VOLUNTEERS/COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Michael Carlson, Executive Director
John Brownell, Corporate Partnerships
Joe Jaquish, Website
Lance King, By Laws
Nichole Castagnola, Executive Secretary
Tony Machabee, Resolutions (Air)
Mat Mathson, Resolutions (Army)
PRESIDENT/CEO
Jeff Zupon
VICE PRESIDENT ARMY
Mary Devine
VICE PRESIDENT AIR
April Conway
TREASURER
Jerome Guerrero
ASST VICE PRESIDENT ARMY
Charles Dickinson
ASST VICE PRESIDENT AIR
John Brownell
AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER
James Baumann
Nevada National Guard Association (NNGA)
6 January 2014
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS PRESENT
A. Board Members Present: Brownell, Zupon, Conway, Devine, Guerrero, Jim Baumann
1) Others: Matt Johnson, Corry Starr, Mike Carlson
B. Absent: Charles Dickinson
C. Call-ins: None
D. Quorum present? Yes
3. READING OF MINUTES:
A. Vote to approve the previous minutes as written: Passed
4. CRITICAL ISSUES:
A. LEGISLATIVE ALERTS (Since last meeting):
1) None this month
http://www.ngaus.org/issues-advocacy/take-action
5. OFFICER REPORTS:
A. NNGA & NVNGAUS2012 Treasurer’s Reports –
1) Status of funds (NNGA Wells Fargo Acct)?
a) Business Checking: $8,027.95
b) Basic Business Services (Petty Cash): $5,582.31
c) Business High Yield (Savings): $96,626.46
TOTAL: $110,236.72
2) 2013 Taxes need to be submitted to June Cox CPA – Post Card for $50,000 or less in deposits
3) Need to get Jerome Guerrero (NNGA Treasurer & Mike Carlson) on the Wells Accounts
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS –
A. Membership committee – Shawn Cruze (Air) / TBD (Army) – Status?
1) Total Membership numbers? State Annual / National Annual / State and National Life
2) Status of membership strategy and ad campaign? Cruze/Johnson
a) National & State Life Plan – Almost gone!
1. Army x 9 ‘Remarkable Deals’
2. Air x 7 ‘Remarkable Deals’
b) National & State Annual Plan
1. CPT Johnson met with 17th Sustainment Brig – 4 Confirmed/5 pending
c) How to incorporate BenchMade Knives in the Marketing Campaign?
3) CGOC
a)
$1500 authorized for 3 x Army events (YTB: 11 Feb, 1 x Las Vegas, 1 x OTAG, & 1 x Washoe Co.) + 2 May at the
Command and Staff dinner (Dates correct?)
4) Army & Air Retirees
a) Whenever a retiree function happens, we need to provide reps to talk about association business. Maybe fund the
luncheons?
5) Membership Cards - Conway
B. Insurance committee – Mary Devine (Co-Chair Army) / John Brownell (Co-chair Air) –
1) New SSLI POC - Corry Starr
2) AASF on 22 Jan – How did this event go?
C. Awards committee – John Brownell (Co-chair Air) & Mary Devine (Co-Chair Army)
1) Need nominees / Candidates by March 31st for NGAUS awards
2) Reid – Truman Award
3) Amodei award presentation status? Amodei staff being pinged for dates / Discussion centered on maybe at the Vet’s
Guest Houseor with NMSA at UNR Student Center – Brownell to make contact with MG Bath
D. By-laws committee – Lance King
1) N/A
E. Communications committee – April Conway / Dennis Fournier
1) Update Membership Flyer (Facebook, Twitter, SSLI, Membership, Like us, Legislative Alerts, What has NGAUS done
for you lately?, Events x 3, Make it a living event!
2) Get info about LDL into High Roller news and Battleborn??? Coordinate with NV EANGUS Staff
F. Corporate Partnership – John Brownell (Chair)
1) Corporate Membership Campaign for 2014 status? Call Kamachi about space for sponsors (Note: this has been
accomplished with the Sales person at the South Point Hotel (5-10 tables for sponsors has been coordinated)
2) 2013/2014 NNGA Corporate Brochure – Status? Brownell & Conway
3) Thank you cards to our partners
G. www.nvnga.org Website Committee – Joe Jaquish (Chair)
1) Updated the website with membership info and updated Dues page
2) Facebook link needed
H. Investment committee – Shaun Cruze (Interim) / Mary Devine
1) Status on Morgan Stanley & USAA moving our 2012 funds over? Devine
2) Mr. Oshay at USAA – Status? Devine
***MUST GET MONEY INVESTED – TIME = MONEY!!!
I. Nominations committee – TBD
1) February
J. Legislative/Resolutions committee – Tony Machabee - Air / Mat Mathson – Army / John Brownell - Air
1)
2)
3)
4)
Someone working w/Escobar & EANGUS for state legislature? Need to work at Joint meeting with them
SSgt Escobar to get together re: combining forces to accomplish goals with state legislature – Status?
State of Nevada to pay annual dues to NGAUS for us – Status? Spring time?
Brief board on NGAUS LL Meeting at NGAUS HQ – Brownell / Machabee
a) MAJ Nick Chavez to be next TAG Exec
b) LL Package of priorities – Col Williams (See booklet)
K. Social Committee – TBD
1) 3 x Army events
L. Golf Tournament Committee - TBD
1) Tie this event to Gov’s Ball
7. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Next Year’s Conference/Ball/Golf Tourny/Etc…
1) Col Williams, LTC Kamachi to go to Vegas in January to ID a hotel. Myself or Col Carlson & NVEANGUS rep to also
attend. Status is TBD.
B. NGEDA Conference, Chicago 13-16 January 2014, Marriott Downtown, 541 N. Rush St. (Travel 12-16 Jan)
1) Delegation: Carlson, Devine, Zupon,
2) 1st Day is Insurance Day
3) Registration for 3 x NNGA personnel sent to NGAT ($350)
4) 3 x rooms reserved at the Marriott on N. Rush Street
a. Need exact dates of stay from Devine
C. NGAUS Industry Day, NGAUS HQ, 10 Dec 2013
1) Trip report – Brownell/Carlson A. NV NGAUS 2012 Conference
E. BenchMade Knives – Received 116 from Theresa at NMSA
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. LTG Clark, DANG visit to ANG in Reno: 15th Jan
B. NNGA 2014 Calendar Review – February (Devine & Conway to set up) - Status???
C. NNGA Budget Review – Same as above line
D. NGAUS Conference in 2019 or 2020 plan
9. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTS: COL Carlson – N/A
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next meeting – time and place? Monday, 10 Feb at 10am at Squeeze Inn on S. Meadows Pkwy
11. ADJOURNMENT: Motion? Passed
Teleconference numbers:
- 788-5400 Code: 123456 (up to 10 people)