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Members Present:  Eric Bersh, Randy Houk, Danny Sands, Judy Danielson, Mary Hennings, Tim Blevins, Joe Ternullo

Full attendance record available here.

Welcome: Mary

Minutes from last meeting: Eric

Send to Mary and to EC for unanimous approval.

Membership Committee – Corp. membership structure:  Mary & Joe

OHSU CLE scheduled for sometime in September (sponsored by Healthsparq).  Whittier event should be scheduled soon. Needs sponsors.  Corporate membership categories chart reviewed. Joe volunteers as “relationship manager.”  Activate and share SPM SIG – Reserve for Gold sponsors.  Putting this idea on back burner for now.  Advocacy within JoPM (Journal) set aside for now. Sponsor benefit: dedicated service announcement, including video created by sponsor.  Video from SPM.  Vote on sponsor categories. Approved unanimously. Videos idea approved unanimously.

Update on finances: Discussion with Joe

Judy wants access to Wild Apricot.  Review of financial statement for 2021 and 2022 ending April 30.  Where would we like to be, financially, at end of 2022?  CLE’s, corporate donors, good opportunity to raise funds.  Discussion of Travel Fund.  Do we want to keep it for 2022?  Feeling is, suspend fund for balance of 2022.  Recommend to Board at next meeting.

By-laws update: Discussion

Mary urges everyone to read By-laws summary (for example, Committees must now record minutes).  Will be shared with Board.

Draft agenda for June board meeting: Mary

Compliance Update: Joe has summary.  Various aspects will be fixed by end of 2022.

Moving forward: Discussion

Much work to do on CLE’s.  Will need Board help.  Mary would like small group from EC to talk to Board (Judy, Tim, Joe, Randy).  Randy will send charge notes and goal to group.

Adjourned at  7:18 — Next meeting: July 12, 2022, 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET

Respectfully submitted,

Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary