FPTA Northern District

Executive Council Meeting

April 4. 2009

Agenda/Minutes

I.Welcome and Introductions

Regional Director: Bob Rowe, Chair: Gwen Creel

Vice Chair: Debra Gray ,Treasurer: Beth Hicks,

Secretary: Tony Cere,Chief Rep: Kay Tasso,PTA Rep: Mary Dankert

Student Reps: Andrea Beaulieu-UF Class of 2009, Christine Davidson-UF Class of 2010

SubDistrict Chairs: Meryl Alappattu & Lindsay Perry- Gainesville; Lori Hurtak,-Jax; Tally, open

Nominating Committee: Suzanne Questell (chair), Les Fuchs (will be moving), Yoka Aarnoudse

Not present: Mary Dankert, Andrea Beaulieu, Christine Davidson, Les Fuchs, Yoka Aarnoudse

  1. OldBusiness
  1. Report from Regional Director Bob Rowe re: BOD activity

(Form given out)

Florida Physical Therapy Association

Northern District Annual Meeting - 4 April 2009

Announcements

  1. Federal Advocacy- May 17-18, 2009, Northern district representation
  2. State Advocacy outcomes – Feb 09

II. Ongoing areas:

From FPTA March BOD meeting:

  1. Strategic Planning for FPTA approved
  2. Approval of FS 486 for 2010 legislation session
  3. Task force to investigate broker for FPTA investments
  4. On line education contract being considered with Educata
  5. Formed PAC Trustees
  6. Formed new committee – Mentoring and Leadership committee

Appointed new BOD members:

  1. Blair Burton – WC, Director at Large ( fill slot from Bob Mann till Sept)
  2. Ruben - Cultural diversity

III. PAC – District representation

1. Plans/events

IV Northern district organization

1. Website

V – your involvement on FPTA committees:

Governmental Advocacy

Membership

Practice

Public Relations

Reimbursement – NEED interested members !!!!

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGS) - Liaisons:

Clinical Educators FCCE - Lisa Roberts

Students - Sheila Nicholson

Private Practice – Bob Mann and Jeff Berner

PT Assistants – Diana Ickes

Acute Care – Kathy Swanick

Prevention and Wellness – Catherine Patla

Fellowship and Residency – Bob Rowe and Catherine Patla

Pain – Lee Roberts

VI. Other

Report from FPTA Nominating Chair: Christina Pettie

My name is Christina Pettie and I am the FPTA Nominating Committee Chair. Nominations are currently open for all positions for the FPTA until April 15th. The positions that are open at this time include: President, Vice-President, Director-at-Large (2), Delegate, and Nominating Committee, as well as, PTA Director, PTA Rep, and PTA Alternate Rep.
This is a very important election year. Please let me know if you would like to run for any of the positions or if you know someone who would.
If you would like to contact me to discuss any of the positions, my e-mail address is .
Thank you.

  1. Report from District Chair
  2. Planning to video-conference the next district meeting from Gainesville in October 2009
  3. Looking for student reps from PT/PTA schools within District to work as liaisons between students and FPTA/Northern District
  4. Report from Treasurer
  5. Checking $5965.95, Savings $3601.74 = total $9567.69
  6. FPTA Advocacy Training Day in Tallahassee
  7. Report from Meryl Alappattu and Lindsey Perry attended as reps from Northern District. Ken Jacobs also spoke about FPTA Advocacy Training Day.
  8. Learned how to speak with legislators and set up appts to meet with legislators
  9. Learned how to arrange meetings at the grassroots level to meet with senators/reps locally
  10. Emphasized need to establish relationships and communication with legislators when they are in their local offices before meeting to discuss “big issues”, e.g. FS 486
  11. Next Advocacy Training Day will likely be in Feb 2010
  12. Importance of key contacts.

III.New Business

A. Request for nominees for open FPTA offices by Christina Pettie, FPTA nominating

Committee chair.

B. Elections–Request for nominees by Suzanne Questell. Each open position was

described by the current individual holding that position.

Regional Director nominee: Bob Rowe

Vice-Chair nominees: Debra Gray, Meryl Alappattu

Secretary nominees: Tony Cere, Lindsay Perry

Nominating Committee nominee:Sandy Davis

PTA Rep nominee: Henry Watson

Assembly Reps:

1. Review of current District by-laws requires active membership of at least 2 yrs to run for office of Vice-Chair and Secretary, therefore Meryl Alappattu and Lindsey Perry disqualified from running for office as nominated

2.As all open offices had only one qualified candidate and number of nominees for Assembly rep equaled number of open Assembly rep positions, verbal vote by consensus was taken to confirm election of candidates for Regional Director, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Nominating Committee, and PTA Rep, and Assembly Reps

C. Chief Rep for Assembly 2009 - Kay Tasso

1. List of confirmed returning 2nd year Reps:

FPTA Northern District 2009

Election Results

Regional Director (2 year term)

Bob Rowe:

Vice Chair (2 year term)

Debra Gary:

Secretary (2 year term)

Tony Cere:

Nominating Committee (3 year term)

Sandy Davis:

Assembly Representatives () (2 year term)

Mark Bishop:

Lee Jacobson:

Trevor Lentz:

Suzanne Questell:

Yoka Aarnoudse:

Meryl Alappattu:

Lindsey Perry:

Elisa Gonzales-Rothi:

Vannie Jones:

Eric Chaconas:

Brian Hagist:

Erin Conrad:

PTA Rep Henry Watson:

Assembly representatives who are serving the last of their 2-year term:

Tony Cere:

Sandy Davis:

Lori Hurtak:

Bruce Sack:

Margret Nonnemacher:

Karey Ledbetter:

Beth Ade:

Rachelle Studer:

Josh Barabas:

D.Education/Student Involvement

a. ND Student Leadership Award– announced by Beth Hicks

– Brian Frost,and Maggie Horn

b. Nominations-due in Jan see website for next yr.

***FPTA Meeting Sept 12th

PAC: Donations David / Brian