Minutes of the Annual Board Meeting Northern California Chapter - Academy of Certified Hazardous Material Managers September 13, 2001
Call to Order
Robin Spencer and Barney Popkin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. at Spats Restaurant in Berkeley, California. Present were: Barney Popkin, Robin Spencer (presiding), Georgina Dannatt, Chris Dembiczak, John Bates, Jennifer Coats, and Jim Breitlow.
Review of Previous Board Minutes
The minutes of the August 15, 2001 Board meeting were approved as corrected.
Report on National Conference
Robin presented a written report of the national conference. The report will be condensed and transmitted electronically.
Outreach Discussion
Various means to reach out to current and new membership were reviewed. An idea receiving greatest attention was to produce monthly an electronic mini-newsletter authored by officers and committee chairs on a rotating basis. The focus will be on the most recent and upcoming Chapter events, and other relevant information as may be available.
Also discussed and concurred in was the contribution of $20.00 to the PEMA golf tournament raffle.
Other ideas discussed, but not fully developed, included instituting a phone tree of announcements of upcoming events, and creating a media list of CHMMs who could be contacted as needed for information by reporters.
Identification of Income Generation Action Items
Among the ideas discussed to generate Chapter income were:
Identification of Critical Leadership Positions
Two positions were identified as critical in this discussion:
Programs/Identification of Dates for Future Meetings A Bio-Diesel tour is being planned for mid-October. The annual wine tasting event is being planned for December. Jennifer is working on developing other tours around the Bay.
It was decided to include in the mini-newsletter a solicitation of topics or ideas for upcoming Chapter meetings and tours.
Overview Course
Robin announced that Judy Fulton will chair the Overview Course Committee. Georgina and Chris volunteered to work on the committee.
Treasurer's Report
Georgina distributed and discussed the Treasurer's report. Total balance was in the range of $4500, with the discrepancy to be sorted out later. Negative cash flow was about $1100.
Preparation of Slate of Officers and Committee Chairs
The following slate was prepared:
| President: | Robin Spencer |
| Vice President: | Vacant |
| Programs: | Jennifer Coats |
| Treasurer: | Georgina Dannatt |
| Secretary: | Chris Dembiczak |
| Overview Course: | Judy Fulton |
| Webmaster: | Vacant |
| >Membership/Email Sender: | Barney Popkin |
Affirmation of Slate of Officers and Committee Chairs
The slate was affirmed.
Other Business
No other business.
The meeting adjourned approximately 9:00 p.m.
Submitted: Jim Breitlow
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