PPDB Annual Membership Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2019
Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm by Kristina Kezmarsky, President
Members Present:
Kristina Kezmarsky
Tammy Kitterman
Gordon Boe
Shelley Lill
Saneeka Macon
Lisa Lopatowski
Patti McGowan
Molly Black
Juli Baumgarner
Jackie Brennan
Member excuse/absent: N/A
New Business:
PPDB is celebrating our 10th Year.
We have made some wonderful changes and lots of memories over the past year. A few of our committees would like to speak about their activities.
Outreach Committee: Molly and Patti
The committee extends the mission of PPDB in a variety of ways:
Membership Committee: Patti and Tammy
Lobbying is very important for our future membership goals. We currently have 40 members and 36 lifetime members! When a family joins PPDB under the lifetime membership, their children will continue to be covered into adulthood. All donations to PPDB are tax deductible.
Treasurer’s yearly report: Shelley
Beginning Balance:
Deposits:
Spending:
Ending Balance:
Sib Shop: Juli
Juli represented PPDB at the PaTTAN FLC in the sibling group ages 6-16. It is important to engage siblings to allow them to share their thoughts, feelings, and interact with other siblings.
At this time, I would like to open the floor to any and all nominations for General Board Member(s): Full Board
Nomination of Lisa Lopatowski by Tammy Kitterman
Nomination seconded by Juli Baumgarner
Nomination of Tina Herzog by Shelley Lill
Nomination seconded by Kristina Kezmarsky
Lisa Lopatowski, present on the call, accepted her nomination of general board member of PPDB.
Proactively, should she be nominated, Tina Herzog, not present on the call, accepted her nomination of general board member of PPDB.
Kristina asked the full board to vote yay or nay to the nomination of Lisa Lopatowski.
Yay: Juli, Patti, Jackie, Tammy, Gordon, Saneeka, Shelley, Molly, Kristina
Nay: N/A
Welcome Lisa!
Kristina asked the full board to vote yay or nay to the nomination of Tina Herzog.
Yay: Juli, Patti, Jackie, Tammy, Gordon, Saneeka, Shelley, Molly, Kristina
Nay: N/A
Welcome Tina!
Jackie’s term on the General Board has ended. PPDB would like to sincerely thank Jackie for her extraordinary contributions to PPDB. PPDB would not be celebrating 10 years without Jackie Brennan.
Shout Outs:
March: Juli
April: Tammy
May: Kristina
June: Saneeka
July: Patti
August: Molly
September: Gordon
October: Lisa
November: Julie
December: Tammy
Meeting adjourned at 8:00-ish
Respectfully submitted,
Kristina Kezmarsky, President and volunteer note taker
Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm by Kristina Kezmarsky, President
Members Present:
Kristina Kezmarsky
Tammy Kitterman
Gordon Boe
Shelley Lill
Saneeka Macon
Lisa Lopatowski
Patti McGowan
Molly Black
Juli Baumgarner
Jackie Brennan
Member excuse/absent: N/A
New Business:
PPDB is celebrating our 10th Year.
We have made some wonderful changes and lots of memories over the past year. A few of our committees would like to speak about their activities.
Outreach Committee: Molly and Patti
The committee extends the mission of PPDB in a variety of ways:
- A listserv for the purpose of posting information, questions and resources to its membership.
- Monthly ‘shout-outs’ authored by its Board of Directors posted to the PPDB Listserv.
- Facebook Page with posts of interest to its members and followers regarding:deafblindness, disability, education, medical, and other important matters.
- Dan Miller Disability Expo – March 2018
- PD Deaf-Blind Family Learning Conference – June 2018
- Transition Conference – July 2018
- PTO Meeting at WPSBC – September 2018
- Residential Program Presentation at WPSD – November 2018
- Social Event at Indoor Trampoline Park – December 2018
Membership Committee: Patti and Tammy
Lobbying is very important for our future membership goals. We currently have 40 members and 36 lifetime members! When a family joins PPDB under the lifetime membership, their children will continue to be covered into adulthood. All donations to PPDB are tax deductible.
Treasurer’s yearly report: Shelley
Beginning Balance:
Deposits:
Spending:
Ending Balance:
Sib Shop: Juli
Juli represented PPDB at the PaTTAN FLC in the sibling group ages 6-16. It is important to engage siblings to allow them to share their thoughts, feelings, and interact with other siblings.
At this time, I would like to open the floor to any and all nominations for General Board Member(s): Full Board
Nomination of Lisa Lopatowski by Tammy Kitterman
Nomination seconded by Juli Baumgarner
Nomination of Tina Herzog by Shelley Lill
Nomination seconded by Kristina Kezmarsky
Lisa Lopatowski, present on the call, accepted her nomination of general board member of PPDB.
Proactively, should she be nominated, Tina Herzog, not present on the call, accepted her nomination of general board member of PPDB.
Kristina asked the full board to vote yay or nay to the nomination of Lisa Lopatowski.
Yay: Juli, Patti, Jackie, Tammy, Gordon, Saneeka, Shelley, Molly, Kristina
Nay: N/A
Welcome Lisa!
Kristina asked the full board to vote yay or nay to the nomination of Tina Herzog.
Yay: Juli, Patti, Jackie, Tammy, Gordon, Saneeka, Shelley, Molly, Kristina
Nay: N/A
Welcome Tina!
Jackie’s term on the General Board has ended. PPDB would like to sincerely thank Jackie for her extraordinary contributions to PPDB. PPDB would not be celebrating 10 years without Jackie Brennan.
Shout Outs:
March: Juli
April: Tammy
May: Kristina
June: Saneeka
July: Patti
August: Molly
September: Gordon
October: Lisa
November: Julie
December: Tammy
Meeting adjourned at 8:00-ish
Respectfully submitted,
Kristina Kezmarsky, President and volunteer note taker