Stone Mansion Restaurant
December 6, 2005
Deb Kulbacki, Acting President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Attendees: Deb Kulbacki, Terri McGee, Elizabeth Nanni, Annette Karnash, Jolynn Gibson, Karen Leone-Pritts, Gretchen Cararie, Linda Fevrier, Kelly Weitzel, Adelyn Rogalla
A. President’s Report
- Deb welcomed Karen and Kelly to the meeting.
- Minutes from September meeting approved as distributed
- Discussed the new AADE membership process. A chapter roster needs to be sent to AADE by January 1, 2006. WPADE membership is down for this year (see Membership Report below). Deb will send an e-mail to Mary Horn regarding current membership numbers.
- Reviewed “AADE Chapter Leaders” letter; discussed chapter recruitment incentive and the Chapter Strategic Plan. Terri and Karen will follow up by developing the Education, Research, Recognition, Advocacy, Membership, and Organizational Excellence goals for the Chapter Strategic Plan. Information will then be submitted to AADE as requested.
- Discussed the “Chapter Dues Collection by the National Organization” – WPADE will continue to participate in this program.
- Reviewed the information for the Leadership Development Series and the 3 audio conferences to be held throughout the year (next conference is March 15, 2006). The 4th meeting of the Leadership Development Series will be held on August 8, 2006 at the AADE Annual Meeting.
- A few members have volunteered to take Board
- Discussed the future direction of the chapter, volunteers, and positions needed. Linda and Adelyn reviewed the comments made in the chapter’s general meeting held prior to the CE program on December 5, 2005. Comments included:
- Setting 4 meeting dates per year in advance – possibly September, November, March, and May
- Rotating the meeting sites because of the large geographic area that WPADE covers
- Having a Programs chairperson but also 4 different committees to set-up the individual general meetings/programs.
- Deb announced that the following members have volunteered to take Board positions thus ensuring the continuance of WPADE as a chapter:
- Karen Leone-Pritts, President; Debbie Hutcheson, President–Elect; Kathy Guy, Secretary; and Judy Mayer, Programs Chair.
- Secretary – Adelyn Rogalla is acting secretary for this meeting.
- Treasurer - Betti Nanni reviewed the budget items, including income and expenses to date.
C. Committee Reports
- Certification — Terri McGee reported that no applications were received from the October 2005 exam – deadline is January 1, 2006. A discussion was held on the need to clarify the 2006 scholarship requirements since the certification can be obtained through CEUs in addition to taking the exam. Terri will revise the application information.
- Community Education – Pam Toy absent – no report
- Member-at-Large – Annette Karnash reported that articles have been prepared and sent to Ellie for inclusion in the next website newsletter.
- Membership – Jolynn Gibson reported that we have 70 paid members, 61 non-paid to date. There are 10 new members this year. Jolynn will send letters to those who haven’t paid AADE/WPADE dues for 2005-06.
- Newsletter – Diane Harbaugh continues to do an excellent job in adding information to the website and sending e-mails to members in a timely manner.
- Public Relations – Adelyn Rogalla discussed the phone call from Lynda Shultz (who has been assigned to help mentor the chapter) and the follow-up e-mail from her with suggestions to help the chapter remain viable. Adelyn will follow-up with Lynda on the volunteers who will take the officer positions. Kelly Weitzel has accepted the position of PR Chair.
- Legislative – Gretchen Cararie reported that she called Jane Orie’s office to follow up on the “Students With Diabetes” Bill. This bill has not been re-introduced in the Senate and is still being considered; it has been introduced in the House.
- Program – Linda Fevrier reported that 33 attendees participated in the “Women and Diabetes” program held at the Holiday Inn, Forest Hills on December 5th. She is reviewing the program evaluations and has sent “thank you” notes to the speakers and to a corporate sponsor (Disintegrator Products).
The next board meeting will be held on January 24, 2006 – time and place to be determined.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Adelyn Rogalla
Acting Secretary
