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ISNA Board of Directors Meeting
March 24, 2006

Present: Dorene Albright, President; Ella Harmeyer, Vice-President; Paula McAfee, Treasurer; Sue Gaebler, Secretary; Judy Barbeau, Eleanor Donnelly, Teresa Holland, and Barbara Kelly, Directors; Ernest C. Klein, Jr., CAE, Executive Director.

Absent with notice: Jennifer Embree, Director.

The Board met with representatives of the Ent & Imler CPA Group and approved the 2005 audit.

The minutes of the November 18-19, 2005, Board meeting and of the February 24, 2006, conference call were approved.

The board approved the renewal of a certificate of deposit with Wachovia Securities and to accept the bid from TelTec for installation of a new telephone system in the ISNAP office.

The 2005-06 Strategic Plan was reviewed and will be discussed in depth at the August 11, 2006, Board meeting.

The following appointments were approved:
ISDH Bioterrorism Task Force: Barbara Kelly will serve as the ISNA Representative
ANCC Accreditation Task Force: Margaret (Peggy) Graul, Chairperson; Sandra Piercy and Carol Sue Johnson, members.
Public Policy Task Force: N. Jean Macdonald, Chairperson; Kimberly Hodge, Vicki Johnson; and Kathleen Weaver, Members.
Membership Categories Task Force: Joyce Darnell, Chairperson; Judi Rice-Clark, Starletta Schipp, and Maria Shirey, Members. Bonnie Culver, Beverly Ross and Tara Kunkel were also invited to serve on this task force.

Louise Anderson, Chairperson, ISNA Chapters Task Force, reported to the Board via telephone on the work of the Task Force. The Board approved the Policies and Procedures as submitted by the Task Force. The Policies and Procedures will be forwarded to the region leadership and Dorene Albright will discuss the document with region leaders during two telephone conference calls in April.

The President reviewed her written report.

The Executive Director reviewed his written report and the ISNA Member Trends.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s Draft Vision Paper: The Future Regulation of Advanced Practice Nursing was discussed and noted that the ANA was preparing a response to the draft document.

Future Meetings: June 9, 2006, Board of Directors Meeting with ANA Delegates
August 11, 2006, Board of Directors
September 29, 2006, Board of Directors
September 30, 2006, Meeting of the Members
November 17, 2006, Board of Directors
 

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