January 2006

Society for Nutrition Education

Board of Directors Meeting via Teleconference

Thursday, January 26, 2006

3:00 p.m. –4:30 p.m.

Present: Garry Auld, Linda Berlin, Nancy Gaston, Shirley Gerrior, Carol Giesecke, Debra Keenan, Patricia Kendall, Robin Orr, and Fern Gale Estrow, ex officio; Sandra Shepherd, ex officio, Mary Ann Passi, ex officio and staff.

Call to order : P. Kendall called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.

Conflict of Interest : Roll Call of Board members by P. Kendall identified no conflict of interest among the members.

Agenda: C. Giesecke moved to approve agenda. R. Orr seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Consent Agenda: C. Giesecke moved to approve consent agenda. D. Keenan seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Membership Report: Staff are contacting SNE professional members to make sure chosen membership category is correct and to better serve the paraprofessional member.

Action Agenda :

Nominating Committee Recommendation: N. Gaston presented slate for 2006-2007 and suggestions for improvements. N. Gaston made the motion that beginning with the 2007-2008 slate that SNE change the Nominating Committee procedure to separate the Annual Conference Chair position from the Vice President's position. The motion was approved unanimously. P. Kendall requested that Policy and Procedures manual be changed accordingly.

CAST Invitation: R. Orr informed board of the invitation from CAST to SNE to join as a society member and the interest in this offer by the Sustainable Food Systems Division. Board members expressed concern about cost and actual benefits to SNE membership. N. Gaston motioned to research the CAST invitation before joining and defer vote on membership to next SNE fiscal year. Motion carried with three abstaining votes.

Strategic Plan Approval: P. Kendall requested Champions look at SNE Strategic Plan and identify critical steps and timeline to her and MA Passi by February 15, 2006. C. Giesecke moved to accept current Plan in principal. Motion passed unanimously.

Voting Clarification for Committee: MA Passi advised board of voting clarification per Robert's Rules. Chair's role in voting: Board requested language clarification on voting ties and by ballot. L. Berlin moved to modify 3 rd bullet to “Vote with Executive Director so as not to influence the vote.” Motion carried. Majority/Quorum in voting: clarification provided on the calculation of a majority and validation of quorum. R. Orr made the motion to update Policy and Procedures manual with approved voting rule clarifications. Motion was approved unanimously

Strategic Dialogue :

AHA Exhibit Report: N. Gaston reported on a successful booth with 100 visitors, student interest in SNE internships, requests for nutrition education materials and on line information to include a training course on Dietary Guidelines.

DGA/Pyramid Database Project Update: S. Gerrior provided an update on the recent hire of C. Roberts as database coordinator, Advisory Committee involvement, and evaluation and review subcommittee status. Project is on target and call for materials have been disseminated. P. Kendall thanked N. Gaston and S. Gerrior for taking the lead on this project and their hard work as co chairs of the Advisory Committee.

Annual Conference Update: R. Orr stated AC program is finalized. A post conference session will feature a certification program for paraprofessionals. One hundred sixty five poster abstracts were received and are in review.

Award Committee Update: P. Kendall reported award chairs are Sharon Hoerr for the Helen Denning Ulrich Award of Excellence and Karen Chapman-Novakofski for the Mid-Career Award.

Old Business : (none)

New Business : (none)

Adjournment : C. Giesecke motioned to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Shirley A. Gerrior, Secretary