CCRID Leadership Meeting Minutes

        January 9, 2011

         

        Attendees: Amanda, Pam, Shannon, Lauren, Dianna, Kaitlin, Mary, Renee, Suzanne, Nicole, Christy, Rosemary, Kathy

 

 

I.        Call to Order: 2:15

 

II.        Approval of Agenda Items: Approved

 

III.        Approval of Meeting minutes: Approved

 

IV.        Board Reports:

a)    President:

i)     Early bird registration for national conference is Jan 31. (July 17-22 in Atlanta)

ii)    Mary Schmidt is appointed the new PDC Chair.

b)    Vice-President:

i)     Welcome back to Christy

c)    Treasurer:

i)      Nothing to report

d)    Secretary:

i)     Few emails discussed with team

V.        Committee Reports:

a)    Fundraising:

i)      We need to find a new Chair for the Fundraising committee

b)    Hospitality:

i)     Business/Projects Completed:

(1)  I got the food/water for the last workshop on November 6th.

ii)    Business/Projects in Process:

(1)  I’m going to do an inventory of what we have in the cabinets at DHHSC and see what I need for the next workshop happening January 29th 2011.

(2)  A suggestion was made to purchase more healthy snacks.

c)    Membership:

i)     We have 90 current members.  Have some other members that are not current and will have been contacted.

ii)    We updated the bad emails in the address book.

iii)   We will need to do PINRAs for the Jan workshop.

d)    Publications:

i)     Newsletter will be sent out today. Next Mini will be a sex signs workshop by Christy and Suzanne. “Let’s Talk About Sex Baby”. 

ii)    Shannon will check dates for May 6th or 13th.  With a business meeting included.

iii)   Terp Time will be Feb 26th. Topic will be “Use of CL with Sports.” With Pam and ?

iv)   April 9: Terp Time (Topic will reflect the March workshop).

v)    Topics for the next Newsletter articles discussed.

e)    Website:

i)     Business/Projects Completed:

(1)  Website is all updated.

ii)    Business/Projects in Process:

(1)  Christy wants to start a Facebook account. She had a few concerns about what kinds of restrictions we can set up.  Everything looks good and she will continue setting it up.

iii)   Business/Projects Anticipated:

(1)  The host website needs to be renewed ($107.64) 

(2)  One more year for free email and then we will be charged for it.

f)     PDC: 

i)     Business/Projects Completed:

(1)  Workshop is ready for Fred Farrior on Saturday, January 29 at the Tower. Sports PE and the Role of the Interpreter in both settings.

(a)  Waiting to confirm PINRAs,

(b)   will email interpreter prep materials as well as handouts by January 15. 

(c)  Hotel and flight has been reserved and paid for. 

(d)  Contract was sent and is final. 

(e)  Need a liaison for transportation.

(i)    Mary volunteered to pick up Fred.

(f)    Presenter fee and parking fee reimbursement will need to be given to Fred on the day of the workshop.

(2)  Kendra Keller and Peg Capers are ready to come out on March 26. 

(a)  Day time for interpreters, English only with CEUs (pending approval)

(b)  Evening for Deaf Professionals and allies, ASL Only, no CEUs. 

(c)  Hotel has been reserved and paid for. 

(d)  Contract was sent and is final. 

(e)  They will be traveling in their own car and therefore will only need a $50.00 stipend in addition to their presenter fees.

(3)  The prices will be $45/$65 for the day. $10 for the evening price.

ii)    Business/Projects in Process:

(1)  Met with Mary Schmidt, she is ready to take over as PDC Chair if appointed by the executive board. 

(2)  She has all the documents and binders and is ready to roll. 

(3)  We will both be there for the January 29 workshop as a training/transition time and then she will take over from there if appointed. 

(4)  Hope to learn if Kendra Cronk will be working with her. 

(5)  Also has ET Harvey on her committee as well as Gloria Higa for Tower contact and for liaison resource for transportation.

iii)   Business/Projects Anticipated:

(1)  Need to start now with ideas for the Kick Off in the Fall. 

(2)  Trying to get contact information for Marty Taylor.

(a)  If that doesn’t work out then Nigel Howard of BC might be another option to do a “signs of different countries” with International food kick off dinner and then do a medical interpreting workshop the next day as the all-day event.

(i)    Mary will take over this.

VI.        Unfinished Business: We will not be purchasing another cabinet for our area.

 

VII.        New Business

 

VIII.        Announcements from the Deaf and Interpreting Communities

 

IX.        Adjournment: 3:35

 

Next meeting:  February 13 J