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Present: Rick Block, Erik Martin, Richard Willette, Michael
Hermsmeier, Dennis Carriere, Deb Henderson-Guenther, Jim Hill, Susie
Eberhard, Jenny Wagner, Jackie Wenkman, Kathy Hoff
- Call to Order
President Dennis Carriere called the meeting to order at 10:00
A.M. at Houlihan’s Restaurant in Lake Delton, WI. Introductions
were made and new board members were welcomed. A request was made
by Dennis Carriere to move approving Committee Chairs up on the agenda.
Motion made by Susie Eberhard, seconded by Dennis
Erik Martin to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
- Approval of Committee Chairs
Committee Chair positions were reviewed and assigned.
The board was reminded that the person who is the chair is not necessarily
responsible for doing all the work; they are encouraged to include
other WRA members to assist with respective responsibilities.
- Secretary’s Report
Minutes from the December 2007 meeting had been e-mailed to board
members prior to the meeting.
Motion made by Susie Eberhard, seconded by Jenny
Wagner to approve the minutes from the December 2007 meeting. Motion
carried.
- Treasurer’s Report
Michael Hermsmeier reported on the current balances in the checking
and savings accounts and the CD balance. Michael felt that the board
did well during 2007 to stay within budget allocations. He indicated
that there were several divisions that did not request funds from
the 2007 budget. Under miscellaneous expenses, funds had been transferred
from the CD to the savings account to insure coverage of expenses.
Money had also been returned from Great Lakes that had not been used
to attend regional meetings.
Motion made by Susie Eberhard, seconded by Rick
Block to approve the treasurer’s report. Motion
carried.
Michael stated that he enjoyed his tenure as Treasurer. Richard shared
that he looks forward to taking over the Treasurer position for the
next two years.
- 2008 BUDGET/COMMITTEE REQUESTS
Summary:
Discussion was held about allocating dollars in the 2008 budget for
any possible costs incurred through the use of teleconferencing board
meetings. A suggestion was made to have any sub-committee meetings
on the same day board meetings were scheduled; a potluck lunch could
be part of the day.
Income from the Rehab Conference will be dependent on the number of
registrants who indicate affiliation with WRA, dollars through sponsorships/donations
and assistance with the conference. WRA will again purchase tote bags
this year. WRA will have a display table on Thursday but does not
have to pay a fee for its use.
No one will be attending Governmental Affairs in 2008 utilizing WRA
funds. Dennis has expressed an interest in attending the NRA Conference
in St. Louis, MO in October. He would like to become more active with
the Great Lakes Region.
It was felt that the website needs some beefing up. Discussion was
held about using our website to collaborate with other states. Jim
Hill will contact Tim and work with him on improvements.
Motion made by Richard Willette, seconded by
Jackie Wenkman to approve the 2008 budget. Motion
carried.
- Old Business
- WRA Scholarships
Susie Eberhard, Cayte Anderson and Erik Martin will oversee the reviewing
and selecting of scholarship recipients to attend the Rehab Conference.
- Next Board Meeting
The WRA Board usually holds a board meeting sometime during the Rehab
conference. In the past we have held dinner meetings and breakfast
meetings. Both of these times have issues as board members are often
involved in other already scheduled activities/meetings. At a previous
meeting, Cayte had indicated sponsoring the meeting but food costs
at The American Club are prohibitive. Meeting date and location are
yet to be determined.
- New Business
- Governmental Affairs
Discussion was held about the schedule of events slated for the 2008
Governmental Affairs Conference. Due to the elections being the focus
this year, it was felt the Work Force Investment Act will not be making
any advances this year.
Motion made by Deb Henderson-Guenther, seconded
by Jim Hill to refrain from sending anyone to the 2008 Governmental
Affairs. Motion carried.
It was felt that more mindful planning could allow for a board member
to apply for a scholarship to assist with funds to attend next year.
Also, the board could be more pro-active with position statements
with more lead time.
- Committee Reports
- Nominations and Awards
A consensus of the group was that the Nominations and Awards do not
really need a committee chair. The major duty associated with this
is putting together the ballot for WRA board election for the upcoming
year.
- Program
Dennis Carriere reported that RFW is getting info out electronically
and due to some technical problems it is being distributed later than
had been anticipated. WRCEA will again take care of CRC credits. All
speakers have been asked to submit any handouts prior to the conference
(by March 7th). The next committee meeting will be on March 28th at
the RFW Office; the group will be collating packets for the conference.
- Legislative
Jenny Wagner shared that plans are in place to hold a Legislative
Day in collaboration with the Youth Leadership Forum. Tentative dates
for the YLF are June 22nd to June 27th at the Edgewood College Campus
in Madison, WI. The focus is for the students to pair up with mentor
and have a positive interaction with state representatives. The clock
is ticking on getting this organized. Anyone interested in assisting
with the Legislative Day or being a mentor should contact Jenny.
- Public Information
Jim Hill wants to get updated pictures of the current board on the
website and will be taking care of this after the meeting today.
Jim plans on doing three newsletters during the upcoming year and
would like lots of pictures to go with articles! His plan is to send
out the first newsletter shortly after the Rehab Conference so he
would like conference input from board members, chapters and divisions.
Tim Carey has contacted Jim in regards to putting a link to Presidential
Candidate positions on the WRA website. We would not be opposed to
doing this but need to be cautious in how we go about this. Our goal
is not to influence anyone on how to vote, but focus on giving them
accurate information pertinent to issues to help them make an informed
decision.
- Membership
No one was able to attend the last APSE meeting to discuss partnership
with the APSE Conference. Jenny Wagner and Deb Henderson-Guenther
will set up a meeting with the current APSE President to further explore
this.
Deb would like to have a WRA table set up at the DVR Bi-Regional Meetings
the end of April and first week in May (both are in Stevens Point,
WI). The next WARPS Training is slated for May 9th at the Crown Plaza
in Madison, WI. Topics to include Ethics and pain management. More
promotional items need to be ordered prior to the Rehab Conference.
- Board Reports
- President
Dennis thanked everyone for attending the meeting today.
- President-Elect
Covered in other areas.
- Past President
No report
- Vice-President
No report
- Board Members at Large
No report
- Consumer Board Member at Large
Covered in other areas.
- Chapter Reports
- SWRA
No report
- Division Reports
- JPD
JPD will be holding their first meeting next Friday. Focus for 2008
will be recruitment. The raffle at the Rehab Conference is an agenda
item.
- WRCEA
WRCEA had elections and at the time of the ballot had 53 members.
They have adopted a strategic plan for 2008 and want to be involved
in three to four different training opportunities. They will also
sponsor a scholarship for the Rehab Conference.
- Multi-Cultural
Dennis Carriere contacted the National President in an effort to find
out the status for Wisconsin. He was told there is not anyone currently
listed as President for the Wisconsin Division. Dennis will continue
to secure representation on the board.
- Adjournment
- Motion
made by Susie Eberhard, seconded by Michael Hermsmeier to adjourn
the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned
at 1:25 PM .
- Next Meeting:
- Wednesday, April 09, 2008, 6:10 PM
American Club
Kohler, WI
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