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COMMITTEE AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GROUP MINUTES
Old Business: Pam Wilger provided an update from the IAFP Executive
Board.
Steve moved for approval of minutes; Faith seconded. There was no
discussion, and there was a unanimous vote to approve the minutes as
distributed.
Kathy moved to approve agenda; Rachelle seconded. There was no
discussion, and there was a unanimous vote to approve agenda as
distributed.
The committee reviewed the 2023 Board Responses. Steve discussed some
minor changes needed to the ordering of the bylaw changes on scientific
editors for clarity. Don recommended that Steve bring this up at the
business meeting. Steve also had minor typographical edits to the bylaws
changes to Sustaining Members, and Steve will also bring these up at the
business meeting.
New Business: Paula raised the issue of how the association handles a
lapse in membership greater than 90 days. Lisa clarified that Membership
Services (i.e., Julie) will allow a member to buy back the lapsed
membership years to allow a member to keep all their years as " consecutive
years " . The discussion turned to awards, and that some awards indicate:
" consecutive years " not " cumulative years " . Lisa stated that the relevant
IAFP Award committees are working on correcting this language.
Pam raised the issue of the status of the 3-A Committee. Lisa clarified
the current relationship between 3-A and IAFP. The committee will submit
a recommend to the Board to propose changes to the Constitution and
Bylaws to reflect the current relationship.
Nate raised an issue regarding dissolving and/or creating PDGs and
committees and the lack of direction on this in the Constitution and Bylaws.
The committee will submit a recommend to the board to address this.
Lisa raised the issue of the ongoing concerns that Honorary Life Members
are currently prohibited from holding Board positions. The committee will
submit a recommendation to the Board to address this.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. We recommend that the Executive Board direct Lisa to work to add
language to the website to clarify how the association handles a
lapse in membership greater than 90 days, including situations where
a major life event causes a lapse in membership.
2. We recommend that the Executive Board direct Constitution and
Bylaws Committee to propose changes to Constitution and Bylaws to
remove/dissolve the 3-A Committee.
3. We recommend that the Executive Board direct the Constitution
and Bylaws Committee to propose changes to Constitution and
Bylaws regarding general procedures to dissolve and create PDGs or
committees.
4. We recommend that the Executive Board direct Constitution and
Bylaws Committee to propose changes to Constitution and Bylaws to
remove the prohibition on Honorary Life Members serving in Board
positions.
Next Meeting Date: To be determined.
Meeting Adjourned: 11:37 a.m. Pacific Time.
Chairperson Name: Donald W Schaffner
Foundation Committee
Members Present: Gary Acuff (Chair), Wendy White (Vice Chair), Manan
Sharma, Aaron Uesugi, Jim Dickson, Tori Stivers, Kathy Glass, Roger Cook,
Peter Ben Embarek, Julie Jean, Alvin Lee, and Joshua Gurtler.
Advisors: Neil Bogart, Ruth Petran, and Isabel Walls.
Board: Michelle Danyluk, Tim Jackson, Caio Carvalho, and Pam Wilger.
IAFP Staff: Lisa Garcia.
Guests: Laura Strawn and Claire Murphy.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Wendy White.
Meeting Called to Order: Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time,
July 17, 2024.
Gary Acuff called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. PT and reviewed the
minutes of the previous meeting. Ruth moved to approve, and Manan
seconded the motion.
1. Update on Foundation financial status (Lisa)
b. Balance as of end of May 2024 was $3.3M, an improvement
primarily due to investment revenue.
3. 2024 Fundraising (Gary)
a. 2024 Annual Meeting:
ii. Pre-meeting donations totaled just over $53,000.
iii. Foundation Booth has brought in $56,102. There were over
200 onsite donations and 9 QR code donations, which was an
increase in the number of donations over last year.
1. The increase over last year was attributed in large part to the
two $10,000 match challenges provided by Fred Weber and
Tori and David Stivers.
2. The photo booth was very successful at bringing in donors
on Sunday evening. Cost was $500 for 4 hours.
3. Gary's Opening Session explanation of why " 4 for 40 " was
well received by the membership.
4. 2025 ideas:
a. Make custom stickers (Cricut machine) for water bottles
that are available for a donation.
b. Flyer with Foundation information that can be handed out
or given to members during registration.
iii. Silent Auction saw an increase in donations and a large
increase in revenue: $10,200 versus just over $7,000 last year.
3. Update and discussion on Travel Awards:
d. Funded 20 student scholarships in addition to other awards
(developing & state/local government awards). Travel costs
continue to increase.
e. There were complaints that there were too many award winners
from the same university. Lisa plans to delve a bit deeper into the
financial need of the students (do they already have support, etc.).
4. Dependent Care Grant applications:
e. Had 7 applications and all were funded ($500 each). Most single
parents and situations that would have made it difficult to
participate in the Annual Meeting if not for the grant.
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