AHA Board Meeting Minutes

June 2, 2015

Attendees:

Jeff Smith, Dan Feldman, Peter Stoneham, Alyssa Mandeville, Jim Mileski, Rai Daley, Ryan Scott, Eliot Deres, Tom Beckwith, Eugene Kang, Mike Loudon, David Sullivan

4/21/15 Minutes reviewed. Minutes approved.

Reviewed Treasurer transition plan.

Alyssa and Matt will meet in the next couple of weeks. Transition will be complete by July 1st.

Outstanding balance with Mullins for last season.

Website renewal fee due July 4th.

Payment to Mass Hockey for tournaments.

Scholarship review

  • Green B. Williams Scholarships Recommendations:
  • Application due date has been changed to March 1st. Rewards will be given out during banquet. Financial requirement will be removed. AHA will take over the management of funds. Carla will review applications with AHA recommendations.

Change application:

Ages- Mites-First year Bantams

Communities: All AHA members

Motion to change application approved.

  • Bud Fay Scholarship
  • Financial need based scholarship. Alyssa will review the application and simplify the process.

Financial Committee formed: Alyssa Mandeville, AHA Treasurer(Chair); Mike Loudon, Member; Dan Feldman, AHA President; and Ryan Scott, Secretary.

Creation of Girls Teams (Karen Skolfield, Dan Feldman)

  • Will survey Association about the demand for Girls Team. Ryan will look at different survey options.

Equipment Review (Dan Feldman, Rai Daley)

  • Discussed ways to improve purchase and distribution of equipment. Elliot has stepped down as equipment manager. Dan appointed Rai Daley as new equipment manager. Equipment will be moved to a storage facility. Try to negotiate divider advertising for fee of storage unit.

Power Skating/Goalie Clinic (Tom Beckwith)

  • Power Skating
  • Will rehire Coach Kaz at the Power Skating clinician. One recommendation is for coaches to make recommendation to Coach Kaz on what teams need to work on. VP Hockey Ops and Coach in Chief will discuss USA Hockey age based curriculum/practice plans with Coach Kaz.
  • Goalie Clinics
  • Surveyed parents who attended goalie clinics. Travel to Agawam was hard on families.
  • Looking at hiring UMass Hockey Coach to run goalie clinics next year.
  • Move clinic from Agawam to Mullins Center.

UMass Hockey Pond Club Annual Golf Outing

  • Motion to purchase $250 sponsorship of hole for the golf tournament. 1st Alyssa, 2ndRai. Vote approved unanimously.

Old Business:

  • Mullins Main Arena
  • Dan met with Mullins representative regarding the purchase of Mullins Center Main arena ice. Would like 4 hours of ice on Monday and Tuesday. Dan will follow-up with Mullins staff in July. Goal is to replace Greenfield ice with Mullins Center Ice.
  • Pressure from FMC to sign Holyoke contracts for next year.
  • Should we require families to put a credit card on file that will be automatically charged?
  • Currently a mechanism in place. Payment plans.
  • Change payment schedule?
  • Create new options:
  • Pay in full
  • Automatic payment options
  • Discuss payment plans with Treasurer.
  • Finance committee will review options and recommend change to the board for approval.
  • Dan received an email from USA Hockey regarding award for AHA. 4 sets of goalie equipment, 12 sticks, and a banner.
  • Divider advertisement.
  • Dan received 3 quotes. System to purchase board advertising needs to be setup. Advertisements should be in place by Sept. 1st.
  • Survey last year’s members about experience. Pete will draft survey and send to board for review.
  • Hockey Ops need to be in place before start of season.

New Business

  • Board Appointments
  • ADM Director: Evan Stack
  • Tournament Director:
  • Fundraising: Organize a 5K run that will take place in Sept.

Meeting adjourned 9:05 pm.