March 26, 2015
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Rocky Mount, NC
Prepared by: C. Blair Myhand, Chapter Historian
Executive Board Members Present:
Chapter President - Rhonda Smith
First VP – Laura Kruger
Second VP – Chris Hagwood
Third VP – Brian Regan
Immediate Past President – John Reid
Secretary/Treasurer – Ashley Weaver
Historian – Blair Myhand
Membership Coordinator – Bryan Gilliard
Training Coordinator – Lachlan MacNeish
District Representatives Present:
District 1 – Dave Wooten
District 3 – Ken Sarvis
District 5 – Brent Phelps
District 7 – Mark Sink
President Smith called the meeting to order at 1:13p
President Smith requested the minutes from the Fall Board meeting be waived and accepted to
be posted to the Chapter website. First: Ashley Weaver/Second: Rhonda Smith . Unanimously
approved by board.
Old Business:
none to report
New Business:
 Secretary/Treasurer Ashley Weaver provided her report. Session 259 graduated on March
20, 2015. Session 260 will begin on Monday, April 6, 2015. Session 261 begins on July 12,
2015. And, Session 262 has been notified and will begin their journey in October 2015.
There are currently 338 members with renewed memberships and 106 active members that
have not renewed.
 President Smith would like to see 100 registrants for the summer conference at Shell Island.
She has asked that the summer conference be a way to encourage participation in the
chapter.
 The Chapter is moving further towards using PayPal for event registrations. Chris Hagwood
proposed spending $60 to pay for PayPal Pro. He feels this is a better way to register and
track attendees than done in the past. President Smith asked for a motion to consider the
recommendation. First: Blair Myhand/Second: Laura Kruger. Unanimously approved by the
board.
 YLP Selection update: Danny Kruger was selected by the committee to represent the
Chapter at the summer YLP in Quantico. President Smith asked for a motion to consider
continuing providing a $1000 donation in support of YLP. First: Chris Hagwood/Second:
Brian Regan. Unanimously approved by the board.
 Deceased member, Bobby Walsh (NA 196), of Wilkes County SO was remembered.
President Smith asked for a motion to consider sending a $100 donation to the family. First:
Chris Hagwood/Second: John Reid. Unanimously approved by the board.
 Scholarship Cmte update: Bryan Gilliard and Brian Regan were selected. Zero applications
have been received as of the board meeting. Email scanned application to Ashley Weaver
no later than close of business, March 31, 2015.
 Officer and District Rep nominations must be received by June 1, 2015 for consideration.
Need letters of interest and agency support emailed to Ashely Weaver.
 Summer Conference update: Sponsorship Coordinator, Marshall Williamson is working
diligently on getting the summer conference planned and all activities coordinated. The
Shell island Resort has been renovated and registration fees remain the same. Training
coordinator, Lachlan MacNeish, has several topics planned for the conference. They are
related to terrorism, retirement planning, gang activity, and IEDs.
 Fall conference: October 9, 2015 in Lexington, NC. The training topic will be the Boston
Bombing Lessons Learned
 Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission: Chris Hagwood asked that the board
develop criteria to consider for nomination to the commission. Will probably need
change(s) made to the by-laws. Recommend this be a non-voting board position on a two
year rotating basis.
 Ashley Weaver spoke about the National Office having created a NA grave marker. It is a
bronze medallion for sale at the NA Store to be epoxied to a tombstone as a means to
readily identify a deceased as a NA alum.
President Smith adjourned the meeting at: 2:14pm