College Relations (Heather Duval absent):

Heather will meet with the SHRM president from UMD to see if NHRA and the college chapter can work together. Heather may attend a UMD chapter meeting to talk about our organization and how we could help them.

Community Involvement (Tracy Larsen; Steve Korby absent):

Tracy had nothing to report.

Diversity (Linda Olcott):

Nothing to report.

HRCI Certification (Kathy Chalupsky):

Study sessions are being held for those planning to take the PHR or SPHR. All participants plan to test in the spring. The group has been struggling with covering a module per meeting and the length of time required to do so. Kathy suggested that the modules be broken up into smaller sections and plan for the study group to meet for shorter amounts of time and the study duration to go longer. Kathy will be checking with all participants to see if they would prefer this suggested format.

Membership & State Conference (Terri McGillvrey absent):

Legislative and Government Affairs (Wayne Lindberg):

• SHRM membership for the NHRA chapter went up 7%.
• Next week, Wayne and Laurie will be in Washington for the SHRM Leadership Conference.
• Wayne had nothing to report on Government Affairs.

Marketing (Patricia Stolee):

• Listed a piece in the newspaper regarding the conference and donation.
• Promoted November meeting.
• Answered questions on the information line and updated the website.

Professional Development (Laurie Pinther):

• Positive feedback on the November meeting.
• December is "managing change" for strategic credits.
• Linda and Laurie will meet to discuss the spring schedule.
• The regional meeting in January will be opened up to board members to attend.
• Laurie would like to hold a 2-hour strategic planning meeting one evening in January.

Workforce Readiness (Judy Aspling):

Nothing to report at this time.

Continuing Business:

• State Conference: no updates at this time. Keynotes are booked and breakout speakers will be discussed next. The committee wondered if breakouts should be on "tracks"?
• Succession for 2010: Elections were held at the November membership meeting. All 4 candidates won by acclimation.

New Business:

• It was suggested that at the December membership meeting, door prizes be given. Wayne will ask the Sheraton for a donation, Patricia will ask the Holiday Inn/Porters for a donation, it was suggested that a free membership be given, and a free lunch
• Board Appreciation Dinner: Wayne has tentatively scheduled the dinner for 12/10/09 at the Sheraton at 5:00 pm. He will email the board to ask for availability.