Board Members Present: Jennifer Mencl, Kathy Chalupsky, Steve Korby, Wayne Lindberg, Patricia Stolee, Tracy Larsen

Absent: Kim Burke, Terry McGillvrey, Bonnie Ratajek, Laurie Pinter, Wendy Sersha, Roxanne Adamczak

Guests: Cliff Tanner, Pam Grover

Call To Order: Kathy Chalupsky called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.

Minutes:
Jennifer Mencl made a motion to approve the February meeting minutes and Steve Korby seconded; board approved, motion carried.

New Business:

Welcome to Pam Grover:
Pam Grover attended the meeting and is interested in serving on the board. She is the VP of HR at Member's Cooperative Credit Union and has been there for 17 years. Kathy Chalupsky hasn't heard back from Lori Hoyum, who had also expressed an interest in serving the board. Heather Turcotte is still interested, but was unable to attend this month's meeting.

Financial Report:
Kathy Chalupsky distributed the financial report in Laurie Pinther's absence. It's currently showing a loss, but that is due to the HR Games. Patricia made a motion to approve and Wayne Lindberg seconded; board approved, motion carried.

Past President: (Kim Burke):
Kim Burke was absent and did not provide a report.

Community Relations (Terri McGillvrey):
Terry McGillvrey was absent and did not provide a report. She is fairly new to the area and was asking Jennifer Mencl for ideas on who to contact for community relations ideas. If anyone is participating in any events, please let her know so she can inform the members.

State Conference:
Cliff Tanner discussed the State Conference. It will be held in St. Cloud in 2008, Rochester in 2009, and Duluth in 2010. This is a very important event and all three groups need to work together on it. It's their only way to raise money throughout the year. The state council would like to see more participation in the conference. Terry McGillvrey volunteered to serve as the co-chair for Duluth at the last meeting. Andrew Savitz will be a key note speaker at the conference this year.

Professional Development:
Roxanne Adamczak was absent and did not provide a report. Kathy Chalupsky e-mailed her with instructions on how to get the monthly meetings pre-approved for HRCI credits. Kathy asked her to respond if she had any questions and she hasn't heard from her, so the meetings should be pre-approved for credit going forward.

College Relations (Jennifer Mencl):
Jennifer Mencl reported that the student chapter will be holding their elections next week. The study group has three weeks left to study and they will begin taking their exams in May. The next NHRA social will be held on May 1st. Members will be encouraged to invite anyone interested in HR. The location hasn't been determined at this point, but hopefully we'll be able to sit outside. Jennifer will send out a reminder to all of the members the week of the social. Steve Korby mentioned that he has some pictures from the HR games. Jennifer also has some pictures from the student presentations last month. They will forward those to Patricia to put on the website.

Legislative Affairs (Wayne Lindberg):
Wayne Lindberg didn't have any legislative updates. He did provide an update on the fall conference. He's on a committee with Jennifer Mencl and Sandy Shea. They are working on a location and are considering the Holiday Inn, Barker's Island, the Radisson and the Canal Park Lodge. They are looking at having it the week of September 15th and making it an all day conference from 8:00 - 4:00. They are estimating 60 or so people attending and would like to keep cost to between $35 - $60. They would like to have two different tracks each consisting of two morning sessions and one afternoon session along with one or two keynote addresses. There will also be a social hour to follow. Ideas for track one are Preparing for Retirement - Financial Advisor, Succession Planning, Workforce Development - 3M, Cargill. Track two would be Compensation, EEOC, and Six Sigma & HR. They would also like to have some vendor displays. Some possibilities for keynote speakers include Mayor Don Ness and Mayor Ross. There was some discussion around the best day to hold this and looks like Friday would be the first choice. Barker's Island said they may be able to reserve a block of rooms for overnight guests. Josh Rock from JobDig agreed to run a 1/4-page ad in their publication for two weeks. The committee will be meeting again next Monday, please e-mail them any suggestions regarding the conference.

Golf Outing Discussion (Steve Korby):
Steve Korby secured the location at Proctor. He will work on updating the flier with Patricia Stolee. Additional help will be needed to get hole sponsors. We also need to decide where to donate the money this year. Patricia suggested MRC again, she was just there helping the students with cover letter writing and really feels their program is beneficial. We will invite AHRA, ASTD and others that may be interested in participating in the golf outing. A reminder will be sent out stating that the participants don't need to work in HR to play in the tournament.

Marketing Report: (Patricia Stolee)
Patricia Stolee had the newsletter sent out. It had the old SHRM logo on it, but that will be updated next time. A job was just posted on the website for position for Spherion. There hasn't been much posted lately, a reminder will be sent out to the members stating they can post their jobs on there for free. The Chamber has their simulcast meeting this Friday, and it's full. That was included in the newsletter. She would like to post some information on workplace diversity too. As a reminder, NHRA will pay for board members to attend the state leadership conference in Alexandria on May 18th and 19th. Patricia will be sending an email out to the board members with the details of the conference.

Other Business:

Superior Merit Award:
NHRA achieved the Superior Merit award again this year. Patricia will do a press release for this. Kathy Chalupsky is keeping track of activities that people participate in for the CAP, so please let her know of any activities you are involved with. Cliff Tanner mentioned that all of the chapters in Minnesota received either the merit or superior merit award this year.

Ask HR Column:
Kathy Chalupsky is having difficulty getting writers for the HR column and is seeking volunteers. Patricia Stolee will contact SHRM to see if they have questions we can use.

Open Board Positions:
Kathy Chalupsky distributed the job descriptions for the open board positions. She briefly discussed each one. Cliff Tanner mentioned that the State Council has hired someone to do website design, they will also be updating the NHRA website, which will include handling the membership roster. We can determine who has access to view and update this information. Membership renewals can also be done through the website. The state conference website will be done first, then the state council, then the local chapters. The Membership Director and the Assistant Treasurer positions are the two key spots we need to fill at this time. It was suggested that the at large members may be able to pitch in until we get these positions filled.

Pam Grover will review the job descriptions and let Kathy Chalupsky know which position she may be interested in filling.

Kathy Chalupsky stated we have been receiving bogus applications through the website. The new website will help block those going forward.

Meeting adjourned.
A motion was made by Steve Korby to adjourn the meeting at 1:20 and it was seconded by Jennifer Mencl, meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Tracy Larsen
VP of Administration