Board Meeting - October 21st, 2007
In Attendance: l. Pellitier, B. Smith, C. Young, R. Dameron, R. Gels Birch, J. Courtois, L. Gordon, M. Fleming, D. Clark, T. Allen
1) Welcome and Intro - keep Susan McPherson - she is doing a great job. Barbara Smith has pulled WebSite together and it is now easy to register for conference. Minutes from committee meetings can either be e-mailed to committee members or may be put on the web site (via Barbara Smith - e-mail minutes to her).
If people continue e-mailing job postings - we will need to have a time frame that it may remain there and decide on charges. Suggested that the job posting be up for 60 days - for suggested $30. Once 60 day time frame is over - if it is not renewed than the job posting will be taken off the website. Suggested that we vote on decision tonight. This price will be for both members and non-members posting jobs.
Brochure to get out information on diabetes educators and what they do - is being worked on by Communications and Public Relations Committee (chair is Rena Gels-Birch) in collaberation with Kris Schutchfield (Manager of Target Diabetes Program at Maine Health in Portland). The brochure is not completed for review at the time of this meeting.
2) Goals for 2007 - 2008 -
d) Seven committees and seven chairs and get the committees going. Push is to get people involved so that there is not one person on the committee and the work can be distributed. Approximately 70 members - push at this conference to get people involved. Can be a member of MeAde and/or AADE to join a committee.
3) Vote on Meeting Schedule.
Conference calls in January 16th at 7pm (Wednesday) and July 16th (Wednesday) at 7pm
Meet face to face - April 11th - 3 - 8pm (Friday). Board meeting starts at 3 pm. Wine and cheese at 4pm. Speaker at 6pm and committee meeting at 7pm. (possibly at the Senator Inn in Augusta - with speaker and credits available)
Meet face to face in October 10/19/08 - 10/21/08 at Eastland Park Hotel in Portland. Conference title is ‘Future Frontiers for Diabetes Educators’
4) Treasurer’s Report. - Requests itemized breakdown of deposits from Susan McPherson. Income 8/1/06 - 8/1/07 was $35,078.20. Income 8/1/07 - 10/19/07 is $27,183. Expected expenses for this year is $26,073.09. Checking account has approximately $9,000.00 in it.
5) Committee Reports
a) Strategic Planning Committee Laura Gordon and Jen Courtois - co-chairs.
b) Nominating Committee - Cindy Young is chair. - to comply with Nationals elections - MeADE will not hold elections until end of October 2008. New officers assuming responsibilities January 1st, 2009.
c) Legislative Committee - Roberta Dameron chair. Goal is to get people interested and motivated into writing letters and looking into bills that impact the population that we serve.
d) Finance Committee - Barbara Smith is chair - treasures report given above.
e) Communications and Public Relations Committee - Rena Gels Birch is chair.
Brochure to outline role of diabetes educator. Committe is working in collaberation with Kris Schutchfield, Target Diabetes Program Manager at Maine Health in Portland - to develop this brochure.
Roger Pelletier is developing a logo for MeADE
f) Bylaws Committee - Sandra Barth (not present)
g) Regional Reps - Mary Fleming - planning eastern get together of educations with a speaker in the future.
Suggestion made to hold Board meeting for 1 ½ hours next year - to give us time to get through agenda.
Due to time constraints the following topics were not addressed at this board meeting
-membership committee
-bylaws committee
-how will Beacon Award be voted on in the future
-National diabetes day - discussed at membership meeting.