North Alabama Chapter of ASTD, Inc.

Board Meeting Minutes

June 13, 2007

The board met at the Adtran, Inc. located in Research Park. The following board representatives were present: Amy Heard (President), Marsha Dollarhide (Secretary), John Hightower (Treasurer), Mike Crossley (Membership) and Gloria Stover (Past-President).

Call to Order

Amy called the meeting to order. The May board meeting minutes were distributed and approved by consensus.

Treasurer’s Report

John submitted chapter Cash Flow reports for year-to-date through March, April and May. An abbreviated balance sheet through May 31 was also presented. All financial reports submitted were approved.

Committee Reports

Membership

● Mike presented the updated Membership brochure. Board members provided editorial inputs.

Communications

● Amy reported the reminder postcards are ready for mailing. She will send a note to Colleen to remove the “Train-the-Trainer” trailer at the bottom until it is further defined.

● A call for Communications committee members was made at our last chapter meeting, as well as communicated electronically. An incentive reward system to motivate committee participation was also discussed. Lucy Gardner has volunteered to participate on the Communications committee.

● Another call for committee members will be made during the June chapter meeting.

Programs

● Jeff Rosen will present the CPLP requirements and lessons learned.

Member Relations: No Report

Old Business

The Board adopted a pre-paid dues policy, in which members may pay all annual dues in one lump sum equivalent to the cost of 11 programs, prior to the beginning of the year. A substitute may attend any meeting, in lieu of the member, with appropriate notification.

Train-the-Trainer: Locations for the Train-the-Trainer workshop, including one large room at the Sheraton Four Points, were discussed. Amy also polled board members about inviting Bob Pike to conduct a day-long workshop. The date is August 28^th from 0900 – 1500. She will contact his organization for availability.

Gloria stated Adele Lynn, author of “Emotional Intelligence for Leaders,” is willing to come to Huntsville.

If Bob Pike is unavailable for the August 28 date, Eunice Johnson was identified as a Luncheon speaker for the August program.

New Business

None

Respectfully submitted by:

Marsha Dollarhide

Secretary