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Board of Directors Minutes October 28, 2005, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Hilton Alexandria - Mark Center, Alexandria, VA Room: Terrace East CONVENE: President Pat Murphy called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m., October 28, 2005. APPOINTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARIAN: President Pat Murphy appointed Ken Jones as Parliamentarian. MOTION TO WAIVE ROBERTS RULES TO ALLOW THE PARLIAMENTARIAN TO VOTE. SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA. SECONDED. Changes to the agenda: move item #3 Election and Delegate Certification Committee Report to item #6 following the Approval of the 2004 Delegate Assembly Meeting. MOTION CARRIED. ADOPTION OF STANDING RULES: MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STANDING RULES AS PRESENTED. SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF 2004 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MEETING MINUTES: MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE 2004 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. ELECTION & DELEGATE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT: Kathi Wilson, NRA Immediate Past President, gave an oral report. Certification of delegates for the 2005 Assembly was completed with a total of 122 delegates certified out of a possible 183 at 67%. A total of 25 state chapters were represented out of a possible 44 at 57%. Ms. Wilson also reported the ballot for election of NRA officers was issued by mail via the July special election edition of Contemporary Rehab. The returned ballots were counted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. President Murphy announced Carl Flowers as the 2007 President Elect and Tom Wilson as the new incoming Board Member at Large for 2006 MOTION TO APPROVE THE ELECTION AND DELEGATE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT. SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER'S REPORT: Kathi Wilson, NRA Immediate Past President, gave the treasurer's report in Brad Romine's absence. Although the final audit report was not available for today's assembly, it will be distributed to Board Members and Delegates with a target date of the end of November. MOTION TO APPROVE THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS PRESENTED. SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Membership Committee Co-Chair John Lui provided the Committee's strategic goals and accomplishments. As a result of the membership campaign the Association acquired 128 new members. The committee's proposal to the Board to remove the student membership employment requirement was accepted. The credit requirements have also changed to 6 credits for graduate students and 8 credits for under graduates. The Committee's proposed increase to $35 for the student membership rate, to become effective January 1, 2006, was also adopted by the NRA Board. The Committee also submitted a budget for a new brochure to the Board. From January to mid October, NRA acquired 627 new members for a total membership of 7,072. President Murphy announced the decision of the NRA Board of Directors to raise the general membership dues to $126 per year. She stated this is the first increase in dues since January, 2000. Governmental Affairs Committee Chair George Ackerman discussed the accomplishments of the committee. He thanked NRA's Director of Governmental Affairs, Patricia Leahy, and credited her with the success of the 2005 NRA Governmental Affairs Summit. He also noted that NRA was able to have a presence this year at the ADA celebration held at the Kennedy center, and at the annual RSA Monitoring Conference. Mr. Ackerman extended an invitation to all to attend the 2006 Governmental Affairs Summit, March 12-14, 2006 at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. Leadership Committee Leadership Committee Chair Wayne Mulkey provided an update. The committee consists of 12 - 15 members working on the 7 Board approved core competency areas: 1) Leadership Advocacy, 2) Outreach Recruitment, Marketing and Membership Development, 3) Board Management and Administration, 4) History, Role and Mission of NRA, 5) Services, Role, Resources of NRA Staff, 6) Conference Planning and Administration and (7) Mentoring. The committee coordinated the annual Leadership II conference - "Mentoring towards Leadership"- to be held October 29, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. The committee is developing the curriculum for the NRA Development University; other course work is being developed at the state and national level. Switzer Planning Committee Chair Kathi Wilson gave an update on behalf of Switzer Coordinator Ed Alexander. The 26th Switzer Seminar was conducted on September 24th & 25th, 2005 at the Sheraton Suites Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. The topic of the seminar was HIV Aids and Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Opportunities and Challenges. Rehabilitation and health providers were pleased to see NRA's willingness to look at the issues facing persons living with HIV aids as they attempt to navigate the world of Vocational Rehabilitation. The 2005 class of Switzer Scholars was a mix of both service providers and academicians in the field of HIV aids. It is anticipated that the 2005 Monograph will be published in early February 2006 and will be available for sale at that time. Thanks to the Switzer Planning Committee for their determination to present this topic. Resource and Development Committee Co-Chair Ken Jones gave an update. The committee held several meetings throughout the year and acquired over $5,000 in sponsorships for the Annual Training Conference: the Southeast Region contributed $2,000 to sponsor coffee breaks, the Arkansas Rehabilitation Association contributed $1,000, and the NASPPR and the VEWAA Divisions each contributed $1,000. Mr. Jones also noted that as a result of Past President Spencer Mosley's idea and effort, 20 Past Presidents provided contributions to sponsor the Leadership Training Tracks I and II. Mr. Jones introduced the new fund raising brochure which will be used primarily to elicit corporate sponsors for the Annual Conference and the Governmental Affairs Summit. Pat Murphy expressed appreciation to Ken for all his efforts as well as his financial support of the new brochure. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Executive Director Linda Winslow expressed her appreciation to everyone for their continued support of the Association. She invited everyone to attend the 2006 NRA Annual Conference to be held at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, November 9-12, 2006. RECOGNITION OF RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS: President Murphy recognized the following 2005 retiring Board members: Connie Giles (Great Plains Regional Representative), Paul Mulka (Great Lakes Regional Representative), Bill Chrisner (NAIL Division Representative), Allen Searles (NASPPR Division Representative), Shirley Brown (Board Member At Large), and Kathleen Wilson (Immediate Past President). PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS: President Murphy noted the year got off to a tremendous start with the hiring of Mrs. Linda Winslow as Executive Director. President Murphy thanked everyone for their hard work and dedication including Mrs. Winslow for her support and all of her hard work at the national office, Patricia Leahy for her efforts to ensure NRA has remained an effective leader in advocacy, the Board and the Membership Committee for initiating and collaborating on the successful membership campaign, the Resource Committee for their efforts with the conference sponsorships, the 2005 Executive Committee, the Board and the members of the Association. President Murphy introduced and welcomed 2006 NRA President Susan Sherman. Ms. Sherman presented President Murphy with the 2005 President's plaque for her dedicated service. OLD BUSINESS: There was no old business to report. NEW BUSINESS: Joe Doney, VEWAA rep to the NRA board, announced his candidacy for President-Elect in 2006. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Linda R. Winslow Secretary to the Board |
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