Minutes
– Executive Committee
Date: November 3, 2005
Attending: Andy Shine, Steve Gleich, Alice Lynch, Tom
Pini, Marty Levinson, Mario Benvenuti, Bill Van Jura, Paul Lamendola, Jack
Blewitt and Sheila Blewitt.
President
Andy Shine called the meeting to order at 6:15 P.M.
President’s
Report: President Shine thanked all those who made
our October program, “The Power of Networking” a huge success. November 17th we look forward to our Gallery
Awards Program, to be held at a new location, Charlie Browns Steakhouse, in
Carlstadt, NJ. President Shine also
reminds everyone that November 16th is Graphic Communications Day in
NY City, at Pier 90. All are encouraged
to visit us at our booth and to spend time at the expo or take advantage of the
MANY valuable seminars being offered.
Treasurer’s
Report: A report was submitted by
Marty Levinson and accepted by the board.
Membership Report: A report was submitted by Committee Chair Len
Vadala and read by President Shine. Nine
guests attended our October program and will be contacted by Mario Benvenuti
regarding membership interest. We are
pleased that two new members plan to attend our November program.
Sergeant-At-Arms Report: There were a total of 56 attendees at our October
networking event.
Telephone Committee:
Committee
Chair Tim Dalton will be forwarding a revised list to Sheila and Jack Blewitt
by November 8th. Sheila and
Jack have agreed to take on the challenge of improving our efforts in this very
important area.
Education: President Shine read a
letter of appreciation from Diane Chavan of AGC, for the two scholarships that
will be presented at Graphic Communications Day, November 16th.
Budget Report:
President
Shine reported very favorably on progress made during the Budget Committee’s
initial meeting to formalize a budget for 2006.
Programs:
November 17th – 2005 Gallery Awards Dinner – Charlie Browns Steakhouse,
Carlstadt.
Sheila Blewitt reported on several options to
consider for our December holiday event.
The board consensus was that a December 9th dinner and show
at Rascals, Montclair, was clearly the best choice.
Jack Blewitt announced that our annual golf outing
will be June 20th at the Great Bear Country Club.
Old Business:
Paul
Lamendola cited the need to enhance the current exposure of our website
sponsors. Bill Van Jura suggested the
creation of a poster bearing the company names and logos to be prominently
displayed at all future programs.
New Business:
Past-President
Bill Van Jura proposed a motion that should the board fail to fill officer
positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms and
Treasurer in full accordance with the bylaws, that our chapter should suspend
operations effective June 2006. Concerns
expressed focus on our chapter’s inability to engage members to become active
participants on our board or to assume key officer slots. It was noted that our bylaws are very
specific about the length of officer terms and restrictions on repeating these
terms. Failure to address the succession
of officers will inevitably lead to the demise of our organization. Each member attending this Board Meeting were
given a chance to comment and an overwhelming response reaffirming their
dedication to the existence of our Chapter was heard. The board consensus on
this matter is that it does indeed merit a lengthy discussion. Therefore, this motion will be debated during
the course of the next three board meetings.
Paul Lamendola suggested the formation of a committee to focus on this
matter, and propose recommendations for the board to adopt. All options shall be explored including our
reorganization as an entity independent of IAPHC.
A motion was made and approved to recognize Ed Levy
as a lifetime member.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45.