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CTABA Member Meeting Minutes
Date: February 11, 2016
Attendance
Attended
Executive Council Members
Steve Woolf (Treasurer)
Felicia Morgan (Secretary)
Jaime Jensen (Student Rep)
Melissa Saunders (Applied Rep)
Kate Cormier (Member at Large)
Absent
Executive Council Members
Mark Palmieri(President)
Solandy Forte (Past President)
Larry Venuk (Experimental Rep)
John Molteni (President Elect)
Other Persons in Attendance
James Diller
Kristin Weglarz
Missy Olive
Sharri Lungarini
Stephanie Reinoso
Gina Weiss
Lincoln Kamau
Becky Munday
Elizabeth Hatzenbuhler
Roseann Armodio
Kerri Booth
Mariana Torres-Viso
Committee Chairs/Members
Conference
John Molteni, Solandy Forte,
Shaughnessy Egan
Membership
Katelyn Cormier, Gina Weiss
Organizational
Melissa Saunders, Christina
Members/Sponsorship Kiley, Sharri Lungarini,
Stephanie Reinoso, Kristin
Weglarz
Family & Consumer
Sharri Lungarini
Outreach
Workshop series:
Melissa Hunsinger-Harris
Fall workshop
Sharri Lungarini, Shaughnessy
Pre-Conference
Egan, Missy Olive, Felicia
Supervision&Ethics
Morgan
Legislative
John Molteni, Missy Olive
Technology
Student Support
James Diller, Joe Dracobly
Jamie Jensen
Bylaw Revision
John Molteni, Solandy Forte
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Open Meeting
1. Paperwork
a. No items
2. Discussion on insurance (Steve) – returned from last meeting
a. Following from last meeting, should we move on the insurance now? $1200/year for officers
and directors liability insurance. We now have approximately $43,000+ in bank. Needs
everyone’s official titles on EC. So please email title and credentials to Steve. Also needs
copy of bylaws and taxes. He will send out policies to everyone.
i. Vote – Yes (all present) - passed
3. Committee updates
____committee updates: targeted_____
a. Conference – see notes below; also, need to increase student and sponsorship fees to at
least break even? Should we have separate rate for CE vs. not-earning CEs (consider for next
year)?
i. Summary update
1. Registration
2. Preconference dinner, all set?
3. Need for help, volunteers?
4. All set with plan for onsite registration?
b. Membership
i. Bylaw updates – share the outcomes of the work session; Mark has updates to
propose.
ii. New membership email address has been getting surveys, should these be
forwarded? Gina will forward to Melissa. 417 members. Will start families category.
c. Organizational Membership
i. Networking event update
1. Date Selection (confirmed move?) June 16th 5:30 – 8:30 at Crystal Room USJ
in West Hartford, CT. Price is now $45/pp and open to sponsors? Flat
sponsorship rate $100? and your logo is included in program book. Issue is
limited tablespace. Christina working on with John; will have flyer for
packets at conference and then sent out email reminder – conference
committee needs flyer ASAP!!! We can also hang up around conference.
Topic TBD – research ethics? E.g. NEED IRB for anything presented, etc.
Cost? Melissa will explore
2. Incentives for Organizational Members (decision on this?) – see above
3. Maintained from last agenda in case we need updates – Jamie sent out info
student sponsorships and Shari sent out to families (19 sponsorships left) –
Felicia to resend out email which Melissa will send me
ii. Update to members on Event Advertisement Process
d. Family and Consumer Outreach
i. Update on coordination with conference committee and others on the parent
sponsorship
1. Question: what can we do to help get the word out further – Shari will get
feedback from families
e. Workshops
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i. General update on workshops to get everyone on the same page - James reported
that 34 registrants for ethics and 11 for research and 9 for supervision; 234
registrants
f. Legislative
Option for any updates pertaining to current legislative activity or CTABA brown bags/other outreach events
– Missy reported need to keep ourselves informed; brown bags & happy hours – lots of effort with minimal
attendance so instead work directly with organizations and assign member to attend and follow up as part
of this group and could set up subcommittees; improve grassroots movement & not just 2 people doing all
this work. Email from John: There are no updates for legislative committee activities. Suzanne had a
meeting with DPH that I believe went well regarding licensure but not sure what the next steps are. The
legislative session will be short so we need to know how to proceed. Org members to kick in money to hire
lobbyist to keep us in the loop? First step, let’s get them engaged as described above. So, will request one
representative/organization to attend meetings. EC approved Missy as CTABA representative at APBA – we
send someone every year (provides training in legislative process). Gina Green is willing to provide
legislative and public policy tutorial (for free). Missy will move forward and explore possibly setting up
legislative training with Gina (via video) – maybe on how can organizations help? She would come to one
CTABA legislative meeting.
g. Technology
i. No Items
h. Student Support – see above
i. Update on volunteers for conference
ii. Update on student sponsorship for the conference
i. Bylaw Revision (revisited) – see above
i. Update on timelines and first steps for revision of the membership section
ii. Update from John and Solandy if any action steps were completed since the last
meeting
4. Financial Update –see above
a. Update on our current financial standing $48,000+
b. Any outstanding financial obligations requiring planning?
5. Open Update and Discussion: Membership Items/Other
a. IRB role for ctaba? Wait for now…..
b. Autism Awareness Day supported by CT Autism Action Coalition; one speaker will be Amy
Weinstock parent advocate takes up denials of insurance claims, etc. Date April 6th, 2016
at LOB.
c. Jamie is making ABAI poster
6. Committee Work Sessions
Conference committee report (email from Solandy):
The conference committee has met a few times over the last two months to finalize conference
planning details. We are in the final stages of planning. Here is a list of items we still need to
organize with other members of EC:
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1. Melissa S. is putting together the 3 X 3 table cards for reserved tables (sponsors). Will also put
together exhibitor tables.
2. John & Steve to coordinate final transportation details for speakers. Steve agrees to do this –
who made flight reservations? Conference committee to send Steve information.
3. There will be an upcoming payment (2 weeks before conference). Solandy will touch base with
Steve regarding amount and when payment should be made.
4. Projectors: Steve is bringing 3 and Mark is bringing 1. We need a back up. Can anyone bring
back up? CCCD will bring another? Will email solandy if this works out.
5. Kate & Jaime are organizing the volunteer assignments and responsibilities. Also doing the
training. - will be all set 6 or 7 confirmed thus far and will definitely have enough people.
6. EC will be assigned times to introduce speakers. Please let the conference committee know if
you will not be staying the entire duration of conference. Request to let EC know a few days
ahead.
7. OMNI agreed to give us the discounted rate for the Friday night stay. So, change of plans....DO
NOT MAKE YOUR OWN RESERVATIONS AND IF YOU DID CANCEL THEM. Solandy will reserve the
Friday night room for Mark, Solandy, James, Liz, and Kate. If this is incorrect please contact
Solandy ASAP. Apologies for the confusion BUT we are now able to get the discounted rates for
both nights. I have all the original people down for Thursday so that remains the same.
NEXT MEETING: At CTABA Conference
For follow up post conference: ABAI Poster/CTABA table at conference
Time: 6-8
Location: Omni, New Haven
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