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Agenda Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Phone Conference

Attendance: L. Smith, J. Winslow, V. Spriggs

V. Spriggs presiding

  1. Business Reports
  • Minutes- May minutes taken by V. Spriggs. A motion by L. Smith to approve April’s minutes and seconded by J. Winslow. - Passed
  • Secretary’s Report – J. Sue Henry- not present - no report
  • Treasurer’s Report- C. Shifler- not present- no report
  • Vice President Report- L. Wigfall- not present - no report
  1. President’s Report-Vernon Spriggs- Vernon thanked John for his efforts in keeping a watchful eye on the MAPPA Website. Plans are being implemented to re-vamp the website, to feature a more eye-catching presentation, with up to date information for members and visitors.
  1. Committee Reports
  • Advocacy-no member present-no report
  • Conference- It was reported by Vernon, that outreach is still being made to secure Anne Arundel Community College as the host site for the 2009 MAPPA Conference.
  • Education- Linda expressed concern in reference to the Education’s Committee’s denial of some of the CEU’s applied for the MADC Conference. Further dialog will continue with the members, in hopes to gain a further understanding as how this matter can be successfully concluded, meeting the needs and requirements of both MADC and MAPPA. John suggested that MADC should indicate to attendees that the “CEU’ s Are Pending”.
  • Finance- no member present-no report
  • Membership- no members present-no report
  • Credentialing and Workforce Development- V. Spriggs reported that he and Sandy are working on recertification applications. They have received quite a few applications and some new members from the certification process. Vernon stated that he believed the increase in numbers was due to the change in fees. A final count has not been done on the exact numbers, but will be reported when a final tally has been done.
  1. Regional Updates
  • Central Region-Teresa Northrup- not present.
  • Eastern Shore Region- Ervina Johnson-not present (informed V. Spriggs that there was no new business).
  • Southern Region- Linda Smith- Group has not met yet.
  • Eastern- April Rouzer-not present.
  1. Old Business
  1. J. Winslow reported that the Healthier Maryland Workgroup, ran by ADAA, had regional members agree to put out the word in regards to addressing the five (5) greatest concerns/gaps in services that are experiencing in there jurisdictions and send the m to the ADAA so that they can report the findings back to the Healthier Maryland Workgroup. John requested that a letter be sent out to Prevention Professional on the MAPPA listserv to get feedback from them about their 5 greatest concerns/gaps in services.
  • V. Spriggs asked J. Winslow if he could compose the request letter and then Vernon will send out to MAPPA members.
  1. J. Winslow talked about the State Council and the Healthier MD Workgroup. Reiterated the fact that there are plans to start a fourth meeting on Underage Drinking which C. Shifler stated during the last conference call that she may be apart of. J. Winslow recognized that MAPPA is getting great representation at the state level.

L. Smith mentions that there is a Healthier MD Workgroup Meeting tomorrow, Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration at 3:00 pm.

  1. New Business
  1. J. Winslow talked about the IC & RC report that he submitted (see attached). John talked about the issue of branding with the IC & RC name. John is uncertain about this process will entail. Thinks it is best to wait until the official minutes from the conference come out to know how MAPPA should proceed.

J. Sue Henry asked a question about reciprocity. J. Winslow informed the members on the call that there was a fair amount of discussion about reciprocity and the bottom line is that there is not a true sense of reciprocity. Different states and jurisdictions are requiring different/additional items for credentialing. Any changes to reciprocity must be reported back to the IC & RC by July 1st. MAPPA currently has the minimal requirements that meet the IC & RC guidelines for reciprocity. John again suggested that we wait until the official minutes are released to ensure that MAPPA is following the guidelines.

V. Spriggs asked a question about how Vic Shaw’s website would be advantageous to MAPPA. Vernon has some confusion after viewing the website. J. Winslow responded by informing everyone that MAPPA would be like the second party seller and would receive a profit from the selling of material such as training manuals. He gave the example of a manual that is $70, but then MAPPA as the second party seller making it available for $80 would receive a $10 profit from the selling of the manual. John also stated maybe we need to join a board that is already using Vic Shaw’s website.

Motion to adjourn was made by M. Davenport and seconded by J. Sue Henry.

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The next Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Lauresa Wigfall