Meeting:2011 1st Quarter Board Meeting

Date:February 10,2011

Location:NYOH Patroon Creek Office

President:Kathe Morano

Members Present:Kathe Morano,Regina Fendorak,Jackie Howland,Linda Pulver,Felicia Ansah,Jolene Dirloff,Kelly Simpson,Diane Keasbey,Pat Morris,Robin Laurenzo,Mary Fidell

Members Absent:Maureen BAXTER,Peg Casey

Item / Discussion / Action/Decision / Responsibility/Follow up
Iniatiate Phone Tree / To get to all on board to have better communication / Get everyones email & #s / Kathe M.
Quarterly Board Mtgs / 3rd Wed of April,July & Oct &End of year on Dec.7th(@ Hope Club) / For all board members to attend / Kathe M.
Journal Club / ? reintroduce / Do survey monkey-need input / MaryJo T.
Meeting minutes / Last minutes accepted from 10/10 / Posted on Virtual community website / Jackie H.
Treasurer Report / 2010 Final report-quarter to quarter stable balance maintained throughout year / Both accounts total =$17,160.63
Checking = $3,705.36
Savings= $13,455.27 / Transfer power from Jeanne M. to Linda P.
Membership / Last recorded in Dec.2010 / 65 current members
Dues increase to $20/year / Peg C.
Community Outreach / Ellis Nsg. Student being mentored is doing well—she will be done in June 2011
Need ideas for future outreach programs / -Decision made to continue $500 per student scholarship because it was so successful
First time around
-also continue $500/year for an RN to go to Congress
Caring for the caregiver,Track Day in August like an Educational day to coincide with To Lifes day at track( have a table with banner & info)
-Screening day for low socioeconomic level—like with Cancer Services Program ( help them because their funds were cut) / Application Posted on website
Felicia A.
Programs / March
April
May
June
Fall
Oct/Nov
December
June Gala / Mike Cuccharelli wants to sponsor a program
Seton Health wants to do a Hyperbaric chamber inservice(making 2 inservices for April)
LLS CEU’s at Marriot
Dr from Samaritan CTC to speak
Left open for 25th Celebration
Dinner Gala
W/E retreat
Page 2 continued
W/E instead of teaching day this year
Choices;Sagamore,Camp chingacook(?s/p),Silver Bay,Catskils Frost Valley,Fingerlakes,Equinox in VT
Open
Xmas party on 7th
-?have dinner program that night with possible MD sponsor?have a speaker or not?have DJ or Band?JP Cruise or Dutch Apple (all inclusive) / Diane K
Diane to check prices
Communications / Highlights of past presidents on website
Jan- Glenda
Feb-Angela
March-Barb Malloy / Good response from viewers / Jolene D.
Fundraising / Need ideas / Valleycats,bustour to winerys / Kelly S.
Nominating / All positions needed to be filled this year coming up
President elect
Treasurer elect
Secretary
Membership
Community outreach
Communications
Fundraising
Program
Nominating / -trouble getting commitment for these positions
-how do we get the word out?
-need nominations out for October deadline
-need to talk it up at dinners to get people informed / Mary F.
Legislative / Federal level
State level / Stagnant-nothing moving at this time
NYSNA-Establishing safe staffing ratios
-educational advancement bill
RN to get bachelors degree within 10 yrs of licensure
-check Medscape nursing website for addressing violence in workplace bill / Pat M.
Mtg adjourned at 6:45pm / Minutes respectively submitted by;Jacqueline Howland RN OCN