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ISNA Board of Directors Meeting
June 9, 2006

PRESENT: Dorene Albright, President; Ella Harmeyer, Vice-President; Sue Gaebler (until 2 pm), Secretary; Paula McAfee, Treasurer; Judy Barbeau, Jennifer Embree, Teresa Holland (until 2:30 pm), and Barbara Kelly, Directors; Ernest C. Klein, Jr., CAE, Executive Director.

ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Eleanor Donnelly, Director.

OTHERS PRESENT: Angela Heckman, Kokomo; Jenna Sanders, President, Indiana Association of Nursing Students; Louise Neufelder, President-Elect, Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives (IONE) (11 am – Noon); Marijane Smallwood, IONE President, (11 am-noon).
ANA DELEGATES PRESENT: Joyce Darnell and Sandra Fights (all day); Esther Acree, Janet Blossom, Beverly Richards, Coyla Short, and Jane Walker (afternoon); Louise Hart, Alternate Delegate (afternoon).

The minutes of March 24, 2006, were approved.
After reviewing the financial statement presented by Paula McAfee the Board approved the purchase of a Certificate of Deposit for a 9-12 month period at the highest possible rate.

The Board approved the first application to form a Chapter. The application was submitted by the Northwest Chapter.

The Board made the following appointments:
Committee on Approval (three-year terms): New members: Eileen Dvorak, Becky Feather, and Mary Wcisel; Reappointment: Kathleen Hoffer.

Chapter Financial Procedure Policy and Procedure Task Force: Carla Beres, Elizabeth Jackson, Beverly Haley, Louise Magoon, and Angela Heckman. Paula McAfee, ISNA Treasurer, will serve as Chair.

Contacts for Region/Chapter Transition: Southeast Region: Jennifer Embree and Judy Barbeau; Southwest: Barbara Kelly; West Central: Sandra Fights; Northeast: Ella Harmeyer; West: Esther Acree.

Ernest Klein discussed the Johnson & Johnson 2007 gala.

The Board approved the renewal of the contract with Ernest C. Klein, Jr., as ISNA Executive Director.

Also approved by the Board was an amendment to the ISNA Personnel Policies to provide “Paid Time Off (PTO)” for regular full-time and regular part-time employees.

The Board met with from Marijane Smallwood, President, and Louise Neufelder, President-Elect, Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives. The Board agreed to form a Tri-Council composed representatives from the Council of Deans and Directors of Indiana Nursing Programs, IONE, and ISNA to formalize discussion and coordination of activities.

ISNA Delegates to the American Nurses Association House of Delegates and to the Center for American Nurses Membership Council were present for the afternoon session to discuss with the Board the proposed bylaws revisions, reference committee reports, and resolutions.
 

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