Meeting Agenda– March 10, 2025 8PM
Call to Order: 8:05pm
Conflicts:
Present: David Coffin, Molly Black, Dixie Stachnik, Kristina Kezmarsky, Sandra
Schiffli-Salerno, Johnine Bickauskus, Abby Denis, Juli Baumgarner, Beth Foster
Excused Absence: Gordon Boe, Julia Murray
Absent: Meghan Meyers
Approval of January 2025 Minutes
Motioned - Johnine
Seconded – Kristina
All in favor, motion carried.
TREASURER'S REPORT: -
Gordon Boe -
Full report available to general membership upon request.
Approval of January/February 2025 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – Kristina
Seconded - Molly
All in favor.
COMMITTEE UPDATES:
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive
Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)
1. Any new membership, either through renewals or free membership drive?
2. Paypal transactions reflected in Treasurer’s Report.
Outreach Molly Black (Lead):
a. Spring Social Gathering - update on options, West, Central and East
b. Emailed Outreach Committee on 3/6/25
c. FLC2025 - Confirmed Exhibitor participation, email received from DB
Project with preliminary details.
Nominations Committee - Molly & David
a. One Application received - Kate Ragona and interest from Vickie
McMurtrie
b. Please keep reaching out to members for interest in Board positions or
membership.
c. VP position and Treasurers positions will be open - please indicate to Molly
or David if you are interested in the VP position. Gordon is running again
for Treasurer.
Fundraising Gordon Boe (Lead)
Advocacy - David Coffin (Lead) - Abby arranged for Lissa Elkins and Jacqueline
Izaguirre of NFADB to join our meeting at 8:15 PM to discuss Day on the Hill and
how PPDB Board and general membership may be more involved.
Affiliate Committee - Gordon & Abby
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS :
a. Sponsor five (or more?) PPDB members to attend NFADB’s “Tech for
Tomorrow: Empowering DeafBlind Communities”. Cost is $15 for non
member of NFADB. This event has been postponed.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURNED: 9:00pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Dixie Stachnik
PPDB Secretary
Call to Order: 8:05pm
Conflicts:
Present: David Coffin, Molly Black, Dixie Stachnik, Kristina Kezmarsky, Sandra
Schiffli-Salerno, Johnine Bickauskus, Abby Denis, Juli Baumgarner, Beth Foster
Excused Absence: Gordon Boe, Julia Murray
Absent: Meghan Meyers
Approval of January 2025 Minutes
Motioned - Johnine
Seconded – Kristina
All in favor, motion carried.
TREASURER'S REPORT: -
Gordon Boe -
Full report available to general membership upon request.
Approval of January/February 2025 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – Kristina
Seconded - Molly
All in favor.
COMMITTEE UPDATES:
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive
Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)
1. Any new membership, either through renewals or free membership drive?
2. Paypal transactions reflected in Treasurer’s Report.
Outreach Molly Black (Lead):
a. Spring Social Gathering - update on options, West, Central and East
b. Emailed Outreach Committee on 3/6/25
c. FLC2025 - Confirmed Exhibitor participation, email received from DB
Project with preliminary details.
Nominations Committee - Molly & David
a. One Application received - Kate Ragona and interest from Vickie
McMurtrie
b. Please keep reaching out to members for interest in Board positions or
membership.
c. VP position and Treasurers positions will be open - please indicate to Molly
or David if you are interested in the VP position. Gordon is running again
for Treasurer.
Fundraising Gordon Boe (Lead)
Advocacy - David Coffin (Lead) - Abby arranged for Lissa Elkins and Jacqueline
Izaguirre of NFADB to join our meeting at 8:15 PM to discuss Day on the Hill and
how PPDB Board and general membership may be more involved.
Affiliate Committee - Gordon & Abby
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS :
a. Sponsor five (or more?) PPDB members to attend NFADB’s “Tech for
Tomorrow: Empowering DeafBlind Communities”. Cost is $15 for non
member of NFADB. This event has been postponed.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURNED: 9:00pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Dixie Stachnik
PPDB Secretary