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August
2003 Meeting
Summary
Thursday, August 7,
2003
PRESENT: Sandra Fights, President; Joyce Darnell, Vice-President; Sharon
Isaac, Treasurer; Dorene Albright, Secretary; Bonnie Culver, Veda Gregory,
Lou Ellen Sears, and Martha Thomas, Directors; Ernest C. Klein, Jr., CAE,
Executive Director; and Gary Abell, Director of Marketing and
Communications.
ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Ella Harmeyer
CALL TO ORDER: Sandra Fights, President, called the meeting to order at
1:00 pm, EST/CDT. A quorum was established and the Agenda was approved
with additions.
SECRETARY’S REPORT: By consensus the Minutes of the June 13, 2003, Board
of Directors meeting were approved.
STRATEGIC PLAN: The Strategic Plan was reviewed. The plan will be
presented to the members at convention.
TREASURER’S REPORT: The June 2003 Financial Statement was reviewed.
The Indianapolis Business Journal article regarding the Ent & Imler CPA
Group was discussed.
TELLERS COMMITTEE: Sandra Fights will appoint the Tellers Committee.
IN AHEC: The Board recommended the appointment of Louise Anderson and Rose
Mays to the Indiana AHEC Advisory Committee. Bonnie Saucier was
recommended as alternate.
ISNA NURSE PAC: The ISNA Nurse PAC vacancy will be left unfilled at this
time. (Linda Simunek is unable to serve.)
ISNA CONVENTION UPDATE:
A. Convention registration fee for Board members:
Motion: It was moved and seconded that the Board of Directors pay $75 for
Convention registration and be reimbursed for mileage.
Action: APPROVED
B. Reviewed Convention/Meeting of the Members agenda.
C. The 100th Anniversary Special Event was discussed.
D. ISNA Regions’ support for the ISNA 100th Anniversary Book was
discussed.
E. Reviewed the Convention Sponsors’ list.
POLICY & PROCEDURES MANUAL: Revisions were made to the ISNA Policy &
Procedures Manual. It will be distributed to the new Board of Directors.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Sandra Fights reviewed her written report.
STAFF REPORT: Ernest Klein reviewed the following:
A. Written report
B. Member trends
C. The Board approved the attendance of Ernest Klein at the ANA Lobbyist
Meeting and the National Council of State Legislators Meeting in
September.
REGION LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: Reviewed the agenda for the Region
Leadership Conference.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES: Reviewed the draft resolution for support of the
role of public health nurses.
ANA HOUSE OF DELEGATES: Reviewed the ANA House of Delegates actions.
CENTER FOR AMERICAN NURSES (CAN): Sandra Fights gave an update on the
first meeting of Center for American Nurses.
ANCC Glenna Shelby, ISNA Lobbyist, was re-appointed to the ANCC Board of
Directors as the consumer member for the third 2-year term.
Carol Sue Johnson was appointed as alternate to the ANCC Commission on
Accreditation.
ANA PRESENTATION: ISNA received recognition from ANA for our 100th
anniversary.
FUTURE MEETINGS:
A Thursday, October 16, 2003, 8:30 am – 12 Noon, Fort Wayne
B. ISNA Convention October 16-18, 2003, Fort Wayne
C. Saturday, October 18, 2003, 1-3 pm EST/CDT Post-convention Board
Meeting – Fort Wayne
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 pm, EST/CDT.
Submitted by:
Dorene Albright, Secretary
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