National Association of Health Unit Coordinators

Board of Directors Meeting

February 16 – February 17, 2007

Reno, Nevada

 

Members Present:

Michael McKenzie                               President

Juliann Olsen                                        Secretary

Marilyn Morin                                      Treasurer

Nadine Stratford                                   Region 1 Representative

Gail Ouattara                                         Region 2 Representative

Pam Hernandez                                     Region 3 Representative

Sandra Geter                                         Region 4 Representative

James Rhoads                                       Region 5 Representative

Tracy Rondeau                                     Region 6 Representative

Linda Winslow                            Director Education Board

Kelly Lemanski                                     Certification Board Co-Director

Betty Lamb                                            Certification Board Co-Director

 

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by the NAHUC President, Michael McKenzie.

 

The following individuals observed the meeting:

                Sara Brown, Incoming Region 3

                Patty Rice, PNR - NAHUC Office

James Rhoads, Region 5

 

Items of interest:  Resignations of: Lori Berlett – Region 5

             Liela Jackson – President Elect

 

Tracy Rondeau was assigned to be the action assignment recorder for February 16, 2007.

 

Betty Lamb will be voting for the Certification Board.

 

Motion # 1                            Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Tracy Rondeau, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the resignations of Lori Berlett and Liela Jackson.

 

The vote was:  Yes:  9, No: 0, Abstained:  0

 

Motion # 2                            Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the Board of Directors meeting minutes of the Summer 2006 Board of Directors meeting with corrections.   

 

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 3                            Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the agenda for the 2007 Winter meeting with additions.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 4                            Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Linda Winslow, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the Treasurers report and the Fiscal Affairs Committee Report for the fiscal year 2006 - 2007.

 

Attachment # 1

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion  # 5                           Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Juliann Olsen, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept Region Representatives 1,2,3, and 4, Certification Board, and Education Board reports.  Also accept the following committee reports:  Archives, Awards, Bylaws/Policy, Chapters, Ethics, Program, and Publication, and the attachments are made part of the minutes:

 

                Region #1                                              attachment # 2

Region #2                                              attachment # 3                       

                Region #3                                              attachment # 4

Region #4                                              attachment # 5                       

                Certification                                          attachment # 6

                Education                                              attachment # 7

                Archives                                                attachment # 8

Awards                                                  attachment # 9

Bylaw/Policy                                         attachment # 10

Chapter’s                                               attachment # 11

Ethics                                                     attachment # 12

Program                                                 attachment # 13

                Publication                                            attachment # 14                                     

                 

                                                 

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0

 

Motion # 6                            Upon a motion duly made by Kelly Lemanski and seconded by Pam Hernandez, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept to policies #104, #107 and #1902 with revisions.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 7                            Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Tracy Rondeau, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint the following to the respective committees:

 

                Eileen Wolke                         Awards Committee Chair                    2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                Dorothy Barnum                  Awards Committee                              2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                Carolyn Setters                     Program Committee                             2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                Cindy Silfies                          Archives Committee Chair                  2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                Rowland Ajaluwa Publication Committee Chair              2/1/607 – 4/30/10

                Maria Israel                           Publication Committee                        2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 8                            Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Tracy Rondeau, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint the following to the respective committees:

 

                Priscilla Costin                      Ethics Committee Chair                       2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                Donna Kuhns                       Marketing/PR Committee Chair         2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 9                            Upon a motion duly made by Betty Lamb and seconded by Kelly Lemanski, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint the following to the respective committees:

 

                Kathleen Zimbal                   Certification Board                               2/16/07 – 4/30/10

                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 10                          Upon a motion duly made by Marilyn Morin and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint the following to the respective committees:

 

                Dorothy Barnum                  Program Committee                              2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 11                          Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 15-minute break.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 12                          Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford, and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to amend bylaws article 3.5 to read:  “Any vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from any cause may be filled by the President with an interim board member with the approval of the Board of Directors to fill the remainder of the original term until the next regularly scheduled election is held per Article 4.3.g or appointed by article 6.2.d.i or 6.2.e.i.”

 

And amend Bylaw Article 4.3.g to read:  “Appoints a replacement to fill the remainder of the original term for any officer or member unable to complete a term until the next regularly scheduled election is held.  This appointment is subject to the affirmative vote of a majority of the board.”

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 13                          Upon a motion duly made by Marilyn Morin, and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint the following to the respective committees:

 

                Liela Jackson                        Chapter Committee                              2/16/07 – 4/30/09

                Liela Jackson                        Membership Committee                      2/16/07 – 4/30/09

 

The vote was Yes: 8, No: 1, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 14                          Upon a motion duly made by Tracy Rondeau and seconded by Sandra Geter, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to affiliate the Central CHUC’s of New York  State Chapter.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 15                          Upon a motion duly made by Kelly Lemanski and seconded by Betty Lamb, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the Job Corp project as presented.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 16                          Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Gail Ouattara, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 2 hour lunch break and return by 2:00 P.M.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0. 

 

Motion # 17                          Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Tracy Rondeau,  the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint James Rhoads to complete the term of Region 5 Representative.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

James Rhoads was officially seated as the Region 5 Representative.

 

Motion # 18                          Upon a motion duly made by and seconded by, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 15-minute break.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 10, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 19                          Upon a motion duly made by Juliann Olsen and seconded by Marilyn Morin, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided that all contact hours will be calculated at 60 (sixty) minutes per 1.0 contact hours instead of the current 50 minutes.  This will be effective May 1, 2008.  This change is for all new applications.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 10, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 20                          Upon a motion duly made by Pamela Hernandez and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint Kelly Lemanski to finish the NAHUC President-elect term ending April 30, 2007 and become NAHUC President effective May 1, 2007 to April 30, 2009.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 10, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Kelly Lemanski was officially seated as President-Elect.

 

Motion # 21                          Upon a motion duly made by Kelly Lemanski and seconded by Betty Lamb, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to adjourn until 1000 A.M. on 2/17/07.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

February 17, 2007

 

The meeting was called to order at 10:08 A.M. by the NAHUC President, Michael McKenzie.

 

Tracy Rondeau was assigned to be the action assignment recorder for February 17, 2007.

 

The following individuals observed the meeting:

 

                Sara Brown, Region 3         

                Patty Rice, PNR - NAHUC Office            

 

Motion # 22                          Upon a motion duly made by Betty Lamb and seconded by Juliann Olsen, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept Kelly Lemanski’s letter of resignation from the Certification Board.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 23                          Upon a motion duly made by Kelly Lemanski and seconded by Betty Lamb, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint

 

                Pam Hernandez                     Ethics Committee                                 2/17/07 – 4/30/09

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 24                          Upon a motion duly made by Pamela Hernandez and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to reappoint

 

                Rosemary Boisselle             Marketing/PR Committee                    2/17/07 – 4/30/09

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 25                          Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by Kelly Lemanski, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to remove the advertising of NAHUC cookbooks from the NAHUC website and to discontinue all sales of same effective as of 2/19/07.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 26                          Upon a motion duly made by Tracy Rondeau and seconded by Sandra Geter, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 15-minute break.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 27                          Upon a motion duly made by Nadine Stratford and seconded by James Rhoads, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a lunch for 1 ½ hours.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 28                          Upon a motion duly made by Linda Winslow and seconded by Kelly Lemanski, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to rename the memorial service at the Annual Education Conference to the Ringrose Memorial Service.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 5, No: 6, Abstained: 0. Motion did not pass.

 

Motion # 29                          Upon a motion duly made by Pam Hernandez and seconded by Nadine Stratford, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to take a 15-minute break.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 30                          Upon a motion duly made by Pam Hernandez and seconded by James Rhoads, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to appoint

 

                Nadine Stratford                   Publication Committee                        2/17/2007 – 4/30/2009

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 31                          Upon a motion duly made by Pamela Hernandez and seconded by James Rhoads, the Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to accept the 2007-2008 NAHUC budget as revised and accept the 2007 Tampa conference budget.

                                                                  

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

 

Motion # 32                          Upon a motion duly made by Kelly Lemanski and seconded by Betty Lamb, the NAHUC Board of Directors, after discussion, decided to adjourn the Winter 2007 NAHUC Board of Directors meeting on February 17, 2007 at 4:12 p.m.

 

The vote was Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstained: 0.

                                               

 

Approved for Publication,                                                  Respectfully submitted by,

 

__________________________                                   ___________________________

Michael McKenzie, CHUC                                 Juliann Olsen, CHUC

NAHUC President                                                               NAHUC Secretary