March 8, 1995, Long Beach, CA

CALL TO ORDER: 2:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1995

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: DENISE BENTON
PRES.-ELECT: ADRIAN TANAKEYOWMA
PAST PRES.: CHERRYL ARNOLD-MOORE
TREASURER: VICTOR SHUPP
SECRETARY: SUSAN MADRID-SIMON

CHAPTER COORDINATORS

ARIZONA: MATT BENNEY
NORCAL: CONNIE BAKER
NEVADA: LEONARD WOODS
PAC. ISLANDS: CHRISTOPHER LILY
SOCAL: REY CUESTA

MEMBERS AT LARGE

JESSI DIAZ
NATE EASLEY
CYNTHIA PARKS
LILIA POWELL
HAZEL RALSTON
MIKE TUITASI

APPOINTED MEMBERS

DIANA BANUELOS
ALFREDO CENDEJAS
LAWANDA McCULLOM
RON MURIERA
BILL SULLIVAN

OFFICERS

CHAPTER COORDINATORS

MEMBERS AT LARGE

APPOINTED MEMBERS

I. 1995 CONFERENCE REPORT LORETTA ENRIQUEZ-NAJERA, SERGIO LOPEZ
A. Update
1. 314 conference packets distributed
2. 3 no shows
3. $10,000.00 estimated profit
4. Finalize report will be given at the May 1995 board meeting.

II. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHARGES DENISE BENTON
A. Each committee is required to submit a budget at the next board meeting in May; each committee budget should be based on the approved 1995 FY budget.
B. Committee assignments and charges

1. Membership and Credentials President-elect Adrian Tanakeywoma
a. Charges
(1) Date certain renewal will be implemented this board year
(2) all memberships will be due January 15, 1995
(3) bulk of membership income will come into association by end of January, 1996
(4) packets for new members will be given to Adrian so that this information can be sent out during the year
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

2. 1996 Conference Committee Bill Sullivan, Jessi Diaz
a. Charges
(1) to locate, negotiate and confirm a hotel for the 1996 conference
(2) establish committee chairs for the conference committees
(3) pursue personal feedback form disabled attendees at the 1995 Conference
b. CHARGE: the Committee chairs will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

3. Fund Development/NCEOA LaWanda McCullom
a. Charges
(1) 2 phonathons during the year
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

4. Fund Development/WESTOP Ron Muriera
a. Charges
(1) final report on fund raising activities conducted during the 1995 Conference
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

5. Bylaws Lilia Powell
a. Charges
(1)
(2) motions will be monitored with a set time
(3) major bylaw changes will be researched and reviewed this board year
(4) if there are bylaw changes the budget needs to reflect the cost of mailouts to the membership
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

6. Resources and Communications Diana Banuelos
a. Charges
(1) 3 regional newsletters
(2) check into re-establishing the WESTOP Alert
(3) possibly create a hotline
(a) E-mail
(b) phone tree
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

7. PDS/Mentors Hazel Ralston, Mike Tuitasi
a. Charges
(1) develop a tracking form to see if people are using mentorship directory
b. CHARGE: the Committee chairs will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

8. Research and Evaluation Cynthia Parks
a. Charges
(1) Strategic Plan top priority
(2) work in conjunction with chapter coordinators to fully extend communication to and from the membership
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

9. Elections President-elect Adrian Tankeyowma
a. Charges
(1) review process used for voting
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

10. Financial Affairs Committee Chapter coordinators, Treasurer
a. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

11. Legislation and Education Committee Nate Easley, Alfredo Cendejas
a. Charges
(1) monitor progress and/or development of CCRI, Prop 187 and the Bradford Decision
b. CHARGE: the Committee chair will bring additional charges and submit a budget to the board at the May meeting.

III. 1996 CONFERENCE REPORT BILL SULLIVAN, JESSI DIAZ
A. Report
1. recommends Harrahs if board wants to decide today or give the Conference committee the authority to decide on a final location.

ACTION: MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TO HAVE FINAL APPROVAL OVER THE 1996 CONFERENCE SITE (EXECUTIVE BOARD - 3 PRESIDENTS, TREASURER AND SECRETARY).

MOTION: LILIA POWELL
SECOND: REY CUESTA
VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUS

IV. STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTATION CYNTHIA PARKS
A. See handouts

V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Roundtable Report from the 1995 Conference Nate Easley
1. Objectives for CCRI/PROP 187
a. educate students and families
b. identify allies and work with them on issues
c. develop a Task Force to look at issues
d. write assembly members
e. WESTOP produce an information flyer
f. use campus resources
g. identify attorneys with similar agenda/perspective as TRIO
2. Charges from the membership to the Legislation/Education Committee:
a. Charge: The board will accumulate and disseminate information to b sent to members.
b. Charge: Comprehensive but brief packets should be sent to members; information should be inclusive and sensitive to all communities i.e. race and gender.

DISCUSSION
Concern expressed regarding how information packets tie into all of the members outside of California. Conference and workshop evaluations express same perspective. Response that this is not a California issue for long. Legislation and Education needs to work with Diana to get the information out to the membership.

B. Meeting Dates for Board Year 1995-1996
1. May 26-27, 1995 Friday & Saturday Hawaii following Pac.Island PDS
2. August 18-19, 1995 Friday & Saturday Las Vegas
3. October 5-6, 1995 Thursday & Friday Tahoe following NorCal PDs
4. January 12-13,1996 Friday & Saturday Phoenix

ACTION: MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING AT 4:50 p.m., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1995.

MOTION: LILIA POWELL
SECOND: CHERRYL ARNOLD-MOORE
VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUS

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