Kappa Tau Board Meeting Agenda
August 17, 2010 6 pm
Ann Laramee’s Home
Ann Laramee, President
Hendrika (Rycki) Maltby, Leadership
Succession
Ruby Merali, President-Elect
Louise Moon-Rosales, Leadership
Succession
Sally Kerschner, Vice President
Mary Botter, Leadership Succession
Alexis Ressler, Secretary
Jean Beatson, Governance Committee
Chair
Annie Parker, Leadership Succession
Chair
Karen McKenny , Treasurer
Julie Jones, Governance Committee
Cathy Muskus, Faculty Counselor
Mari Cordes, Newsletter Editor
Vicki Torsch, Awards Chair
Gene Hicks, Membership Taskforce
Chair
Christina Melvin, Faculty Counselor
Chair
Agenda Items
Presenter
Topic 1
 Intro – recognize all board members and
 Special Recognition of Past Officers and
Presidents
Topic 2
 Committee chairs recognition
 Awards
 Programming
 Communications
 Global Initiative
 Membership Involvement
All
Time
5 min
quests
All
Vicki Torsch
Sally Kerschner
Mari Cordes
Rycki Maltby
Gene Hicks
10 min
Topic 3
 Job descriptions of all board members
Topic 4
 Strategic Vision for next 2 yrs – Review draft
 Goals and objectives
Need
All
10 min.
All
20 min
Topic 5
Board meeting dates for the year
Event dates – Symposium, induction, annual mtg,
research night, global initiative, heart of leadership
Topic 6
 Leadership Summit Sept 24-25
 Chapter Key Award – facilitator?
 Symposium amt to support?
 Move accounts to NEFCU
 Budget needed
Topic 7
All
20 min
All
20 min
Sally
10 min
Other – ??
Health Care reform and NP workforce
All
Close
Summary
Action Items
Next Steps
Action Items
5 min
Due By
Assigned to:
1. Description of action
2.
Meeting Decisions & Notes:
Topic 1:
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Introductions done
Participated in Julie’s activity – Chapter Leader Quiz
Topic 2:
 Awards chair: Vicki Torsch nominated for United Way Hometown Hero award (include
for Chapter Key Award)
 Communication chair was clarified and is Mari Cordes
 Awaiting volunteer to chair the governance committee – Christina nominated!!
 Reviewed student induction criteria, top 35%, unfair?, consider adding something in
bylaws – exception clause available. Faculty to identify potential students in “gray” area.
Topic 3:
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All board members - When your term is up, save any data you may have to a flash drive
to pass along to the next person. Share documents that have been helpful to you and those
you have created.
Topic 4: Strategic Vision:
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Reviewed draft – build from last years format and includes President’s Call to Action
items: Creating Welcoming Environment, Enhancing Knowledge Research and
Networking, Contributing to Global Health, Creating a Legacy of Personal
Leadership.
Want to focus on research this year, local and regional
Remember to promote that there is money available for research
Discussed research group at FAHC (i.e. EBP group)
Discussed ways to encourage FAHC RNs to do research formally
Mentoring is important, but try to use structures that are already in place.
Need to educate about research
Need Community Service plan – walks, volunteer Ronald Mc Donald house?
Committee members could include their research strengths in a newsletter or on the
website. Send out a survey monkey asking for this information
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Should have a Kappa Tau table at the symposium, should also include opportunities for
leadership succession, committee help, assistance with silent auction, etc. (these
opportunities should also be in place at induction
Consider developing a scholarship/funding for graduate students projects/thesis
Discussed offering a “research consult” at the FAHC Knowledge Fair
Also want to focus on global health, but need more structure around involvement, what
specifically will be support in this area, how much will we focus our budget on this
Mari and Rycki will send 2 measurable goals to Ann regarding global health initiatives
Gene has a list of inactive members, but Ann needs to send an updated list. Gene will
begin to reach out to them
2 newsletters per year is enough (aim for Dec/May editions), newsletter input is needed
Webpage issues: Wendy our web master needs to be paid to manage this, additional
software is needed. Ann will research what would be a reasonable amt.
Secretary will manage email communications for the board
Topic 5:
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Board meeting September 16, 5pm
Induction possibly October 17th, 11am, speaking TBD Julie will ask Becky Bell.
Research Symposium November 5 and 6
Board meeting November 17th, 5pm
Board meeting January 20, 5pm; also Research night (possibly Betty Rambur to speak)
Heart of Leadership dinner February 9th
Board meeting March 16th, 5pm; Global initiative 6pm
Board meeting April 13th, 5pm
Annual Meeting possibly May 5th, speaker TBD, consider Billie Brown
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Need to create a budget this year
Leadership summit September 24 and 25, Ann and Julie going, possibly Karen and/or
Annie
Gene made a motion to transfer Kappa Tau funds from Citizens bank to New England
Federal credit union. This motion passed. We also need to change the system so that dues
get automatically transferred to the new account.
Continue to remind members that information is needed for Chapter Key Award; Louise
and Julie will facilitate
How much should Kappa Tau give to research symposium. Decided to match last year’s
gift, which was $1,000
Bylaws Review – Governance committee to do this year.
Silent Auction – Ruby agreed to mentor and groom a new person to take over but will do
the auction this year.
Miscellaneous:
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Suicide walk October 2nd, join Team Andrew
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MS walk in April
Can donate food items to Julie’s neighborhood food shelf/senior center
Consider volunteering at Open Door Clinic
Karen needs her email information updated because she is not receiving information –
update list serve email list – who can do?