COMMITTEE NAME: Board of Director S MVC, AACN

COMMITTEE NAME: Board of Director’s MVC, AACN DATE: April 23,2013 CHAIR: Eileen Scondras RECORDER: Eileen Scondras TIME: Meeting called to order at16:05 LOCATION: Westford Regency Hotel and Conference Center MEMBERS PRESENT: Eileen Scondras Sue Ouellette, Chrissy Cebollero, Diane Meagher, Valerie Fernald, Ellen Stokinger, Members absent: Sue Wheeler(excused), Sue Sadowski (excused), Michele Gordon Woonton, Judy Gettings (excused), Dianne Forsyth

TOPIC DISCUSSION FOLLOW UP

Previous Minutes Sue Wheeler absent February minutes unavailable February minutes to be emailed for review

Mail Distribution Diane Meagher Mail distributed by Diane

Treasurer’s Report Sue Ouellette Checking $ 8,276.63 Continue to keep board Money Market $15,026.60 after members updated Deposit of $4,485 from checking $210 to be paid out to Board members Participating in NTI Ribbon booth Quarterly Report Mailed last week due 5/15 Mary Bader’s fees are the only bill outstanding

Scholarship Eileen Scondras for Sue Sadowski Sue stated she had trouble with her computer but Plan to choose scholarship will need help calling some contacts recipients by late May Contact list updated and emailed to Sue by Diane

Membership Ellen Stokinger 115 current chapter members,17 renewals today Have had trouble accessing AACN Database from Will continue to update the Board home $10 program voucher for Nurses week will be mailed in May Must have active chapter and national membership at time of use Programs Diane Meagher Today’s program was a success with 55 or 58 attendees Diane will update board Plan a Fall program in October members once topic has been Discussion of multiple topics in fall chosen

Horizon 2014 Diane Meagher for April 2014 Horizons to be held in Portland ME Michele Gordon Woonton to update Michele Gordon Woonton at The Holiday Inn by the Bay BOD Members Program discussed ? combining PCCN/CCRN Discussion about reducing to 5 concurrent sessions 2016 Possibly being held in Providence RI Currently hotel committee is reviewing area Contract with Horizons every chapter president and Treasurer have to sign the contract

Web site Chrissy Cebollero Newsletter to be loaded to the website

Publications Plan Fall Newsletter Plan to blind copy correspondence Valerie Fernald Discussion: about disgruntled member who was group emailed. Member taken off email list

Nominations Diane Meagher for Nomination ballots to be mailed April 26th Eileen noted and will make Judy Gettings Noted: to provide a stamped return envelope the necessary changes next year’s nominations which falls to the past president

Open Forum Transition Dinner 6/12 6:30PM Eileen to send out email in 4 Eileen Scondras Waterside Grille and Restaurant weeks NTI ribbon boot attendees: Plan to reimburse $210 (one day at NTI) after the conference is over and commitment made NTI tee shirts were ordered and distributed to those involved in manning booth

Next Meeting Transitions Meeting Waterside Grille and Restaurant Methuen, MA

Meeting adjourned 1800

Minutes respectively submitted by Eileen Scondras