Board Members Present: Helene Clayton-Jeter, John Grohol, Matthew Holt, Debra Cobb, Eric Bersh, Jan Oldenburg, Judy Danielson, Amber Soucy, Joe Ternullo, Sarah Krüg, Linda Mitchell, Sue Woods, Geri Lynn Baumblatt
Board Members Not Present:, Brian Eastwood, Danny Sands
Committee Chair Present: Deb Gordon, Membership
Full attendance record available here.
Welcome and Level-setting
Joe Ternullo
Several issues that need Board input.
Minutes from last full board meeting
Approval Deferred
Treasurer’s Report (Financial and Membership)
Debra Cobb
Current bank balance: ~$122,000. 10 new members. Number of members: 458. Travel award balance $1,300
Conference Report
Joe Ternullo
Signature initiative: Jan chairs committees and reports back. No opposition. Full Board approval. Joe reports that we have sponsors. We have good volunteer support. Board notified that 10th anniversary video is being considered.
Signature Initiative
Jan Oldenburg
Jan chairs committees and reports back. No opposition. Full Board approval.
Governance Committee
Linda Mitchell, Jan Oldenburg
See pdf in Drive>Board>Pre-reads for details. Focusing on clarifying options in terms of membership structure. Memberships for Non-profits. Three modes are possible. We operate like mostly like an informal membership program. Need to decide as SPM bylaws were updated in 2008 with term “members-at-large,” which changes SPM status. Recommendation from Committee is that we be a Public-Interest (Cause-Based) organization. Topic will be on next month’s agenda.
Adjourned at 7:20 — Next board meeting: July 23, 2019, 6 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Eric N Bersh
SPM Board Secretary
