APPROVED
INARS Executive Meeting
January 12, 2015
1:00 pm-2:30 pm EDT
Present: Georgena Eggleston, Bonnie Muller, Theresa Pettersen-Chu and Nan Shugart
Absent: None
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
1
RSM website
Difficulty for some of us to access “Members Only” tab. Bonnie will email Board
Members a reminder of the logins and passwords for INARS Members tab
(Synergy/Community) and Board Members Only tab (Spring/Summer). The Executive
Board Only tab is (Officers/Access).
2
Ethics
Committee
and
Professional
Practices
Committee
After discussion, Executive Board will be recommending that we combine the
Professional Practices Committee into the Ethics Committee so that the Professional
Practices Committee is eventually dropped from the By-Laws and blended into the Ethics
Committee. We would not fill the position of Professional Practices Chair. This would be
done according to our By-Laws (presented in writing to members, comments, vote).
Janet Cook, current PP Chair, is agreeable to this. Nan will contact Janet and ask her
preference with remaining on the Board, being an Ethics committee member, etc.
Finding new members and chairs. Bonnie suggested that Nan contact Patricia Keeler to
serve on the Nominating/Elections Committee, with the possibility of taking over the
Nominating/Elections Chair position. Ideally find a chair for Nominating/Election
committee soon so person can help Nan in the early stages of the election process.
Stephanie Smythe may be another person to ask. Others mentioned were: Dawn Garcia
and Sharon Keane. The Certification Maintenance Committee and the Conference
Committee also need committee members willing to succeed the current chairs.
Nan is in favor of continuing the “Phone Grid” calls that Nominating/Elections
Committee and the Board did last year. Nan will look at revising the Phone Grid to
include last year’s comments by the “callee”. Georgena suggested the Board determine
who are the members that are most likely to serve on the Board and is willing to make
phone calls. Georgena also suggested that after the conference is over, that the Board
reaches out to those members not at the conference to tell them we missed them and
hope they will join the conference next year.
Bonnie would like members to be able to submit agenda items for our May 1st Annual
3
Status of
Committees
4
Election
Process
5
Conference:
INARS Executive Committee Minutes 1 12 15 Approved.doc
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ACTIONS/
COMMENTS
Email logins
and
passwords to
Board
Members
Write a
rational on
recommendat
ion.
RESPONSIBILITY
Bonnie
TIMEFRAME
This week
before this
Sunday’s
Board mtg
Bonnie
asap
Contact Janet
Nan
asap
Contact
people for
Nominating/El
ections
Committee
and Chair
Nan
asap
Revise Phone
Grid for use
this year
Nan
asap
Place question
Bonnie
soon
Annual
Members
Meeting
6
Finance
Committee
Update
7
2015 Open
Election
Positions
Members Meeting. “What is the purpose of our Annual Meeting?” The Board will need
to help us shape this question. Last year, the Annual Members Meeting was during
lunch time so it was well attended. This year the Annual Members Meeting is Friday,
May 1st from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm. In the past, evening member meetings are not as well
attended; however, this day and time is already set.
Faina is working with Georgena on QuickBooks. Georgena has the By-Laws and
templates she needs. She and Joan Small are each receiving PayPal information when
someone signs up for the conference. One Shopping Cart is cleared up. No bills received
from Bonnie T. at this time. This Wednesday, Georgena will send each committee chair
the description of their committee, their 2014-2015 budget and a blank space for them
to fill in their 2015-2016 budget. She will request chairs to send this back to her by
March 1st as it needs to be finalized by April. Georgena will prepare Quarterly Report
after Jan. 31st as it is due in February.
President-Elect: Bonnie spoke with Brittiney and she prefers not to take on this position
at this time. Brittiney would like to design a new certificate for Synergists completing
their RSM training. Brittiney is willing to help with other tasks that support Bonnie’s
work as INARS president. Theresa suggested that Brittiney might be interested in the
Member’s Gathering Call facilitator. Bonnie plans a follow up call with Brittiney. Bonnie
will ask Justin Salvio about President-Elect position as well as Peggy Bennett. Trial period
may be a possibility.
on Board
agenda
Member at Large: (3 years) Nan to see if Janice Thomas would be interested in this
position.
Member At Large Update: (1 year) Heather informed Bonnie and Nan by email that she
plans to resign from her position as Member at Large, but will continue until the end of
June 2015. This leaves one more year on her term. Janet Cook may be a possible person
which would allow her to continue on the board for another year. Nan to contact Janet.
8
Next meeting
Level 2 Synergist Paul Ferrer as a potential Member at Large – Nan to check with Noel
and get her sense of him as a person and to communicate that this position can be a
non-overwhelming board position.
Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 9 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
EDT.
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Send 20152016 budget
template to
Board
Members to
complete
Georgen
a
This
Wednesda
y
Follow up
with Brittiney.
Call Justin S.
Call Peggy B.
Bonnie
This
month
Contact
people re:
Member at
Large
positions
Nan
asap
Check with
Noel
Nan
Next
Monday
Send email
reminder to
Exec. Board
Bonnie
A few days
prior to
meeting