COMMITTEE NAME:Board of Directors

DATE: November 3, 2015 at 4:35pm

CHAIR: Sue Wheeler, RN

RECORDER: SueOuellette, RN

LOCATION: Wyndham

MEMBERS PRESENT: Chrissy Cebollero, Michele Woonton, Doris Barreiro, Diane Meagher, Dianne Forsyth, Sue Wheeler, Valerie Fernald, Ellen Stokinger , Linda McGowan, Sue Ouellette

Members excused or absent: Michele Woonton

Mail distributed

Minutes from previous meeting reviewed/accepted

TOPIC

/ DISCUSSION / FOLLOW-UP
Treasurer’s Report: Dianne Forsyth
Nominations:Chrissy / Checking: $$10,127.86(does not include today’s program cost) Savings: $2.23 as of 9/30/15
Money Market Acct. – $15,106.59 as of 11/30/15
House of Hope collection – money/items brought there by Michele
Audit submitted – Heather Lanier, Jennifer Gemos, and Mary Beth McKenney were on the Audit Committee
BOD agrees to utilize Survey Monkey again(free for <100 respondents)
Michele as past President will be responsible – call for nominations to go out in Jan. – ballots in Feb. – need returns in March – Chrissy would be happy to answer questions Michele may have about process
President elect is only open office / Sue O will give Michele a head’s up
Horizons: Sue O / Next meeting 1/11/16
A-V final price still needs to be determined
Programs:Diane Meagher / Today’s program went well – Diane will email to BOD members final report on financial information and evaluations
61 attendees/4 no shows
Membership: Ellen Stokinger / 99 members as of 11/2/15
Suggestion made to continue $10.00 off gift certificate to a chapter program for members/Nurses week
Next meeting 2/23/16 / BOD voted to continue this
Website:Chrissy Cebollero / Newsletter, chapter minutes to be posted
Publications: Valerie Fernald / Fall newsletter went out 10/25/15
Scholarship : Linda, Doris / Plan to offer $1000.00 scholarship each to 2 high school students accepted into Nursing program
Doris and Linda will determine scope of applications – mail to Merrimack Valley area schools and MVC members in Feb. 2016 – need return by 4/1/16
Open forum / Congratulations to Doris on her retirement!
30th anniversary celebration a lot of fun – still distributing badge holders to members – who ever hasn’t received by June program will be mailed – picture of attendees/article submitted to Lowell Sun, hasn’t been in yet, Sue O sent another email to check on status
BOD voted to continue to pay for Mary Ann McNamara’sNational AACN dues this year – already MVC Honorary member – Sue O will check with her if reimbursement needed or for us to just pay and if she would have any interest in joining the Program Committee in some capacity
Our Christmas celebration 12/13 at LMA to see the Boston Pops – 16 tickets at will call window – no cost to members, $72.25 for guests – dinner reservations to be made by Dianne for after the show – suggestions Cobblestones, Bishops, UMass Lowell Inn/Conference Center
Next BOD meeting 1/12/15 at 4:30 pm and 3/7/15, 4pm – Sue W will try to book H&V center / Sue had to resend picture and article which subsequently were published
Meeting adjourned at 6:00pm
Respectfully submitted, Sue Ouellette RN