Membership Committee Conference Call

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

7:30-8:00 a.m.

Present:  Anna Ourada, Brian Rank, Lisa Stephens, Patti Swanson, Marie Tran, Nicole Bennett Engler

• Nicole proposed posing two-year terms for chair, vice chair and membership committee chair. This would enable each leader to help better achieve their Alliance vision rather than trying to do so in one year, or 4 meetings.

• The group was in consensus that this is a good idea and decided to propose this at the upcoming Oct. 11 Steering Committee meeting.

Action Item: Brian to propose 2 year chair, vice chair and membership committee chair terms at the upcoming Steering Committee meeting. These extended terms would begin with DeAnn as the chair.

• Brian spoke with DeAnn Lazovich, who is comfortable with proposing to extend chair and vice chair terms, beginning with DeAnn’s chair term.

• Based on a Comprehensive Cancer Control Staff meeting earlier this week, the group came up with the following list of individuals who would make good Steering Committee leaders:

o    Michele Federly

o    Cheri Rolnick

o    Linda Sershon

o    Patti Swanson

• Patti would be an excellent candidate and has been with the Alliance for numerous years.  She is extremely organized and is willing to spend time doing homework when assigned. She would make a great chair because of her organizational skills, involvement since the beginning of the plan, and dedication to the Alliance.

• Patti was, however, recently re-assigned to the ACS National Board, so she would have to more seriously consider this offer. In addition, in looking at the new proposed six meetings per year, the Alliance must take into consideration the cost of Patti’s travel.

Action Item: Brian to discuss this more in depth with Patti via phone before the next membership committee meeting Oct. 4.  

• Cheri Rolnick is also another good candidate for vice-chair.  She seems extremely organized and has the perfect personality to lead the charge. Brian proposed this to Cheri, who was honored to be considered.

Action Item: Cheri will be among the names of vice chairs that the membership committee recommends at the Oct. 11 meeting.

Action Item: Nicole to work on bylaw amendments to discuss with the committee on the upcoming Oct. 4 call. Changes include member, chair, vice chair and membership committee terms, meeting more frequently, and increasing the number of Steering Committee members.

• Next Meeting: Oct. 4 from 1-2 p.m. During this meeting, we will discuss final slate of Steering Committee members, including vice chair recommendations.