CBSPAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

July 23, 2005

 

I.                    Out going President Michele “Shelly” Joynes, call the meeting to order at Snyder’s Willow Grove Restaurant in Linthicum, MD at 11:30 AM. Introduction of the new officers was done at this time. Incoming officers include President--Joy Reece, Vice President/ President Elect--Tanya Spiering, Secretary—Julianne Harp, and Treasurer—Connie Gull.

 

II.                 Roll Call – Sign Attendance Record

~Acknowledgement was made of Yvonne Laws years of service as Historian of CBSPAN. Yvonne was presented with a gift from the Board and wished well as she retires to Arizona.

 

III.               Officer Reports

A.     President – Michele “Shelly” Joynes / Joy Reece

~President Joynes final presidential report is attached. She introduced Joy Reece as the new CBSPAN president.

B.     Secretary – Elizabeth “Betty Jo” Wilson / Julianne Harp

~Minutes were approved as written. Julianne Harp assumes the duties of the new secretary.

C.     Treasurer – Connie Gull

~No report—Shelly will contact Connie and send report to Board members.

 

~Chris Price reported that in regards to the Tax ID number, she sent a report to comptroller Jerry Hughes for auditing. He reported that any donation less than $25000 does not have to be reported to the IRS. Yearly fee of $25 is paid to the State of Delaware to keep the ID number. Every treasurer must report to CBSPAN on the approved form. Copies of the tax ID number can be obtained from Chris or the secretary.

 

D.     Representative of General Assembly –Joy Reece/ Tanya Spiering

~As president and vice-president, Joy and Tanya will be the representatives at the General Assembly.

 

     IV.             Committee Reports

A.     By-Laws – Connie Gull

~No report

~Discussion about job descriptions available through ASPAN. Chris and Joy will revise to fit CBSPAN needs. ASPAN has formalized a written strategic plan. Shelly would like to see CBSPAN develop a strategic plan using ASPAN’s plan as a guide. No discussion.

 

B.     Membership – Joy Reece / Tanya Spiering

~See attached

~Condensed list was handed out. Presidents will receive original lists via email.

~Tanya Spiering will assume the new membership duties.

 

C.     Program / Seminar – Diane Swintek

~Diane gave a preliminary report of the upcoming October 1 component seminar at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Towson, MD. The title is “PeriAnesthesia Hot Topics” and CEU’s will be obtained through the Maryland Nurses Association. Lunch will be provided by Glaxo –Smith Kline (Zofran). Tentative fees approved by the Board are Member--$89, Non-members--$99, Students--$75 and At the Door--$109. The Board also suggested that a reduced attendance fee be give to Certified Nurses. Baltimore district is to make the final decision.

 

~President Shelly stated that CBSPAN can get grant money from Merck and Company if we present something about Nausea and Vomiting at our Component meeting. It was decided that Pat Sendelbach will bring her information on Decadron as single use for PONV and Julianne Harp will display her poster that she presented at National Conference on Management of PONV with the use of Acupressure Bands.

 

D.     Nominating – Chris Price / Shelly Joynes

~Chris Price is assuming the duties as Region Director for Region 5.

       ~ Shelly Joynes is the new chair of nominating

 

~ Chris reported that there was a good return on ballots. Two hundred four were sent      out and 100 returned. Shelly and Joy went to the Representative Assembly at the National Conference and had only 8 votes from CBSPAN. We need to send email to the members to remind them to vote. Webmaster Kathy will put a banner next time to remind people to vote either online or by mail.

     Other changes will be criteria for nominations, deadlines and awards section on the Website. Kathy will work with Chris to develop this and get the proper information. Changes should be on the Website by PANAW in February.

     Kathy, Chris and Shelly will review the criteria for a nominee for Clinical Excellence so we will have a nomination by February. For a CBSPAN winner to go to Nationals in May needs to be at National office by November.

    

     ~Susan Bonner made request for reimbursement to Joy and Connie from the National Conference.

                       

E.      Marketing & Communications – Kathy Paskewitz

Newsletter

–Webmaster- Kathy Paskewitz—see attached.

~Separation of Marketing and Communications with Marketing Chair being Shelly Joynes. Motion by Yvonne Laws and Second by Chris Price.

~President Joynes asked that members click on webmaster and give name district ASPAN number and correct email addresses. It will be helpful for notifying and reminders.

~Thank you was given to GBMC Marketing Foundation.

~Webmaster Kathy will update president’s message from Shelly, introducing Joy. Working on photos, being reformatted, send photos from districts. If anyone knows of anyone that should be recognized, send to Shelly, Kathy or Joy for the Kudos’ page.

 

F.      Governmental Affairs – Alida McDonald

~ Absent—no report

~ASPAN gave a Governmental Affairs primer to components.

 

G.     Finance / Ways and Means – Pat Sendelbach

~ Baltimore Cookbook sales totaled $24 at National meeting. Question of who that money belongs to. Discussion about selling at national by members. A motion made by Chris Price stating at the ASPAN National Conference any district who brings items to sell as a fundraiser will give proceeds to the component. Diane Swinteck second. A second motion by Chris and second by Diane states that for the CBSPAN fall seminar, each district donates something as decided for the silent auction and in addition each district can have a table for their own fundraiser. The motion carried.

 

~Shelly further stated that any district in financial problems please let the Board know immediately, other districts and possible CBSPAN can help.

                 

                    ~Fundraisers were discussed. Correction of date on the 50/50 raffle tickets noted.

Note cards with CBSPAN and sleep shirts were suggested—Betty Jo will look into this.

H.     Historian – Yvonne Laws / Betty Jo Wilson

~ No report

 

 

     V.   District Reports

A.   Baltimore – Diane Swinteck—see attached

B.   DC – Susan Bonner / Pat Sendelbach—see attached

C.   ESD – Yvonne Laws / Maryann Sosnowski—see attached

E.      WMD – Layne Fry/Annamarie Wampole—see attached

 

VI.              Unfinished Business

 

~Leadership Institute will be September 9-11, 2005 in St. Louis, MO. Deadline is August 19. Last year decided to send President and Vice President paid by CBSPAN. Airfare and hotel to be paid by CBSPAN.  Joy and Diane will attend. Chris Price is a speaker. Anyone else wanting to go, let Joy know by August 1.

 

 

VII.  The Present (business in process)

                ~Gift of appreciation was give to the outgoing board members from Shelly. A gift of

               appreciation was given to Shelly from the Board.

 

VIII. The Future (planning) No discussion

           

IX.                Announcements and Discussion--none

 

X.                  Adjournment

 

~The meeting adjourned at 2:30 PM.

 

 

Submitted by,

 

Julianne F. Harp

Secretary