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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONFERENCE CALL

February 24, 2010

 

In Attendance:                                                                        Absent:

Lisa Keys, 1^st Vice President                                      Ramona Chance, President

Michael Moore, 2^nd Vice President

Diane Mastnardo, 3^rd Vice President

Jan Lewis, Treasurer

Paul Gudde, Secretary

Kelly Timberlake, Education Director

 

 

Call to Order

      The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M.

      Secretary Gudde was running the meeting in the absence of President Chance.

 

Approval of Agenda

      MOTION (Diane Mastnardo, Mike Moore) to approve the agenda. Motion passed by audible vote.

 

Approval of Minutes from the January 30 BOD Meeting

      MOTION (Mike Moore, Jan Lewis) to approve minutes. Motion passed by audible vote.

 

Designate BOD Members for Minutes Review

      Diane Mastnardo and Jan Lewis offered to review minutes for the next meeting.

 

 

Old Business

      5.1  Budget

      The 2010-11 Budget is due to National by the end of the month. Since the last meeting, the BOD has been discussing some changes to the budget over email. They were considering to add more attendees at CVOP and the National Convention. The BOD also talked about planning to send someone to the National BOD meetings and/or some Federation meetings. Additional money for BOD meeting expenses, committee expenses and product at the spring convention was also on the table. Treasurer Lewis also pointed out that the BOD had not included any money in the budget for a donation to the Massage Therapy Foundation. In the end, the BOD decided to only change the budget to reflect this final consideration. All other figures were left the same as determined at the last meeting.

      MOTION (Lisa Keys, Mike Moore) to send the $1100 raised through the Kinesio-taping Seminar to the Massage Therapy Foundation. Motion passed by audible vote.

      MOTION (Diane Mastnardo, Jan Lewis) to adjust the budget by increasing estimated income by $2000 which will be accounted for as the donation to the Massage Therapy Foundation. Motion passed by audible vote.

 

      MOTION (Diane Mastnardo, Mike Moore) to approve the budget with the previous change and to submit to National. Motion passed by audible vote.

 

 

5.2 2011 Annual Meeting Location

      The BOD discussed three options for meeting space for the 2011 Annual Convention in the Independence, Ohio area. President Chance, VP Mastnardo, Treasurer Lewis and Office Manager Brose visited the locations after the last meeting. After discussing the merits of each location, it was felt that Education Director Timberlake should visit each place herself before a final decision is made.

      Timberlake also wanted to clarify the general area of the state for 2012 and 2013. It was suggested that the 2012 convention would be back in Columbus and the 2013 one would be held in the Cincinnati area.

 

 

Reports

6.1 Treasurer

      Treasurer Lewis reported that she has heard from National that the chapter should be receiving the missing dues shortly. She expects them to arrive with the regular February dues.

 

 

6.2 2^nd VP

      VP Moore reported to the BOD that he has been working towards providing more regular updates to the chapter website. He has also been looking into ways to cut expenses on conference calls, the chapter newsletter and printing costs. He affirmed that he is always open to feedback from other officers on these issues.

 

 

6.3 3^rd VP

      VP Mastnardo has been in contact with the co-chairs for the OSMT with some event options in the northern Ohio area for the upcoming year. She has also heard from National that her comments to the Komen event planners about switching the massage therapy portion of the event from an emphasis on pampering to health benefits has been effective. Events from last year that fell after Ohio’s event have already been changed to reflect her comments. This emphasis will continue for this year. Massage therapy is already being planned for the 2010 event in Ohio on July 30^th through August 1^st.

      Mastnardo also reported that she visited one school in 2009 and talked with two other via phone. She wants to promote school visits more for the upcoming year but is not sure about how best to proceed. Secretary Gudde wants to be trained to visit schools and will also help with organizing these efforts.

 

 

6.4 1^st VP

      VP Keys reported that she has been having trouble receiving communication from the chapter’s lobbyist. She contacted Belinda for an update and has not heard anything back. There is a bill in the legislation to give the medical board the authority to change the state’s licensing exam for massage therapy. Once this bill is passed, the medical board can switch over to the MBLEX. The medical board is also in the process of rewriting standards for all medical practitioners. Since these changes could affect scope of practice issues, the BOD felt that the chapter should be closely monitoring the effort. VP Moore will contact Rick Greely on the Massage Therapy Advisory Committee (MTAC) to gather more information.

      Keys also felt that the BOD should spend so more time planning specific ways that the BOD could promote chapter membership and be more effective at the spring convention. She suggested creating a questionnaire or survey that could be given at the spring convention to attendees. These questions could be formally or informally presented to the members. It was thought that it might be a good idea to plan workgroup time at the next BOD meeting to discuss these topics and other ways for the BOD to make the most out of the contact time with members available at the upcoming convention.

 

 

Calendar

March 6              AMTA National BOD Meeting

March 20            BOD Meeting. Columbus, Ohio. 10:00 A.M.

April 1                Newsletter Deadline

April 4                Easter

April 23              BOD Meeting at Convention. Embassy Suites, Dublin, Ohio. 6:30 P.M.

April 24-25         AMTA Ohio Spring Convention. Embassy Suites, Dublin, Ohio.

May 21-23          BOD Retreat.

July 1                  Newsletter Deadline

July 30-Aug 1    Komen Event in Cleveland

Sept 21-26          National Convention. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Oct 1                  Newsletter Deadline

 

      2011

April 28-30   Spring Convention and Annual Meeting

 

 

Adjournment

      MOTION (Paul Gudde, Diane Mastnardo) to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by audible vote.

      The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Paul A. Gudde

Secretary