Chicago Chapter of IFMA
Board of Directors
Meeting Minutes of August 2, 2011
Meeting Minutes of December 7, 2010
MEETING DATE:Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell; 111 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
(Esther Diamond’s office). / Chapter Planning Goals:
1) ENHANCE & ELEVATE the Quality of Education Offerings;
2) ENERGIZE & EMPOWER IFMA Members;
3) EXPOSE IFMA to the Business Community & EXPAND its Reach.
These Goals will be reviewed monthly in order to keep the Board on task.
Reminder: All committees to follow the meeting minute’s template. A copy of all meeting minutes to be filed with the office / NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, 645 N. Michigan, Ste 990 (Christina Pagnusat’s office).
MEETING #: / DIAL-IN INFORMATION / N/A
CONTACT INFORMATION
BOARD MEMBER: / COMPANY: / E-MAIL ADDRESS: / PHONE NUMBER:
X / Gretchen McGinn / McGinn Premier Services / / 312-735-2902
X / Jerry DiCola, CFM / Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione / / 312.321.4724
X / Caree Martens, FMP / Arch Insurance Group / / 312.601.8451
X / Christina Pagnusat / Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance / / 312.784.7243
X / Kevin Corrigan, CFM / Levenfeld Pearlstein / / 312.476.7543
X / Drew Bishop / milliCare by Floor Innovations / / 312.550.9899
X / Pamela Coan / GRM Information Management Service / / 312.226.8100 x 207
X / Marie Coffee / DrinkerBiddle&Reath / / 312.804.3333
X / Esther Diamond / Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell / / 312.443.1843
Mark Guzzino / Rentacrate LLC / / 847-233-9944
X / David King, CFM, AIA, LEED, APICB / Crate Xpress/Samson Products / / 773.252.7259
X / Margie Kurkowski / Wright Heerema Architects / / 312-356-8203
X / Nancy Miller / American College of Healthcare Executives / / 312-424-9345
X / Linda Murdix / Greeley and Hansen / / 312-578-2407
X / Erin O’Brien / Kayhan International / erin.obrien@kayhan / 847-843-5089
X / Cristina Parrilla / Blackrock / / 312.395.9329
X / Manuel Rodriguez / Careerbuilder.com / / 773-527-3600 x72884
X / Sam Rushing / CORT / / 312-266-8719
Traci Sala / Partners By Design/Autoprogram / / 312.649.1312
X / Nicole Sattery / Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell / / 312-443-0426
X / Lauren Taylor / Antron / / 312.613.0584
X / Chris Glatz / Glatz Management Services / / 312.236.0900
Guests: / Committee:
X / Katie Kuehne / Glatz Management Services / Summer intern
ISSUE# / DESCRIPTION / CHAMPION / STATUS /
Call To Order
08-1 / Minutes
Manuel Rodreguez made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of July 6, 2011; Kevin Corrigan second the motion. All approved. / All / Closed
08-2 / Treasurer’s Report
Caree reported that the check register has a balance of $18,821; Kemper has a balance of $25,251. The month of July had a loss of just over $6,000 primarily due to the annual meeting. A preliminary report on the golf outing was shared; final report to be presented soon. / Martens / Closed
08-3 / President’s Report
Recertification process is underway. Still need to finalize the budget as a Board. The budget will be sent to the Board via email for approval.
Annual meeting went very well; venue was new and other venues will be researched for next year.
Northern Illinois University – NI hosts programs for the CFM and FMP and the informal agreement was that as such, we would not compete with them and host similar programs (including review programs). Kevin stated that a formal agreement has been presented; the Executive Committee has made a few edits to it and will move forward. Agreement will run through June 2013.
Board Mentoring Roles - The Board mentorship structure has been revised for the 2011-2012 year:
Communications & Membership
– Kevin Corrigan
Associates
– Caree Martens
Professional Development and Sponsorship
– Jerry DiCola
Hospitality
– Christina Pagnusat
Career Services & Community Service
- Gretchen McGinn
Golf Outing – the golf outing needs to be re-examined; EC will work with the Associates Committee / McGinn
McGinn
Corrigan
McGinn
EC/Associates / Open
Closed
Open
Closed
Open
Associates Committee
08-4 / No report.
Communications
08-5 / Drew commented that the slide show was developed for the annual meeting; having pictures of the auction items was very effective and practical.
Updates to the website continue including recognition of our new CFMs and FMPs.
Still looking for a co-chair! New Board members should submit their updated information and photo for the Board page. / Bishop
Bishop
Bishop / Closed
Ongoing
Open
Community Service
08-6 / Marie stated that all is quiet with her committee at this time. / Coffee / Closed
Professional Development
08-7 / Cristina shared with the Board an updated calendar. PD committee and Education Committee met to discuss plans and goals for the coming year.
Having a consistent location for programs was discussed. One-Vendor has a standard location and the thought is it might be good to have a standard location for the luncheon programs (vs. going to so many different places). Brief discussion was held; pros and cons raised. Consensus was to continue looking at options and share them with Cristina.
One-Vendor is the next upcoming event (12 registered to date; professional members only can register – however, Executive Board members who are associates can RSVP); August 23rd program already has 23 registered to date).
Standard Program Dates were redefined:
Brainy Bites - 4th week of the month (specific day, Tues/Wed/Thurs, TBD
One-Vendor Expo - 2nd Thursday
Programs - 3rd Thursday / Parrilla / Ongoing
Education
08-8 / No report.
Sponsorship
08-9 / Lauren and Nicole shared a new sponsorship booklet that contained information for associate members to learn more about the various sponsorship options available. Several ideas were shared; Nicole and Lauren will update the document and share with the Executive Committee to approve in preparation for the reception tomorrow evening. / Taylor/Satterly / Closed
Career Services
08-10 / Next Brainy Bite isn’t until next year; looking at topic regarding negotiations. / Rodriguez / Closed
Hospitality
08-11 / Working on developing the new committee and a new member breakfast this fall (with a sponsor) as well as details for the WWP reception (in conjunction with Northern Illinois potentially). / O’Brien/Miller / Open
Membership
08-12 / Membership To Date – Pam reported that Liz Vonesh will be co-chairing Membership with her (replacing Dave King). It was noted that total membership is at 313 compared to 299 a year ago at this time. Unfortunately, the growth has been in the associate member category; current ratio is 59% professional vs. 41% associate.
A suggestion was made to do an exit survey of members when they don’t renew. / Coan/Vonesh / Closed
Liaisons
08-13 / Counsel – No report.
Foundation – Margie reported that there will be the “I Believe Gala” at WWP on Tuesday, October 25th. Looking for donations for silent auction items as well as sponsors.
Sustainability – Dave King explained his new role as the sustainability liaison. The purpose is to act as the conduit between HQ and the chapters to lead the effort for the formation of a Sustainable Committee and drive sustainable education through the committee at the chapter level. / Diamond
Kurkowski
King / Closed
Closed
Closed
New Business
08-14 / NIU FMP Courses – Jerry DiCola reported that NIU is hosting FMP courses starting in August through early October.
Facility Fusion – Jerry DiCola reported that the Chicago and NI Chapters will be putting the program together. The event is April 11-13, 2012. They are looking for recommendations of building tours (e.g., Willis Towers), hot spots to go to while in town and keynote speakers (current and/or past mayor desirable). Marketing begins in November. / DiCola
DiCola / Closed
Closed
Old Business
08-15 / None.
Motion to Adjourn
A motion to adjourn the meeting and a second was received. Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Glatz
Chapter Administrator
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