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)
10 March 2014
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS PRESENT
A. Board Members Present:
1) Others:
B. Absent:
C. Call-ins:
D. Quorum present?
3. READING OF MINUTES:
A. Vote to approve the previous minutes as written:
4. CRITICAL ISSUES:
A. LEGISLATIVE ALERTS (Since last meeting):
1) N/A
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: $2,163.85
b) Basic Business Services (Petty Cash): $5,558.31
c) Business High Yield (Savings): $90,637.27
TOTAL: $98,359.43 (Up about $1K from last month)
2) 2013 Taxes need to be submitted to June Cox CPA – Guerrero
3) Need to get Jerome Guerrero, NNGA Treasurer & Mike Carlson, ED on the Wells Accounts ASAP – Need Devine’s
signature to get Guerrero done and on the books.
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’- Complete
2. Air x 10 ‘Remarkable Deals’- Complete
***Note: There was a motion at Thursday’s Army DFAC NNGA meeting to continue the Remarkable Deal thru the
end of this luncheon. Passed.
b) National & State Annual Plan
1. Status?
c) VENUES to get folks signed up? OTAG DFAC signed up 18 memberships. Continue with the AASF & Washoe Co.
Armory soon. While in Las Vegas for State Conference, CW5 Baumann would like to visit the Clark Co. Army
3) CGOC
a)
$1500 authorized for 3 x Army events (YTB: 2 May, 1 x Las Vegas, 1 x OTAG (6 March), & 1 x Washoe Co.) + 2
May at the Command and Staff dinner (Dates correct?)
4) Army & Air Retirees
a) N/A
5) Membership Cards - Conway
B. Insurance committee – Mary Devine (Co-Chair Army) / John Brownell (Co-chair Air) –
1) N/A
C. Awards committee – John Brownell (Co-chair Air) & Mary Devine (Co-Chair Army)
1) Need nominees / Candidates by May 15th 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 House or at UNR Student Center – Brownell to make contact with MG Bath
4) Jeremiah Moch re: Valley Forge award – Available to present
D. By-laws committee – Lance King
1) N/A
E. Communications committee – April Conway / Dennis Fournier
1) Governor’s Military Ball
2) NNGA State Conference
3) 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!
4) Get info about LDL into High Roller news and Battle Born Magazine. Zupon unable to attend
F. Corporate Partnership – John Brownell (Chair)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Corporate Membership Campaign for 2014 status?
2013/2014 NNGA Corporate Brochure – Status? Brownell & Conway
Thank you cards to our partners
Navy Credit Union has pledged $1000 for the Stars & Bars breakfast (date TBD – Saturday?)
UFCU – Pledged $500 for event at NNGA State Conference
G. www.nvnga.org Website Committee – Joe Jaquish (Chair)
1) Update website with NNGA State Conference & Gov’s Mil Ball - Capt Jaquish working to fix a few bugs
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) Zupon, Baumann & Dickinson up for election
J. Legislative/Resolutions committee – Tony Machabee - Air / Mat Mathson – Army / John Brownell - Air
1) Work w/Escobar & EANGUS for state legislature? Carlson
2) State of Nevada to pay annual dues to NGAUS for us – Status? Spring time?
K. Social Committee – TBD
1) 3 x Army events?
L. Golf Tournament Committee - TBD
1) Tie this event to Gov’s Ball – Sat, 3 May for mostly ANG types going to the Ball
2) Need a golf course near the South Point
7. OLD BUSINESS:
A. State Conference/Golf Tourny/Etc…
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
JPG to run the ball – Begin talks with Don Goodman at the Eldorado
Start looking into Las Vegas Gov’s Ball in 2016
NNGA State Conference: Friday, 2 May from 6pm to 8pm - heavy hors ‘dourves (sp?)/2 tickets for drinks – Motion?
Speaker: MG Deb Ashenhurst, Ohio TAG – Invite???
Golf tourney TBD
C-130 support once we get the request validated!
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. NNGA 2014/2015/2016 Calendar Review – February (Devine & Conway to set up) - Status???
March
April
May
Monthly Meeting & Financial Report
Monthly Meeting & Financial Report
Monthly Meeting & Financial Report
State Conference
State Conference
Unit Visitation - Elections
Nomations at or after State Conference
Nomations at or after State Conference
Resolutions Due to NGAUS
NGAUS Awards Due
Actual Names for National Conference
Actual Names for National Conference
Data Call & Deposit for NGAUS
Attendance**
Hospitaliy Suite Sponsor - ID
State Conference/Gov's Mil Ball
By-Law Review
Data Call & Deposit for NGAUS
Attendance**
B. NGAUS Conference in Chicago – 22-25 Aug
1) 40 Rooms at the Intercontinental Hotel on Michigan Ave (Miracle Mile) - $166 per night / Room turnback is 30 June
2) 2 x Suites for TAG, GO’s or Corporate Sponsors (Can get more suites if needed)
3) 1 x Presidential Suite ($1800 / night)
4) To-do’s:
a. Shirts – speak w/Don Goodman about Eldorado shirts
b. Pins – Cindy Ramirez now sells pins and maybe a good choice
c. Stress dice or stress poker chips for this year
d. Ice Cubes that glow and can go in drinks – cool thing for our suite w/clear SOLO cups
e. $100 buy in again: pays for shirt and some of the events
C. Nashville 2015 NGAUS Conference – 3rd pick overall next year for room block (TN picked 1st)
D. NGAUS Conference in 2019 – Devine
1) RSCVA & Eldorado want to do a cocktail party mid-April
2) Invite the Community partners, the NNGA Board and Key leaders from the Nevada National Guard
3) 2012 NGAUS Conference bid information - Devine
E) Who to take to NGAUS Conference to staff the bar/shop/etc… NV EANGUS? Chief’s & SGM’s?
F) CMSgt Chuck Allen running for Washoe Co. Sherriff – Wants NNGA to endorse him
G) Membership table cover w/logo and other info – 4’ x 8’
9. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTS: COL Carlson
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next meeting – time and place? Monday, 10 March at 1630pm at Bistro 7
11. ADJOURNMENT: Motion?
Teleconference numbers:
- 788-5400 Code: 123456 (up to 10 people)