PPDB Meeting Minutes - June 13, 2022


Call to Order by Vice-President, Lisa Lopatofsky at 8:04 PM

Present: Gordon Boe, Lisa Lopatofsky, Johnine Bickauskas, Molly Black, Jessica Lynch, Dixie Stachnik

Excused: Tammy Kitterman, Sandra Salerno, Meghan Myers

Absent:  Juli Baumgarner, Julia Murray

Lisa welcomed our two new Board Members, Dixie Stachnik and Jessica Lynch. Each introduced themselves to the group. WELCOME – so happy to have them join us!

Conflicts:  There were no conflicts to the agenda voiced.


Approval of May Minutes  
Motioned by Molly Black to accept the May minutes, seconded by Johnine Bickauskas. Motion passed. 

Treasurer’s Report:  Gordon Boe gave the Treasurer’s Report. He is questioning what the source of the deposit from PayPal is and requesting any detail that might be provided to add to the minutes of August meeting for further clarification. Johnine Bickauskas made motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Seconded by Jessica Lynch. Motion passed.



COMMITTEE UPDATES: 8:10-8:30

*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive

1. Membership (Tammy Kitterman, Patti McGowan, Sandra Salerno)
   

    Membership information will be available at PPDB Exhibitor table.      Sandra will represent at the table, but Board wishes all members     attending to encourage membership. 

1. Outreach (Patti McGowan, Molly Black, Sandra Salerno, Johnine Bickauskas) 
   
   1. Patti and Molly exhibited on 5/26/22 at the Dan Miller Disability and Mental Health Summit, and indicated it was good to see so many people attending and sharing our information.
      
   2. PPDB is sponsoring Cole the Dog and Friends at FLC- Lisa-has payment ready and confirmed that there will be an interpreter at the request of the performer.
      
   3. Molly encouraged everyone to register for the Helen Keller Birthday Celebration sponsored by NFADB Affiliate, DBMAT on June 27th at 2:00 PM 
      

Register at: https://tinyurl.com/nhhrda27 

1. Lisa created an Activity Survey. Molly asked how we want to distribute. Jessica suggested that we have some hard copies available at–FLC for those who like to complete that way, and Lisa volunteered to create a flyer that will have a QR Code for those who like to complete online. We can post to Listserv after FLC. Molly will ask PaTTAN to copy the questionnaire and flyer to have available in both formats for FLC.
   

1. Fundraising (Gordon Boe, Johnine Bickauskas, Lisa Lopatofsky, Julia Murray) 
   

    Johnine is working to create the 3-4 Raffle Gift Cards/items.         Committee will meet to decide the dollar amount for each     ticket. Molly will donate a PPDB t-shirt to the raffle.

1. Advocacy (Lisa Lopatofsky, Meg Meyers, Johnine Bickauskas)     Lisa reported that advocacy matters are on hold for the     moment. The latest discussion is around 504 legislations.      When the NFADB PIE Committee meets again she will report     out to the group. Lisa created a Cogswell Macy Act     Flyer/handout to be included in the parent folders at FLC,     which is a great example of educating/lobbying on behalf of     PPDB.
   

OLD BUSINESS: 8:30-8:40
 

1. New Board Members - Onboarding of new members is complete.
   

Jessica and Dixie will be in contact with Lisa to determine which Committees they would like to join. 

NEW BUSINESS: 8:40-8:45

1. Media News Release for members via social media. Molly and Sandra will work to draft a media announcement of our New Board Members. 
   

GOOD OF THE ORDER: 

    There was nothing to add for the Good of the Order

Future Meeting Dates: Molly will send out zoom invites for the upcoming meeting dates.    
July - No Board meeting/Possible Committee meeting 
New Year Schedule Document is in Google Drive
August 8, 2022 
September 12, 2022 
October 10, 2022 
November 14, 2022 
December – No Board Meeting 
January 9, 2023 
February 13, 2023 
March 13, 2023 
April 10, 2023 
May 8, 2023 
ADJOURNED:   8:37 PM

 
Respectfully Submitted, 

Molly Black 
on behalf of Sandra Salerno, Board Secretary

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Coming soon.

PPDB Meeting Minutes- February 2022
8:05-8:10
Call to Order: Tammy Kitterman 8:00
Conflicts: None provided
Present: Molly Black, Gordon Boe, Sandra Salerno, Tammy Kitterman, Lisa Lopatofsky, Patti McGowan, Julia Murray, Juli Baumgarner
Excused - Johnine Bickauski, Meg Meyers
Approval of January Minutes  
Motioned - Gordon Boe
Second - Lisa Lopatofsky 
All in favor.

Treasurer’s Report:  Gordon Boe 
Motioned - Lisa Lopatofsky 
Second- Molly Black
All in favor 
COMMITTEE UPDATES: 8:10-8:30
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive

1. Membership (Tammy Kitterman, Patti McGowan, Sandra Salerno) The membership drive campaign is underway. Tammy has invited DeafBlind partners to join PPDB. Patti cross referenced the membership names to the Listserv to ensure all are active PPDB members.
   
2. Outreach (Patti McGowan, Molly Black, Sandra Salerno, Johnine Bickauskas) The team discussed the upcoming FLC which will be held June 24th and 25th, face to face at Penn State with a virtual option available. PPDB would like to have a presence at the meeting and we discussed hosting a presentation on the Cogswell-Macy act Friday evening. More information will be provided at the next meeting. 
   
3. Fundraising (Johnine Bickauskas, Lisa Lopatofsky, Julia Murray)  There is now a “donate” button on the PPDB Facebook page. 
   
4. Advocacy (Lisa Lopatofsky, Meg Meyers, Johnine Bickauskas) Lisa shared that PPDB will not have to pay for the NFADB hosted advocacy training. Some key areas of interest are supporting the Cogswell-Macy act, Intervener-Qualified Personnel, and waivers. 
   

OLD BUSINESS: 8:30-8:35

1. I/G, Facebook, Twitter
   
2. Nominations - Molly, Sandra, Julia —The process for Nominations was discussed. The call for Nominations is February, Receipt of Nomination Applications - March, Present Nominations to Board - April, Vote - May Onboarding, join Board - June.  
   
3. Term considerations All current board members with expiring terms have been approached to inquire about their interest in continuing on another term. 
   

NEW BUSINESS: 8:35-8:50

1. Organizational Overview/Strategic Planning overview - No general members were present so the review did not take place. 
2. Interest of general membership in attending events. No general members were present to provide feedback regarding this, but we would like to explore in person/virtual events in the future.
   
3. Boardable app was discussed. The board decided it was not feasible at this time due to the monetary commitment. 
   
4. The board took a vote regarding the use of “DeafBlind” in all PPDB brochures and materials. The motion carried with 5 members present in favor of using this verbiage.
   
5. The board discussed the possibility of meeting for one hour every other month instead of monthly. The discussion was tabled at this time.
   

GOOD OF THE ORDER: 8:50-8:55

ADJOURNED: 9:00 pm
​Respectfully Submitted,
Sandra Schiffli-Salerno
PPDB Secretary

No December Meeting

Stategic Planning Meeting

​PPDB
Minutes of September 13, 2021 Meeting
 
President Tammy Kitterman brought the meeting to order at 7 PM.

Present:  Tammy Kitterman, Lisa Lopatofsky, Sandra Salerno, Gordon Boe, Patti McGowan, Juli Baumgarner, Julia Murray, Molly Black, Johnine Bickauskas

Excused Absence:  Meghan Meyers

Guest: Rhonda Beach Tyree

There were no conflicts to the Agenda for the evening.

Treasurer’s Report:  Gordon Boe

Tammy requested a motion be made to accept the May through July Treasurer’s Report.  Motion made by Lisa L. and seconded by Patti M.  Motion Approved.

Tammy requested that a motion be made to accept the August Treasurer’s Report.  Motion was made by Molly B. and seconded by Lisa L.  Motion Approved. 

Tammy will follow-up with Julia to explain motions/voting.

The meeting was then turned over to Rhonda Tyree to continue with Strategic Planning. Work was conducted to come to consensus over Belief and Vision Statements and Organizational Long Term Goals.   

​Motion was made by Gordon to continue with one more meeting in November with Rhonda.  This will be a follow-up to our Action Planning/writing exercise through Committee work.  Motion was seconded by Lisa L.   Motion Carried. 
 
Meeting Adjourned 9 PM