NYPTA Brooklyn/Staten Island District

Executive Board Meeting

June 15, 2017

  1. Attendance

·  Elizabeth Tangney

·  Amanda Rotondo

·  Kevin Johnson

·  Samuel Akl

·  Michael Masaracchio

·  Mark Amir

·  Marie Milone

  1. Bklyn Cyclones vs Staten Island Yankees game

·  Upcoming dates in Staten Island: 6/19, 7/8, 8/25, 8/27, 9/6

  1. Date chosen: Friday 8/25/17 at SI Yankees at 7PM
  2. Decision made to charge everyone $20 and make $4 profit per ticket as fundraiser ($12 ticket + $4 add on for food)
  3. Need Paul to send email blast inviting people to come – email sent in about 2 weeks
  4. Liz will find out deadline for when need to give number of tickets to SI Yankees
  5. Deadline for responses will be 2 weeks prior to the SI Yankee deadline date
  6. As part of package, free ticket given for 2017 game – can make this a raffle for anyone who signs up within a certain time period or can we use free ticket at 8/25 game?
  7. Marie proposed having a table or booth at the game to promote awareness of PT profession #ChoosePT –

§  What would we do at event? Brainstorm ideas and Liz will follow up in next few weeks

  1. Liz and/or Mike M will reach out to Rebecca from Greater NY to invite those members to attend as well

·  Group options:

§  All groups receive the following awesome benefits:

·  Your group's name will be displayed on our state-of-the-art videoboard

·  Group seating so the entire group sits together

·  Group Leader Gift: Two-ticket gift certificate good for any 2017 Staten Island Yankees game

·  Dedicated Sales Executive to help you every step of the way

·  Kids ages 12 and under can run the bases at the end of the game

§  Group Ticket- $12 per ticket

·  Ticket savings: Save $6 off regular ticket pricing (33% savings)

·  Add on a meal deal which includes a hot dog, 12 oz. soft drink and bag of chips for only $4 extra

·  Minimum group ticket purchase= 10 tickets

§  Group Ticket w/ $10 Concession Card- $20 Per Ticket

·  Ticket savings: Save $8 off regular pricing!

·  Includes a group ticket and a $10 concessions card

·  Minimum group ticket purchase= 10 tickets

  1. Update on HOD

·  Marie Milone is DDD 2017 with Joanne Katz and Mark Amir as alternates. Alternates for 2018 Joanne Katz, Lisa Bradley, Marie Milone. Who is the 2018 designated delegate?

·  Linda is primary DDD for 2018, Amanda is 2nd and Lisa Bradley is 3rd

  1. Vote and approve new bylaws changing corresponding secretary to communications manager (Paul)

·  Voting members are board members, DDD and committee chairpersons

·  Need to change position of corresponding secretary to communications manager and make it official in the bylaws

·  Decision was posed to make it a committee instead of board position

·  New committee will be utilized for more than just sending out letters

  1. Committee will manage webpage, social media (Facebook page), email blasts, pamphlets (anything to do with marketing)

·  Need to defend position for Mike M to defend and present to the board as we are only district doing this

  1. Easier to have committee because position has to be elected every 2 years. Hard to get people involved. Someone can be appointed to be in charge of committee and others can join the committee and we can be more productive (rather than having someone change every 2 years). Way to get more people involved without having to be elected. Position of corresponding secretary now obsolete as everything is typically done electronically.
  2. Mike M will put language in motion and send to everyone to polish the language and then he can submit to the board. Mike will send via email. We can also look to Dave to help with language on the motion.
  3. Vote to change position from corresponding secretary to communications manager: unanimous yes
  1. Program Planning Committee: Kevin Johnson as chairperson

·  Approve the committee and offer ideas for upcoming programs

·  Don’t need to change by laws

·  Need to get people on committee

  1. Membership Meeting ideas

·  Invite program directors?

  1. All agreed program directors from educational institutions as well as large facilities and hospitals (SIUH, One on One, etc)
  2. Next meeting will discuss reaching out to program directors – this will assist in reaching more individuals to come to meetings such as staff members at these facilities
  3. Everyone can make a list of who to reach out to and can compile list to reach out to directors

·  Next site? Date/month?

  1. Meeting in Fall is at CSI
  2. Next symposium is at Downstate
  3. Winter meeting at LIU

·  Program? (CJR, rockblade)

  1. Amanda will talk to faculty at CSI to see if anyone wants to present a topic
  2. Possibly ½ day course on modalities and ½ day course on CCJR (Feb meeting at LIU) – maybe Mike Mattia presents this?
  3. Talk to Mike Chiacchiero at CSI about possible vestibular course?
  4. Possible women’s health course

·  Provide agenda ahead of time?

  1. Not specific agenda, but topics to be discussed to entice people to come to meeting.
  2. Post on website, maybe in email

·  Discuss positions and how different roles can be active when not board members

  1. Educate members on how they can get involved and what each committee does
  2. Need to do a better job at creating appeal for the positions
  3. Send around sign up sheets to be on committee – committee chair person will be responsible to reach out to those interested and get them involved
  1. Symposium ideas

·  Have laptop so non members can sign up on site

·  Need to look at what site can accommodate before selecting program topics (ie CSI not conducive to yoga class at Spring Symposium)

·  Maybe send flyers in addition to emails to attract more practicing PTs to come to symposium

·  Need to brainstorm ideas for 3rd track

  1. Any other topics to discuss???

·  Next delegate assembly in May is Mike M’s last as being board member – 2 years are up

  1. Mike mentioned Hammouda may be interested

·  Next year in May, need to elect new President and Vice President

·  Sam volunteered to be acting vice chair while Mark Denesha is away to assist Liz

·  Finance Committee

  1. Need to proactively address how much money we have and how to spend it
  2. Look at money coming in and going out
  3. Expand on finance committee instead of just Treasurer