Twin Cities Human Resources Association
Board Meeting Minutes
November 15, 2012
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
3M
St. Paul, MN 55144
Present:
Sarah Gasparini, Rebecca Gish, Sarah Waite, Carrie Patton, Beth Petersen and Amanda
Greenberg, Michele Brynteson, Melanie Olsen, Beatrice Corley, and Janet Wulf
Absent:
Tiffany Kuehl, Alecia Hanson,Sara Borresen
Via Conference
Steve Jewell, Jason Kujanen
Quorum present? Yes
Others present:
Materials
Agenda, October Minutes, Financial Packet, P&L Statement, Action Tracker
Meeting called to order at 3:15 p.m. by Past President Sarah Gasparini.
WELCOME BUSINESS REVIEW
Sarah welcomed Board members and reviewed the agenda.
Review & Approval of October Financials
o Carrie Patton requested to be added to the agenda
o Sarah G requested Beth and Steve to work together on the member numbers so they match
o Job posting income continues to be a valuable resource
o A motion was made by Amanda and seconded by Michele to approve the October 2012 financials as
presented. The October 2012 financials were approved as presented.
 Review & Approval of October Board Meeting Minutes
o A motion was made by Carrie, seconded by Melanie to approve the October 2012 Board meeting
minutes. The October 2012 Board meeting minutes were approved as submitted.
 Key SHRM Updates
o Tiffany and Peggy are attending the SHRM Leadership Conference in Washington
o Tiffany, Rebecca and Steve joined a conference call with Joyce LayMay, SHRM State Council
o Joyce voices her concerns around a drop in SHRM Membership numbers in September
o TCHRA will continue to promote SHRM Membership at all events
o All chapters are struggling with membership retention
o Steve and his team are preparing a proposal for membership retention/turnover. They are targeting
members from 2011-2012 who will expire. Steve will present to the board at the December board meeting
o Strategic direction in programming should drive membership
BOARD DECISIONS/DISCUSSIONS NEEDED
o Rebecca’s team is working on a membership drive proposal and will be presenting it the board
o Sarah Waite reviewed plans for the February Cornerstone event
o Sarah W. team is working on drawing in statewide interest for the February event. She is also
collaborating with Cathy Lamers to bring in St. Thomas students and others in the community
o Sarah W also discussed marketing plans “Bring a friend campaign” she will circle back with the board
o Beth will be working pulling history of fees charged for events to create a consistent event fee structure
for all events/programs
o Beth reviewed the budget and requested a motion to approve the budget. Michele made a motion to
approve the budget and was seconded by Amanda. The 2012-2013 budget was approved as submitted.
o Amanda Teubert will be the feature article “Volunteer Spotlight”
o Carrie advised that Donna Herbel will be filling in for her with the December program with assistance from
Amanda and Jason. Speakers are confirmed and to date 58 were registered. The maximum attendees
for this event are 75.
o Sarah will upload November board meeting. Future board materials will be added to the board only
section of the website.
ROUND TABLE ALL
o Michele reported on the Spring Conference date scheduled May 9, 2012 at McNamana Alumni Center
o Michele updated that the PHR/SPHR classes end in a couple of weeks
o Jason will be scheduling a legislative eblast for November
o Steve announced next member orientation scheduled for February 7, 2013, Joule Center. This will be an
evening program and will be partnering with the student conference team
o Rebecca will report in December on website updates.
o Melanie will move forward reviewing the communications audit responses. She will be meeting with Sarah
G and Tiffany to discuss action items
o Amanda reported that Rebecca reviewed the volunteer manual and asked if the board wanted to review
before it is posted to the site
o Sarah G reported the RFP process will be completed before Christmas
Adjourn: 4:24 p.m.