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February 12, 2019 12:00 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance:  Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, McNamee, Shuster, Henze, Wygal, Bosco, Vargo, Vernon, Strayer, Zell, Carnegie, Womer, Defilippo, Carty, Barra, Keener, Prindible, Trimble


PRESIDENT:
• The regional leadership conference will be August 15-16

SECRETARY:  January meeting minutes from the conference call are submitted for approval.

MOTION: To approve the January meeting minutes as submitted was proposed by Strayer seconded by Vargo. Motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:

MOTION: To approve January treasurer’s report was proposed by Brown seconded by Geist. Unanimously approved.

The institute would like to automatically deposit dues payment. Nagie would like to segregate the regular checking account from access by the institute.

MOTION: To approve establish a third checking account to receive dues payments was proposed by Vargo seconded by Strayer. Unanimously approved.

Pollock will notify the institute that chapter dues will remain $55.

Shuster, Lander and Nagie to continue to work on PayPal setup.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• February – Speed Dating Jordan is ready to host again this year at Cefalos. 20 products reps are signed up. Expecting total attendance of 50.
• March – Membership Meeting. Goals for direction of chapter Thornton will ask some board members to assist program at Cefalos
• April – Code 2015. Help! Eric Harless has left Pittsburgh Building Department. Potentially tour of new Thomas Jefferson High school Thornton.
• May - Walking Tour of Pittsburgh Walk Pittsburgh $25 per person for tour Considering sponsorship to cover cost of tour to keep meeting cost the same and include food Brown/Thornton to discuss further.
• June - Awards Vargo suggested Comedy Show theme. Contact Jeff Konkle at MAC products

HOSPITALITY:
• Meeting Locations – Possibly need new location for April.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Connection with Mid-Atlantic Region working well
• Website –. none
• Postcards – did not get sent for February – email was sent
• Specigram – Still needs new editor

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership plus 2 minus 4 total 106. Carnegie is sending out emails to lapsed members. Ask members to update institute profiles to maintain current information

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• Phil Dorenkott / Leisa McNamee Next seminar: Phil setting up paint seminar with MBA

CERTIFICATION:
• No Report

AWARDS:
• Region awards submitted
• Institute awards due first week of May
• Chapter awards June
• Need updated board member bios

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING
• Needs PayPal information for invite

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No Report

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report

ARCHIVING:
• No Report


OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC Greater Leigh Valley May 2-4 Back from the future

NEW BUSINESS:
None


MOTION: For adjournment at 12:52 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vargo seconded by Shuster. Motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.