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Meeting Notes March 2025

    Board Meeting 
    March 19, 2025

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

    Call to Order:   
    The SHRMA board meeting began at 4:03 pm at IKE Box. It was presided over by Kansas Guthrie, president and recorded by Heidi Hand, secretary. 

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

    Review of Financials:  
    A financial update was provided by Jennifer. She provided bank balances. A motion to approve the financial report was made by Gayle, seconded by Heidi, and passed unanimously.

    Officer’s Updates:
    •    Programs update. Deborah working on coordinating speakers for May and June. She will be scheduling dates with a goal to complete the schedule for the rest of 2025. 
    •    Membership update. Gayle is working on the membership master lists. She would like to plan a summer membership event. She is working on getting up to speed on learning the membership role. The board discussed increasing membership by reaching out to more people, including people who attend meetings who aren’t members.
    •    Logistics update. Priya will reach out to Broadway Commons to ask technical questions about the owl device and possible use of a meeting room to test it.
    •    Certifications update. No certifications board member at this time. We will promote Brandy Dewar’s certification class on our website.
    •    Communications update. Priya is interested in the communications role since she is doing a similar role for the state.
    •    Legislative update. Jennifer is interested in the legislative role. Deborah shared some ideas for promoting legislative info to members. Heidi suggested this position could be in charge of planning a yearly legal update membership presentation.
    •    College Relations update. Ashely Nixon resigned from the board effective March 4 due to family reasons.

    Other Business:
    •    We will meet in person on Wednesday April 2 at 4:30 to finalize the bylaws. Location TBD.
    •    The board discussed the Pinnacle Award and whether to pursue it for 2025. Consensus was that this year will be a building year and we should plan ahead for 2026.
    •    The board discussed sponsorships. Jennifer will provide a draft letter for review at the next meeting.
    •    Each board member should review the bylaws prior to the April meeting.

    Adjournment
    The meeting adjourned at 5:24 pm. The next meeting will be April 17 at 4 pm. Location TBD.