments in the CEU’s becoming available for CMAS.
OTHER
BUSINESS
Next
Scheduled Meetings – Cissy Walker announced the following
meetings and indicated they would be posted on the web:
