OCCAEE Meeting Minutes

Chapter Board Meeting - 7.15.10

Attendance: Darrell Baird, Varo Engineering

Angie Doan, KEMA Services

Jeff Keller, Stantec

Ed Polhorsky, Aerotek

Craig Griffin, Energy Systems Group

Jerod Keron, Speer Mechanical

Will Jacobs, McNaughton-McKay

Eric Kuns, Bruner Corp.

Autumn Owdom, Bruner Corp.

Goal: Strengthen the local board of officers by recruiting interested individuals

Chapter Mission: Promote educational opportunities & develop a network of professionals in the energy & sustainable arena in the Central Ohio area.

Website: managed by Lauren Coker

Action Items:

  • Create Pages for each Committee area: Membership, Programs, Education/Certification, Careers, News (PR)...
  • Explore the capability of email (forwarded to each VP’s designated email address)
  • Links to National Website -

*Eric & Autumn to follow-up with Lauren...

New Chapter Board:

President: Eric Kuns

VP: Craig Griffin

Secretary: Autumn Owdom

Treasurer: Autumn Owdom

VP of Membership: Angie Doan*

VP of Programs: Jeff Keller*

VP of Education: Jerod Keron*

VP of Careers: Ed Polhorsky*

VP of News & PR: Darrell Baird

*The new chapter board members have been decided upon but will not officially be recognized until they have all reached national AEE member status.

**Official record of new board officers will be sent to AEE national in November when our board nominations are to take place (per chapter bylaws).

OCC – AEE 2010 -2011 Goals (prepared by Eric Kuns, President)

  1. Membership goal of 100 paying members and a membership mailing list of 750
  2. Attendance at meetings on average of 50 people
  3. Website is fully functional as our primary resource to the world
  4. OCC – AEE board is fully functional and foundation is set w/VP’s in charge of each committee area to include finance, membership, programs, career services, education and public relations (news).
  5. Create awareness of our mission and local chapter w/public relations, communications, marketing and networking

Going Forward...

  • AO to follow-up with Angie re: the distribution list after adding Lauren Coker, Stephanie Johnson, & Kevin Sturm.
  • AO to send out new board of officers list with brief descriptions of the duties involved with each position
  • Follow up with new board members via teleconference monthly (except the months we have chapter meetings)
  • AO to send 1st email invitation to distr. list by Friday, July 23rd.
  • Check out logo usage limitations...follow-up with board re: rules.
  • NEXT LOCAL CHAPTER MEETING: FRIDAY, AUGUST 20th 2:30 - 4PM @ TECH COLUMBUS!