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Meeting Notes January 2025

    Board Meeting 
    January 8, 2025

    Board Members in Attendance:                 
    X    Kansas Guthrie, President                              Ashley Nixon, College Relations
    X    Priya Bowman, Logistics                          X    Bonnie Rivers, Past President
    X    Jordan Hammerle, Communications        X    Jennifer Stucker, Treasurer
    X    Heidi Hand, Secretary                              X    Gayle Young, Membership
    X    Deborah Jeffries, Programs                            Professional Development, Vacant
           Diversity, Vacant 

    Call to Order:   
    The SHRMA board meeting began at 3:14 pm at Garmin. It was presided over by Kansas Guthrie, president and recorded by Heidi Hand, secretary. 

    Approval of Minutes:   
    A motion to approve the October and December meeting minutes was made by Gayle, seconded by Kansas, and passed unanimously.

    Review of Financials:  
    A financial update was provided by Jennifer. She will be working on the required state filing. A motion to approve the financial report was made by Heidi, seconded by Gayle, and passed unanimously.

    Officer’s Updates:
    •    Programs update. Deborah stated that Jennifer Webster will be presenting next week on Hiring for Success. Bonnie sent a meeting reminder email to members. The February topic is “This Year’s Legal Buzz-What’s Brewing for Employers in 2025” from Courtney McFate of Epstein Becker Green. She will provide a bio and a presentation summary. She has reached out to several contacts for spring meeting presentations.
    •    Priya stated that catering is confirmed for next week’s meeting. She requested communication on confirmed speakers for upcoming meetings. She canceled the November meeting room since the meeting date is on Veterans Day. The meeting room price increased in 2025 to $125 per meeting.
    •    Jordan provided a communications update and asked board members to interact with social media posts. She will inform the board of upcoming posts so we can like the messages after they are posted.
    •    Gayle is now handling membership and will be learning more about the role, maintaining membership lists, and working on building communication with members.

    Other Business:
    •    The board reviewed the task list for membership meetings. A copy of the updated list will be emailed.
    •    For the initial planning of a fall certification class, Kansas will contact the Mid Valley and Yamill chapters to see if they are interested in joining together. She will copy Ashley on the message.
    •    Deborah requested a list of members. It is helpful to review the list for HR contacts that the board knows to encourage to attend meetings, and also see who is not on the list that we could contact.
    •    Kansas will order the previously approved electronic meeting owl before our next meeting.
    •    Information about what the SHAPE is will be sent to board members.
    •    The board expressed interested in scheduling a strategy planning session in November 2025.
    •    The board engaged in a brainstorming session of ideas and initiatives for 2025. A copy of the notes will be emailed to the board.

    Adjournment
    The meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm.