District of Columbia Report

CBSPAN Executive Board Meeting

January 15,2005

 

 

Officers 2004-2005

            President                                 Susan Bonner

            VP/President Elect                   Pat Sendelbach

            Secretary                                 Celine Pico                

            Treasurer                                 Elnora Castro

 

Committees

            Nominating                               Vickie Yfantis

            Awards                                    Darlene Gangloff

            Programs                                Nemi Chavez

            Govt. Affairs                          Alida McDonald

            Ways and Means                   Debra Klecker

 

Membership                                       139

 

Ways and Means                                    *Fall raffle for a weekend at the Hyatt Regency

                                                              in Cambridge, Md, brought in $1425.00

 

 *No spring fund raiser is yet planned but chapter

 members have been asking about” Uncle Ralph’s Cookies” which has been the fall fundraiser for the  past five years . 

 

Goals                                                  * Maintain or increase current membership.

 

*Encourage, assist, and mentor members interested   in certification exams. An alternate testing site for April 2005 has already been requested by this chapter through ABPANC.

 

*Continue drive for new officers

 

*Encourage members to become involved in community work and share information at monthly meetings.

 

·        Sponsor at least 4 members with full registration to the National Conference.

 

Monthly meetings                                 *January 18th…Holy Cross Hospital

     Round table discussion        

 

* PANAW celebration , meeting and dinner to be

                                                                Held on February 8th at Shady Grove Hospital

                                                                        “Medication Errors in the PACU”      

                                                            *March 15th…..George Washington Univ. Hospital

                                                                 Topic   TBA

            *April…no meeting because of  ASPAN       

       National Conference.

*May 17th…Kaiser Permanente

   “Caring for the Care Giver”

 Barbara Flores,LCSW and Jeanne Stilson, LCSW