Board Members Present: Patricia Stolee, Jennifer Mencl, Steve Korby, Bonnie Ratajek, Kim Burke, Kathryn Koch, Roxanne Adamczak, Sandy Danmeier, Tracy Larsen, Kathy Chalupsky

Absent: Wayne Lindberg, Jannifer David, Missy Kuhlmey

The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m., by President Kim Burke.

MINUTES:

The March meeting minutes were reviewed and discussed. Motion was made by Jennifer Mencl to approve; seconded by Kathryn Koch. Board approved; motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

Fall Conference:
Discussion took place regarding the fall conference. It is within the job description that it is the President-Elect.s job to plan the fall conference. Discussion took place as to having the conference in September as the State conference is in October. It was also suggested not to have a meeting in August. Last month.s board meeting discussion (which was reflected in the minutes) talked about suggested topics and about having two tracks. Kim Burke volunteered to assist Kathy in the planning effort.

Leadership Conference:
Kim Burke reminded everyone that the State Leadership conference is being held on May 20 - 21, 2007 at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria. NHRA pays for Board members to attend. This includes room, the Leadership Conference and 3 meals. Patricia will send out an e-mail reminding board members and she will take care of the hotel reservations.

Golf Outing:
Steve Korby reported on the golf outing. It will be held on Monday, July 16, 2007 at the Proctor Golf Club. He talked about the hole sponsors and asked how much do we want to spend on advertising? Suggestions were made about the possibility of getting company.s logo for a sign, possibly a sign at each hole, or maybe one sign with all sponsors on it. It is $50 to sponsor a hole. Discussion also took place on advertising and getting the word out. We can e-mail the flyer out to members. They can pay by pay pal but we would need to get the names to Steve. If they don.t pay by pay pal, Steve will collect the money. If you get any sponsors for holes, contact Missy Kuhlmey.

Discussion took place on who to donate proceeds from this event. Last year the money was donated to Project Soar. A suggestion was brought up to possibly donate the money to Flex Work. Discussion took place. A motion was made by Sandy Danmeier to donate any proceeds to Flex Work, Bonnie seconded the motion, board approved, motion carried.

It was brought up that for future events that we should possibly solicit interest from other organizations and have them put in writing proposals as to why we should make a contribution to their organization.

Leadership Simulcast 5/11/07:
Patricia Stolee reported on Leadership Simulcast sponsored in part by the Duluth Chamber of Commerce. There is a group rate for parties of 5. The next simulcast was scheduled for May 11th. Patricia is recommending that board members think strongly about attending. It could be part of the board development. This provides a great networking opportunity also. Jennifer, Roxanne, Patricia and Kathryn all said that they would like to attend.

Misc.:
Patricia brought up a member suggestion that it would be helpful to have the whole year of meetings out on the calendar with the topics identified. We know that the programs aren't necessarily firmed up that far in advance. Discussion took place around considering a ticket system of being able to buy whole years of meetings. This currently can be done therefore Patricia will contact that member to discuss further.

Damiano Clothing Drive:
Kim Burke reported on the Damiano clothing drive. We did not have a huge turn out approximately 5 bags were donated although they seemed to be very pleased with our donations.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Financial Report:
Bonnie Ratajek distributed the March 31, 2007 Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement. Kathy Chalupsky moved to approve the financial report, seconded by Tracy Larsen; board approved, motion carried.

Bonnie handed out a list of non-paid members who she has recently sent invoices. Patricia will draft up a personalize note describing how important their membership is to us and reminding them to pay their dues. Roxanne will send the note out.

Diversity Report:
No report.

Professional Development:
Kathy Chalupsky reported that the May topic has been submitted for certification. The program presenter is Adam Sundberg a chiropractor who will speak on providing simple and effective procedures for helping to prevent work injuries.

Patricia Stolee offered a suggestion of partnering with the Chamber of Commerce with their professional development offerings. They have one hour topics that are free to members.

Professional Certification Report:
Jannifer David was not present however Jennifer Mencl reported on her behalf that there is three weeks left with the study group.

College Relations:
Jennifer Mencl reported that the UMD Student Chapter will be electing new officers tonight.

Communication Market:
Patricia continues to work on the new web site. She is hoping that it will be up and running by the end of May. She is working with a local photography place to get some nice photos of the City of Duluth for the site.

We were in "The Duluthian". Patricia will be getting out a press release for NHRA winning the Superior Merit Award. The newsletter recently went out.

Community Involvement Report:
Missy was not present. Although she had not heard back from her last call to the High Schools regarding helping with resume/interviewing. Patricia Stolee reported that she has put together two workshops; Resume Writing/Completing Job Application and Interviewing Skills. If we do connect with high schools she would be willing to talk. It was suggested to contact Central, Denfeld and Esko High Schools to see if there is interest.

Steve Korby mentioned that Lake Superior College recently recognized advisory board members for their contributions. Some of the advisory board members are also member of NHRA. We should take credit for that for our CAP. Kim should once again remind people to let us know when they are involved with various community activities.

Membership Report:
Roxanne brought up that if people change jobs and/or move we should remind them that they need to update their information. Kim Burke will remind members at the luncheon meetings to update their personal information to ensure that they receive e-mails and other mailings. Roxanne mentioned that it is in the new member packets. The information is on the web under my account and then all you need to do is edit your account.

Discussion about the various spread sheets we all have for membership. Need to streamline and have a better system. Roxanne will report back next month.

OTHER BUSINESS:

No other business.

A motion was made by Sandy Danmeier to adjourn the meeting at 1:00 p.m. and seconded by Roxanne Adamczak; board approved motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Sandy Danmeier
VP of Administration