Apple Valley HR Association

Board Meeting – April 14, 2005

The Roaster, Wenatchee WA 98801

 

Present:

Gil Sparks                  Barbara Davis           Joan Lovitt                Janice Soder

Karen Bland              Jo Ann Tucker          Steve Bobst              Melissa Wear-Grimm

Joy Neal                     Ruth Williams           Shaune Barton

 

 

I.               Welcome / Call to Order

Co-President Barbara Davis called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m.

 

II.        Review and Approval of the March Minutes

Karen Bland reported that there were a few grammatical corrections, but no major changes to report. There were no other changes or corrections noted. Janice Soder moved to accept the minutes with changes noted. Melissa Wear-Grimm seconded.

Discussion: None.

All present approved. Motion Passed.

 

III.       Board Reports

Programs

Jo Ann Tucker shared the following:

q      March Program – evaluations revealed that the program was well received. Ms. Rowe requested a letter of recommendation. Barbara Davis will write the letter, which Ms. Rowe can send out as she sees fit. Barbara also mentioned that she could send Ms. Rowe’s contact information to the Speaker’s Bureau.

YWCA Scholarship – There was a consensus to support a 2005 YWCA scholarship in Alice Rowe’s name.

q      Legacy Leadership – Jo Ann and Arlene Abbott met with Colin Brine of Upstream Northwest to put together a supervisory leadership program. From that meeting, a program was established with seven series topics identified (although, after Board discussion, it was decided to drop the topic on coaching), meet twice a month beginning in September from 7:30 – 9:00 am, charge $30 - $40 per person per session – or $225 for the series. It was also discussed to limit the program to 30 persons to allow for more personal interaction.

Ø    Discussion ensued regarding scheduling classes: hold classes in 2–3 days versus twice a month. Discussion ended with a decision to return to Colin to discuss the best possible schedule, as well work out other details to be discussed at the next Board meeting; however, Gil asked that Steve Bobst be a part of that discussion along with Jo Ann and Arlene.

Ø    Gil asked Ruth to promote the series in the upcoming newsletters.

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Board Reports, continued

Programs, continued

q      April program – the program has been tweaked a bit.

q      June program – we have a sponsor for our June program – ADP (a payroll service).

 

Legislative

Steve Bobst distributed and talked about the handout from the Independent Business Association.

 

Diversity

Shaune Barton advised that she had met with Jesus Hernandez, who will speak on cultural awareness in our communities. The program will be approximately two hours long. Mr. Hernandez advised he will volunteer his time, however, materials will cost AVHRA approximately $250.

Discussion: The program should be about diversity in the workplace, as opposed to diversity in the community.

Joan Lovitt moved to fund the cost of materials after they have been reviewed by Shaune Barton and approved to meet AVHRA’s program requirements. Steve Bobst seconded.

Discussion: None.

All present approved. Motion Passed.

 

Publicity

Janice Soder shared the following:

q      Wenatchee World deadline is Friday, April 15^th for the April program.

q      Gil advised that the presenter’s photograph in the ad makes a better ad – it appears to get more attention.

q      Janice will work with both the Wenatchee World and the Business Journal.

 

Newsletters

Ruth Williams reported:

q      Newsletter deadlines are the same, but she needs the articles by the 3^rd Thursday of the month in order to have enough time to put it all together.

 

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Board Reports, continued

Certification

Joan Lovitt advised the following:

q      She has an article submitted to go into the May newsletter regarding the benefits of becoming certified.

q      Her next class is slated for Fall 2005.

Gil suggested she set a date for the next class and begin advertising in the AVHRA newsletter now.

 

SHRM Foundation / Auction

Joy Neal advised:

q      Foundation/Auction: She did not have an update to report.

q      NHRMA: Joy met with the presidents of the Tri-Cities and Yakima chapters regarding the 2008 NHRMA conference being held in the Tri-Cities.

Ø    She advised that both were receptive to the idea of co-sponsoring the conference – with the responsibilities being divided among the three chapters. She shared that she volunteered AVHRA for programs, as we seem to excel in that arena.

Ø    The conference would be held at the Tri-Cities Convention Center.

Ø    All three chapters are about equal in memberships.

Ø    All costs and responsibilities would be split equally among the chapters.

Ø    The proposal has been written and submitted to NHRMA.

 

Membership

Sylvia Martinez was unable to attend the board meeting. No report was given regarding membership.

 

School-to-Work/Job Fair

Lisa Turner was unable to attend the board meeting. No report was given.

 

CWU SHRM Chapter

CWU SHRM Chapter: Melissa Wear-Grimm reported on how AVHRA can support the CWU SHRM chapter. A flyer was shared regarding a golf tournament fundraiser to help offset expenses for the students to attend the Student Games in California.

Discussion to sponsor a “hole” in the amount of $200.

Melissa Wear-Grimm moved to approve sponsorship of a hole in the upcoming SHRM 11^th Annual Golf Tournament in the amount of $200. Joan Lovitt seconded.

Discussion: None.

All present approved. Motion Passed.

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Board Reports, continued

Wenatchee Valley Personnel Management Group: Melissa shared that this is an elite service club made up of HR managers who have been in their jobs for at least one year and where their primary function is human resources. She shared that meetings are generally brown-bag lunches and discussion is “roundtable” – the topic being the host’s choice.

 

IV.       General Information

SHRM Regional Scholarship

Joan Lovitt advised that AVHRA applied last year to purchase the Learning System, which was not approved. After discussion among the board, it was decided to not apply this year.

 

Program Promotions

Gil suggested that each board member call two – three AVHRA members who do not regularly attend the meetings and invite them to upcoming programs.

 

AVHRA Website

Rene Zamora reviewed the AVHRA website and suggested the following: (1) We add a photo and bio regarding the program presenter, and (2) Ask if the Chamber will add a link on their website to the AVHRA website (Gil will ask the Chamber).

 

Randy Lundberg and 2005 NHRMA Distinguished Member Awards

Applications are due for both of these awards on May 20, 2005. Melissa, Gil and Barbara will work on these.

 

Preventing Teen Harassment

Gil distributed information regarding an outreach and educational campaign designed to proactively prevent discrimination against teenage workers.

 

“How Not to Lose a Job Before You Get It”

Gil distributed the “handout” given to attendees of the AVHRA workshop at the Job Fair on Tuesday, April 12^th. He said it was a great success…and a lot of fun.

 

V.            Open Mike

There was no open discussion.

 

VI.       Next Board Meeting

            Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 7:00 a.m. at The Roaster.

 

VII.     Closing Joke

            Gil shared a joke submitted by Jo Ann Tucker.

 

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VIII.    Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 8:20 a.m.

 

Minutes taken and submitted by:

 

Karen Bland		Date
Secretary