Board of Directors AGENDA
March 19, 2013 /
Location: Country Cupboard– 9:00 Meeting Start
Present: Juliann Brown, PattyTamecki, Andrea Long, Dave Scarr, Rita Pollard, Lisa Erickson, Edie Moyer, Shelley Ritter, John Wolfe, Sue Greene, Marcia Cooney
Absent: Kristi Cellitti
The meeting was called to order at 9:20.
Reports
- Secretary(Pollard) - There were no minutes to review as there was no meeting in February due to the weather.
- Treasurer (Long) –Andy noted that there were 34 people whose dues were still outstanding including 5 people who also did not pay dues for 2012. There are also about ten new members who have yet to pay their dues. We will send out the list of those who are late in anticipation of getting the dues up to date. It was suggested that we include in the letter a note that if you don’t pay dues, we will assume you are no longer interested in continuing your membership.
Rita Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as written and Lisa seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
- Membership(Moyer) - 6 new applicants had been were reviewed and approved via email. We have also received three more applications – Kelly Gavin, Krisdy Presock and Jennifer Hanna-Andrews who was previously a member.
Presock is presently a graduate student and a SHRM member.
Gavin works as a Senior Employment Officer for Fulton Financial out of the area, but has branches in the area and she feels she can benefit from membership. She is a PHR and a SHRM member
Hanna Andrews is an HR Generalist for Construction Specialties
Marcia moved to accept the membership applications. Shelley seconded and all approved.
The question was raised as to how to handle applicants who join in the middle of the year as far as dues charges and options for payment. Last year we had waived dues for those who joined in September.
- Program Committee (Cooney) – Programming is laid out through June. The make-up for the meeting missed due to snow is April 23, 2013. Angela Hummel will be presenting on Performance Reviews in May.
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The possibility of having a student day with a panel discussion – possibly of a topic in the forefront at that time was discussed. We could ask the students to do the research and present to the group.
Again instituting the program evaluation process was also discussed. It was noted that often the evaluations do not include a lot of comments to help us assess the quality of the presentation. But waiting until the end of the program year for analysis will make it more difficult for people to remember specific feedback. Gathering ideas for future programs via the evaluation tool was also discussed.
The use of meetings to facilitate networking was discussed. Setting aside a meeting as a networking event was discussed. Our last attempt at this was not successful so we would need to be intentional about establishing a format to support networking.
- Seminar/ Education Committee (Greene/Ritter) - Cindy will be our representative for this committee, with Sue acting as back-up. Angela Hummel will be the keynote for the Women’s Symposium which will be held October 3rd at the Country Cupboard. Dave motioned that we again sponsor the Symposium at the $500 level. John seconded and all approved.
- Public Relations Committee (Pollard) Nothing to report.
- Labor/Legislative (Wolfe) – John anticipates an update being issued next week. He is hoping to include information on recent changes to PA’s unemployment law.
- Scholarship (Greene,Ritter) – Based on conversation at a prior meeting, Andy, Sue and Shelley met and changed the focus of the scholarship from high school seniors to current college students studying HR whether online or traditional attendance. We would still like to do for this year, sending out the announcement in April with a June 1 return date, a decision by July 15 and a payout in August with payment made directly to the university towards the student’s account.
The scholarship could be available to a student at any accredited school and would be submitted electronically. The student would have to be at least 2 classes. Considering applicants who were at least a third year student with a declared HR major or concentration was discussed. The group discussed that they would want this to be merit based, possibly getting transcripts to evaluate the candidates.
- Workforce Readiness (Tamecki/Cellitti) We still have 8 students for whom we need to identify an interviewer. Feedback to date has been positive.
Old Business
- 2012 Board Elections-at large member (Brown/Board) – We still have a board position at large. Karen Naugle, Sally Miller and Candy Davis are all potential persons to consider. Miller and Davis have expressed interest.
- Two people responded to our request for help in developing a social media presence. Christine Cooper Grace’sSusquehanna University students also expressed an interest in being involved.
- We requested the Sholley Agency evaluate our insurance coverage for a bid. They concluded that they would be unable to provide coverage at a better price. Rita motioned to retain our current carrier, Sue seconded and the group agreed unanimously.
- We would like to have additional giveaways for our public relations efforts. It was discussed that something with the SHRMA logo instead of SHRM would be helpful. Lisa said she would contact Ad One to see what options are available.
Shelley motioned to adjourn the meeting. Andy seconded, all agreed and the meeting adjourned at 10:10 AM.
Next Board Meeting
04/24/2013 9:00 – 10:00 AM