Auburn University

Administrative and Professional Assembly

 

Wednesday March 26, 2008

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Foy, Room 202

 

Approved

 

Call to Order

 

Maria Folmar, Chair of the Assembly, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.

 

Roll Call

 

Representatives Present: Christopher O'Gwynn, Kirsten Perkins, Barnese Adair-Wallace, Lisa Powell-Brantly, Seth Humphrey, Mark Wilson, Julie Nolen, Phillip Coxwell, Wiebke Kuhn, Greg Ruff, April Staton, Ellen McManus, John Owen, Jane Hoehaver, John Folmar, David Hennessey, Maria Folmar, Todd Storey and Drew Burgering (19)

Representatives Absent: Katie Mantooth (Maternity Leave), Teresa Logiotatos, Rob McKinnell (Becky Bell attended on his behalf) (3)

 

Number of A & P Members Present:  ~ 25

 

Health Update – Scale Back Alabama

Speaker:  Jenny Swaim

 

Jenny Swaim joined the Assembly to give an update on Scale Back Alabama, which ended recently. Jenny indicated that a total of 3,500 pounds were lost by 407 employees during the program.  (When the program began, 688 were signed up to participate.) The highest weight lost by one person was 35 lbs. One hundred and eighty-nine people lost at least 10 lbs. Twenty-three people were short just one lb. Two teams lost over 70 lbs combined.

 

The main idea, according to Jenny, is that many people on campus are concerned about their health. Jenny indicated that we need to provide incentives to folks to get healthy. There are many opportunities on campus which are not being taken advantage of. There are committees in place working on health-related opportunities for employees. We are all affected by insurance rates, and getting healthy could help decrease those rates.

 

Regarding the Scale Back Alabama program, Jenny said that weights are being verified before winners’ names are released. She also added that there is a health fair going on April 2 at Haley Center and at Foy. The fair will offer free screenings, health products, etc. This will take place until 1 p.m. that day. There will probably be another weight loss program available after that date.

 

Recognizing and Responding to Student-Related Emergencies

Speakers:    Dr. Nancy McDaniel and Dr. Kathryn Jarvis
     

Dr. McDaniel began the presentation by referring to an Opelika-Auburn News article entitled, “Stress Hurts Motivation.” She indicated that incidents are occurring across the country, including the Virginia Tech shooting in which 32 were left dead and 18 were wounded. A campus can be turned upside down quickly.

 

According to Dr. McDaniel, students come into Cater Hall often. Some are not doing well at all. She then asked us to participate in an exercise: “Back in My Day…” Dr. McDaniel encouraged attendees to think of who we are now, and who we were “then.” There have been many changes from then to now. Many changes in technology have changed the way the world works.  Cell phones have changed the way we operate.  No one writes letters anymore. We are more connected to the rest of the world. This causes emotional responses. Information is watered-down, and our senses are overloaded. Today’s youth are physically and emotionally no different than we were at 18, but they are bombarded with much more information. Today’s students have lived through Columbine, 911, and Virginia Tech. The fears are real.

 

Today, you can live and function with little to no communication with anyone else. It’s easy for people to isolate or hide. We need to be aware of this and take advantage of the opportunities around us. Many services are available in the Office of Student Affairs.

 

Dr. Jarvis indicated that the number of students entering college with documented problems is on the rise. She posed the question: Is the number higher, or are more cases now just documented? Many conditions manifest themselves during high school and early college years. What can we do?

 

Incidents on campus have caused institutions to become much more proactive. There is no specific profile for perpetrators. Many are depressed; many have been bullied during their upbringing. Those bullied students grow up with significant issues. This may come to a head during college of they are not connected.

 

Attendees were encouraged to be proactive when working with students, to become concerned and know who to call. Attendees were also encouraged to be aware of students’ signals of distress: oversleeping, not coming to work, showing signs of alcoholism, those who cannot describe emotions, and those who become angry and upset. Substance abuse and depression are leading factors in students who are not functioning well. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in young adults.

 

Attendees were encouraged to use office hours, use the Office of Students with Disabilities and other resources. Attendees were also encouraged to review the Tiger Cub to learn what to do. Other advice was to call 911, the Dean of Students, Risk Management, Safe Harbor and many others in case of emergency.

 

Handouts were made available to those who attended this meeting. For more information, feel free to contact Dr. McDaniel or Dr. Jarvis. There will be a Human Resources class made available beginning Summer 2008 on this topic.

 

Question: How has this been presented to faculty?

Answer: Faculty has had a presentation. Materials are being distributed. This presentation will be posted on the website.

 

Approval of Minutes

The Minutes from the February 20, 2008 A & P Assembly meeting were approved as corrected. 

 

Action Items

President’s Administrative Fellowship Program

 

The President’s Fellowship was first mentioned at the February meeting. This is a piggy-back of a similar offering to faculty. Questions have been raised regarding this Fellowship since that time. However, no questions were raised at this meeting. 

 

John Owen made a motion to accept this as is currently written. The motion was seconded by Seth Humphrey, and no discussion was held.

 

Drew Burgering suggested that the audience be reminded on what this Fellowship is. Maria Folmar said that perhaps there is no interest here, or a lack of awareness. It was decided to give another overview regarding the Fellowship.

 

Maria indicated that this was a project raised by the A & P Executive Committee. The Committee thought this would be a good option for A & P members who would like to work in Administration to see how projects happen. This was modeled after the Faculty project already in place. Maria presented this option as an idea to Dr. Gogue, who immediately seized the idea. The Executive Committee has worked with Don Large to put a program similar to that of faculty for A & P. That was what was presented at the February A & meeting.

 

Maria explained that the A & P could submit a project for consideration. A project and individual would then be selected as the Presidential Fellow for a summer semester each summer. The A & P member could work with Administration on this project. It could be any project -- to benefit a department, or a function.  It could be broad or more targeted. The faculty Fellow this semester has been working on the Green Initiative to put that program in place.

 

Several questions were then entertained from the audience:

 

Question: Who is faculty member working on that Green Initiative?

Answer: Maria said the name had slipped her mind, but she would find out.

     

Question: Where would we find the guidelines and application?

Answer: There are currently no guidelines in place. Once determined, those would be put on the website.

 

Question; Would the project be completed within the semester, or could it continue beyond the summer semester each year?

Answer: Maria said it continue beyond the summer semester. Funding and project type are considered when this person is being selected.

 

Question: What about our current jobs?

Answer: Maria said there would have to be cooperation between the Fellowship Administrator and the Hiring Department. This is something that would require flexibility on both parts. It’s critical that the Administration of the employee be supportive of the initiative.

 

Question: Has it been decided who would oversee the project?

Answer: Maria indicated that currently, Dr. Gogue is the one who is overseeing the project and works directly with the faculty appointee in that scenario. We believe the same would be true for this group, as well.

 

After all of this discussion, a vote was held, and the program recommendation was approved.  There were no abstentions. This will go on to Administration on Monday, March 31.

 

Results of Elections of Assembly Representatives

Nominations and Elections Committee – Michele Owsley

Michelle Owsley gave a report on updates and new Place Representatives. Each is elected to serve a three-year term from April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2011.

 

The newly-elected Place Representatives are:

 

Place 2 - Susan Canaan (Athletics Compliance Office)

Place 10 - Wiebke Kuhn (College of Liberal Arts)

Place 12 - Regina Williams (Veterinary Medicine)

Place 13 - Tammy Hollis (Pharmacy)

Place 14 - Elizabeth Bowersock (Forestry)

Place 15 - John Owen (Agronomy)

Place 18 - Kathy Harmon (Bookstore)

 

Annual Reports from Committees

Executive Committee – Maria Folmar

 

Maria distributed a hard copy of the Executive Committee’s report (see below). Maria then highlighted some of the accomplishments for the year:

 

·         A laptop is being leased for the A & P Secretary

·         Regularly scheduled meetings took place throughout the year

·         Specific programs took place as part of the Assembly meetings

·         There were updates on health and wellness

·         There were Place introductions

·         Two Ad Hoc committees were formed

·         The group redefined and revised the Consulting Policy (language adjustments taking place right now)

·         There is a draft proposal in place for the for President’s Administrative Fellowship

·         There was leadership represented at a variety of meetings throughout the year. (The chair attended Monday morning meetings with the President and others in an open and accepting environment. This was very helpful and appreciated by the Assembly.)

·         A & P is participating on the committee for Dr. Gogue’s Installation (Todd Storey will represent A & P at the event.)

·         We have representation on several search committees, i.e. those for the Provost,                     and Ombudsman, among others

·         We have produced a directory of representatives (also found on the website)

·         There is a color flyer which all were asked to post for publicity

·         We have purchased software to update and maintain the website (Maria expressed her thanks to Drew Burgering and Seth Johnson for their assistance with technology)

 


Auburn University

 

Administrative and Professional Assembly

A & P Executive Committee

2007-2008

 

Annual Report to the A & P Assembly

March 26, 2008

 

Members:

                        Maria T. Folmar – Chair

                        Drew Burgering – Past-Chair

                        Todd Storey – Chair-Elect

                        Katie Mantooth – Secretary

                        At-Large Members:

                        Barnese Adair-Wallace

                        David Hennessey

                        April Staton

                       

The Executive Committee regularly met on the first Wednesday of each month. 

 

The following is a summary of items to which the Executive Committee attended:

 

 

Grievance Committee – Sue Ann Balch

Sue Ann indicated that one grievance was filed this year. It was filed in October and completed in March. She indicated that this committee takes a lot of time, depending on the issue at hand. The committee this year realized that there are some procedures which need to be clarified. There are some discrepancies within what is in the A & P manual and what is in the Human Resources Manual.  The committee will appreciate more guidance for future. It has been brought to Lynne Hammond’s attention that follow-up needs to occur in the way things are done. The committee put a lot of time and effort into this one grievance. The committee looks forward to meeting with the new A & P Chair.

 

Sue Ann encouraged everyone to look at the manuals carefully, particularly in the HR manual vs. the A & P manual. She indicated that as a supervisor, one must document specific clauses which relate to an employee termination.

 

There was no committee report submitted for the Minutes.

 

Nominations and Elections Committee – Michele Owsley

 

This committee is comprised of:

 

Dorthy Cordell - 2010
Melanie Hall – 2010
Doug Hankes – 2008
Harriette Huggins – 2009
Rob Kulick - 2008
Bill Bryce - 2010
Michele Owsley - 2009
Sherry Sydnor – 2008

Rob Wellbaum - 2009

 

The full report is included below.

 

The group held a meeting on Oct. 23, 2007. Discussion was held regarding the responsibilities of elections of officers and representatives. Elections were held electronically. Michele indicated that we may expect to hear from the President’s Office regarding previously submitted nominees for campus committees.

Auburn University
Administrative and Professional Assembly
Nominations & Elections Committee
Auburn University, Alabama 36849

March 26, 2008

MEMORANDUM

 TO: Maria Folmar, Administrative & Professional Assembly Chair

FROM: Michele Owsley - Chair, Nominations & Elections Committee

SUBJECT: Annual Report – Nominations & Elections Committee

Current committee members :

Dorthy Cordell - 2010
Melanie Hall – 2010
Doug Hankes – 2008
Harriette Huggins – 2009
Rob Kulick - 2008
Bill Bryce - 2010
Michele Owsley - 2009
Sherry Sydnor – 2008

Rob Wellbaum - 2009

Information:

·         A Meeting was held on October 23rd at which Michele Owsley was named chair. The committee outlined responsibilities for handling the election of officers and representatives.

·         Committee members managed the election of officers at the Feb 20th meeting of A&P Assembly.

·         Committee worked with OIT and the election of representatives was held electronically, the following representatives have been elected to term ending 2010:

Place 2 – Susan Canaan
Place 10 – Wiebke  Kuhn
Place 12 -  Regina Williams
Place 13 – Tammy Holllis

Place 14 – Elizabeth Bowersock
Place 15 – John Owen
Place 18 – Kathy Harmon

·         Victoria Tate was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Robin Salter -2008 Welfare committee.

·         We should be receiving requests from the President’s office about A&P nominees to University committees later in the spring.

·         During the summer we will be receiving names of nominees to serve on A&P committees to present to the Assembly in August.

Professional Development Committee – Glenda Freeman

Members are: Regina Bailey (2009), Asim Ali (appointed 2007), Glenda Freeman (2008, assumed chair position August 2007), Marcella Harrison (2009), Nada Nadarajah (2008), Thomas Maple (appointed 2007), Deborah Solie (appointed 2007), John Updegraff (appointed 2007)

The full report is included below.

Glenda indicated that this committee met on Nov. 13, 2007 and March 20, 2008. Major projects include the continuation of consideration of a Consulting Policy for A & P employees (a committee approved the work of the Ad Hoc committee and this has been presented to the President), and mandatory consistency in granting time and funding for professional development benefits of A&P employees. The committee met with HR representatives, but did receive much encouragement on this subject. They may meet again with HR representatives to discuss those who need funding for further professional development.

The committee’s major project for the year is a charge from the A & P Assembly to plan for resources and training for troubled students on campus.

 

Glenda asked if the Assembly is interested in having raining for troubled employees on campus.  Action steps are to research what is available on campus, and offer a possible HR class (which is in place and scheduled to begin Summer 2008). The committee is also considering a “quick facts” resource for supervisors with potentially troubled employees.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

AU ADMINISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSEMBLY

 

March 26, 2008

TO:  Maria Folmar, Administrative and Professional Assembly Chair

FROM: Glenda Freeman, Chair, Professional Development Committee, 2008

SUBJECT: Annual Report – Professional Development Committee

Current committee members:

Regina Bailey (2009)

Asim Ali (appointed 2007)

Glenda Freeman (2008, assumed chair position August 2007)

Marcella Harrison (2009)

Nada Nadarajah (2008)

Thomas Maple (appointed 2007)

Deborah Solie (appointed 2007)

John Updegraff (appointed 2007)

 

Dates Meetings Held:

November 13, 2007

March 20, 2008

Projects:

Project: Consulting policy for Administrative and Professional Employees at AU

Status: After the proposed policy as approved by the A&P Assembly was returned with certain objections from Dr. Large, an ad hoc committee (Drew Burgering, Martha Taylor, Ralph Zee, and Glenda Freeman) made alterations and returned the proposal to the Professional Development Committee in the fall of 2007. Committee members approved the changes and returned it to the A&P executive committee. The proposal was presented to the Assembly March 15, 2007, where it was approved with a friendly amendment. The gist of the adjustments since first approved by the Assembly involved the reduction of the maximum number of days requested to six a year and the implementation of a trial period of June 2008 to May 2009.

Project: Mandatory consistency in granting time and funding for professional development benefits of A&P employees.

Status: This concern has been before the committee for at least a couple of years. Committee members met last fall with representatives from AU Human Resources but did not find a resolution to the problem. The committee will continue to explore options, particularly regarding individuals who already have terminal degrees in their fields. Another meeting with representatives from AU Human Resources may be called for.

Project: Plan for providing resources and training for troubled individuals on campus. “The initial population of interest was students, but it is recognized that many others may have escalating episodes of real anxiety and personal issues that impact the workplace,” according to the charge given the committee from the A&P Assembly.

Status: Committee members discussed the issue at our March 20 meeting and decided on the following course of action:

 

·         Marcella Harrison and John Updegraff will research and identify what is currently available on the AU campus

·         Thomas Maple will check on the possibility of the development by Human Resources of a class on how to recognize individuals who have problems that could affect their jobs and on how to cope with various considerations with such circumstances

·         The committee will consider creating a quick facts reference for supervisors to help them readily identify  resources on campus to deal with such situations.

 

Plans and Recommendations for Future Projects:

The committee will continue to pursue the second two projects mentioned above: mandatory consistency among supervisors in granting time and funding for professional development benefits and providing resources and training for troubled individuals on campus. We will draft a response for the A&P Executive Committee on both. We will also pursue any other projects committee members feel would advance our charge of aiding and encouraging the professional growth and development of the Administrative and Professional members. The committee will meet again in April 2008.


Welfare Committee – Brenda Wood

Current members include:

Service through 2008: Jamie Creamer, Judith Sanders, open position    

Service through 2009: Brenda Wood, Misty Kennedy, Janet McCoy, Jessie Shealey

Service through 2010: Karen Quinton, Cindy Selman, Denise McKeller

 

The full report is included below.

 

Brenda indicated that this committee has met five times since Oct. 1. 2007. Their responsibilities are for the nine members from A & P to review and make recommendations about salaries, etc. Todd Storey met with the group at their first meeting to clarify their purpose. Brenda indicated the following:

 

Goals:

1.       What benefits do AU Employees have?  Some benefits are noted on the Payroll and Benefits web site. Some are mentioned on the Human Resources web site.

 

2.       Are employees aware of these benefits? This committee contacted Human Resources to see if they could add a wellness benefit link to the Payroll and Benefits site. It was discussed that this might could be added to the AU Daily, too.

 

3.       How to improve existing benefits? Payroll stubs were discussed. This is a challenge for those who don’t use internet. There is a tutorial link through Banner. The committee is trying to get this information out on a regular basis.

 

4.       Identify benefits that peers may offer that may need to be offered here at Auburn. Twenty-four peer institutions were reviewed (online). Not all benefits may have been reviewed.  However, those that stood out were: tuition waiver for employees, deceased and relatives of deceased employees; wellness programs; matching retirement; sick leave bank, etc.

 

Findings:  Seventeen peers mentioned a tuition waiver. Eight mentioned a tuition waiver most similar to Auburn University. At Ole Miss, if two parents work, each could contribute their 50% for full tuition waiver.  Six mentioned waivers for dependents of deceased employees (Auburn is looking to change wording for tuition benefits. A proposed change was mentioned. The wording of that was a combination from the six peers.)

 

Eight mentioned a tiered health benefit. We at Auburn might look at restructuring this. Others considered domestic or same-sex partners as eligible for health benefits. Nine mentioned wellness benefits. Auburn has a committee in place, so this is being addressed.

 

All offered retirement. Some did not offer state retirement - just supplemental. These differences made it hard to compare the various packages.

 

Fifteen have a sick leave bank. This is being considered right now at AU.

 

Eight mentioned on-site childcare. AU is currently looking at this.

 

Brenda said that overall, AU is competitive. We can improve, though, and may want to look at tuition benefits and a tiered health insurance system

 

 

 

A&P Welfare Committee Annual Report (2007-08)

                                                                  26 March 2008

                                         Submitted by Brenda H. Wood, current Chair

 

The A&P Welfare Committee has met 5 times since the beginning of the current terms on Oct. 1, 2007 (9-26-07, 10-10-07, 10-24-07, 11-1-07 and 1-31-08).

 

Current members include:

                                Service through 2008: Jamie Creamer, Judith Sanders, open position        

                                Service through 2009: Brenda Wood, Misty Kennedy, Janet McCoy, Jessie Shealey

                                Service through 2010: Karen Quinton, Cindy Selman, Denise McKeller

 

Duties and Responsibilities of Welfare Committee

 

                The Welfare Committee shall consist of nine members from the Administrative and Professional group. The Welfare Committee shall review and make recommendations about Administrative and Professional salaries, benefits, and evaluation procedures.

 

At the meeting on 10-10-07, A&P Chair-Elect, Todd Storey addressed the group about the role of our committee. At this meeting we identified four goals for the committee:

1) Identify what our benefits as AU employees are,

2) Make sure A&P employees are aware of all these benefits,

3) Identify how we can improve existing benefits, and

4) Identify benefits that peer institutions may offer that AU should/could consider offering employees.

 

1) Identify what our benefits as AU employees are:

In addressing this item, the committee found that all of the University benefits were not listed on one site. Some of the lesser known benefits, such as employee access to the student gym, walking trails on campus, access to aerobics classes, and access to health screenings and programs sponsored by the AU Pharmacy Care Center were not listed as benefits on the Payroll and Benefits home page http://www.auburn.edu/administration/business_office/payroll/misc.html, but instead in the Wellness Handbook on the Human Resources page http://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/emprelations/wellness.pdf

 

2) Make sure A&P employees are aware of all these benefits:

We have contacted the Human Resources Dept. to see if there is a possibility of adding the link on their site to the Payroll and Benefits site to have all benefits listed on one site. Having the link added to other sites may also increase awareness of these lesser known benefits. There was also discussion about having some of these benefits added to AU Daily or AU Report to increase awareness.

 

3) Identify how we can improve existing benefits:

Earlier in the year, AU shifted to a paperless pay stub system. For employees who don’t access Banner regularly, accessing pay stub info monthly has been cumbersome. On 12-5-07 we met with the A&P Executive Committee to see if it would be possible to put a reminder in the AU Daily on each pay day providing instructions on how to view your pay stub through AU Access. Drew Burgering explored this possibility and found a Banner tutorial for this: http://www.auburn.edu/img/banner/. The link to the tutorial was included in one of the AU Daily messages, and it is still being considered through proper channels for further appearances in AU Daily.

 

4) Identify benefits that peer institutions may offer that AU should/could consider offering employees.

We looked at a total of 24 peer institutions. The benefits we looked at included: 1) tuition waiver for the employee, 2) tuition waiver for dependents of employees, 3) tuition waiver for dependents of retirees or deceased employees, 4) different options for health insurance plans - if they are tiered, or just single employee or family options, 5) any type of wellness benefits or wellness program (access to campus gym, discounts for local gyms, etc., on-site health screenings), 6) matching retirement funds, 7) state retirement system, 8) sick leave bank, and anything else that might be of interest. Since AU does not list all of the benefits on one site on their homepage, we can assume that other institutions may do the same. What we have reported is only the information that we could find or access.

 

                1) 17 peer institutions mentioned some sort of tuition waiver for the employee      

 

                2) 8 peer institutions mentioned a tuition waiver for dependents. The usual rate was 50% tuition waiver. Penn State provided 75% tuition waiver, but the tuition costs were higher than AU and the final cost was similar to AU. At Ole Miss, if both parents work at the university each can use their 50% tuition waiver benefit, and dependents receive 100% tuition waiver http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/HR/benefits/perks.html.

 

                3) 6 peer institutions mentioned a tuition waiver for dependents of deceased employees. For the past 2 years, the Insurance and Benefits Committee has been working on this benefit for AU employees. The current wording for consideration is: Extend the current tuition policy to dependents/spouses of deceased employees. The deceased employee must have 10 years of continuous service at the time of his/her death, or be accidentally killed on the job for their dependents to be eligible for this benefit. Spouses are eligible for the current tuition waiver for 5 years from the date of the death; dependents are eligible for the current tuition waiver through age 24. The deceased employee benefit is not retroactive and will begin with the effective date of the approval of this benefit. Historically there has been an average of 7 employees per year who have died while employed. The cost should not be significant. 

 

                4) 8 peer institutions mentioned a tiered health insurance system to include: 1) Employee, 2) Employee + Spouse, 3) Employee + Child, 4) Employee + family. Considering this type of system may lower costs for single parent employees. One other thing that was noticed in many of the health insurance coverages was that they included domestic partners or same-sex partners.

               

                5) 9 peer institutions mentioned some sort of Wellness program with varying on-site workout facilities or discounts to local gyms, golf courses. AU has a Wellness Committee that is discussing ways to establish a more complete Wellness Program on campus.

 

                6 and 7) All offered some sort of Retirement package with differing years to be vested. Not all offered state retirement system, some only supplemental. Too many variations to go into detail.

               

                8) 15 peer institutions have some sort of Sick Leave Bank, Pool, or Donation. Currently the Insurance and Benefits committee is discussing the possibility of creating a Sick Leave Donation policy.

 

                9) 8 peer institutions mention some sort of on-site Child Care facility. AU is also investigating this possibility.

 

Overall, AU has competitive benefits with other peer institutions. There are certainly areas where AU could improve our benefits, like adopting the Ole Miss policy of allowing both spouse employees to use their 50% tuition waiver for dependents which would result in a 100% tuition waiver. Considering a tiered health insurance system would also be a possibility to explore.

 

Comments from the Chair – Maria Folmar

 

Maria mentioned this is her last meeting as Chair of the Assembly. She expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to serve as Chair. Maria indicated that this position has been challenging – and sometimes frustrating - but a great experience overall. She offered special thanks to the Executive Committee. She also thanked members of the Assembly and elected representatives. Maria and the Executive Committee provided certificates of appreciation for service offered to the Assembly:

 

April Staton (Place 13) – Representative and Executive Committee (At-Large)

Barnese Adair-Wallace (Place 3) – Representative and Executive Committee (At-Large)

David Hennessey (Place 17) – Representative and Executive Committee (At-Large)

Drew Burgering – Executive Committee (Past Chair)

John Owen (Place 15) – Representative

Katie Mantooth (Places 4 and 8) – Representative and Executive Committee (Secretary)

Kirsten Perkins (Place 2) – Representative

Lisa Fleming Hollans (Place 10) – Representative

Rob McKinnell (Place 18) – Representative

Teresa Logiatotas (Place 12) – Representative

Todd Storey – Executive Committee (Chair Elect)

Wiebke Kuhn (Place 10) – Representative (for partial term)

Ellen McManus (Place 14) – Representative

 

Maria then turned the floor over to new Chair, Todd Storey. Todd mentioned that he wants to get meetings in place for the next year, and he asked everyone to look at their schedules. The Executive Committee will meet on April 2.  At that meeting, the group will consider an orientation date for everyone.

 

New Business

There was no new business presented at the meeting.

 

Open Forum

 

Todd opened the floor for questions or comments. He mentioned that a survey will go out to the A & P group so that topics of concern may be addressed.

 

Karen Rankin thanked Maria for her hard work as Chair this past year.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:27 p.m.