Financial Report – Russell Morgan, CFO
Russell gave an update on finances for May, noting there was minimal activity for the month. Total assets at the close of May were just under $40,000.
Meetings Committee - Dave Mielnicki, Chair
Speakers are confirmed, but more structure is needed for the roundtable discussion segment. An optional presentation was suggested – to be prepared by the conference chair or one of the board members – to fill in if a presenter needs to cancel. A farm tour is confirmed at Echo Farms, which is close to the conference venue. One more option is being sought.
Continuing Education Committee - Scott Mickey, Chair
Webinars and ShopTalk programming being scheduled for July will be announced after the committee meeting on June 28. Planning for CEU courses is progressing. One course is expected to be a 6-hour virtual program that will be offered in 2-hour segments in August and September, and the other will be offered in person on Sunday, November 3, immediately preceding the conference. A sugarcane tour and program, independent of the ASAC Conference, is being planned for November 6 (the day after the ASAC conference ends.
Marketing & Promotion Committee - Chair needed
It was determined the promotional flyer reviewed at the meeting should be completed and be made available via the website.
President's Report – Keith Dickinson
Discussion of non-renewed members, with screen share of the spreadsheet that was updated at the May meeting. The non-renewed members highlighted with green will be contacted one more time by the noted board members before they are moved to inactive status. A 'final notice' message will also go to those non-renewed members with a deadline of 10 days from when the email is sent. At the July meeting, the board will vote to remove any non-renewed members who have not responded. They will then receive a notice from the executive director stating that their memberships have been designated as inactive.
Nominating Committee - Pete Weisenberger, Chair
Candidates are still needed for the vice president/secretary position and CFO. Russell suggested that he might be willing to run for one more term with the caveat that someone be working alongside him, getting up to speed to take on the position for the next CFO election cycle. There was additional discussion on doing more to get members prepared for taking on leadership roles in the organization.
Strategic Alliance Committee – Norm Brown, Committee Chair
The president will make one more request to board and committee chairs who have not completed the ranking sheet. After that, members will receive the Purpose Statement and the spreadsheet for ranking. It was noted that a repeat ‘ask’ could also be done at the Annual Conference.
Next Board of Directors Meeting - July 16 - 11 a.m. CDT (open to all members to listen in):
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