November 2005

Society for Nutrition Education

Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, November 7, 2005

8:30 a.m. –3:00 p.m.

Wingate Inn, Indianapolis, Indiana

Present: Garry Auld, Linda Berlin, Nancy Gaston, Shirley Gerrior, Carol Giesecke, Debra Keenan, Patricia Kendall, Robin Orr, and Barbara Sutherland; Fern Gale Estrow, ex officio; Frances Colletta, ex officio; Mary Ann Passi, ex officio and staff, Sharon Gorup, Jackie Williams, Lori Justin and Terry Beryl staff.

Call to order : P. Kendall called the meeting to order at 8: 40 a.m.

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

President's Comments: P. Kendall thanked Board members for coming to the meeting and for their contributions and discussion on Strategic Planning. She gave special thanks to SNE staff.

Agenda: P. Kendall added Guiding Principles review under New Business. N. Gaston requested Grain Food Foundation On-line Repository under Old Business. C. Giesecke moved approval of the agenda with adjustments. The motion passed unanimously.

Consent Agenda: FG Estrow requested membership report include primary and secondary Division data. N. Gaston requested treasurer's report include Grain Foods Foundation website budget. ACPP and Updated Affiliates were moved to Old Business. C. Giesecke moved approval of the Consent Agenda with adjustments. The motion passed unanimously.

Action Agenda :

Nominating Committee Policy Update: N. Gaston requested Board approve an addition to SNE's Policy and Procedures to allow a nominating committee member to run on the ballet for which the committee is seeking candidates. Board changed proposed language from “If elected, they must give up their remaining term on the Nomination Committee,” to “Immediately for consideration to slate, they must resign their position on the nominating committee.” L. Berlin moved to approve amended language. The motion was approved unanimously.

SNE/SNEF Alignment Update: Board made editorial changes and clarified 2nd bullet, under objective 2 as a friendly amendment stating: “An officer of SNEF Board of trustees and SNE Board will reciprocate in strategic planning.” R. Orr moved to accept revised document with friendly amendment. Motion carried.

Strategic Dialogue :

2006 Annual Conference Update: R. Orr updated Board on conference and tracks. Board requested EXPO times be expanded for exhibitor commitment and provided feedback to program committee.

February 2006 Educational Conference: Conference was canceled. R. Orr stated SNE will assess programmatic gaps in obesity and plan future-learning opportunities accordingly.

Strategic Planning Session Focus and Discussion:

Credentialing and membership Committee: P. Kendall reviewed Strategic Planning worksheet goals. She will lead credentialing committee along with R. Orr, S. Gerrior, B. Sutherland and G. Auld. B. Sutherland will lead membership recruitment and retention goals.

Affiliates: MA Passi provided list of current SNE Affiliates and described Petition Process to request SNE affiliation. Board discussed ways to increase SNE Affiliate interest and membership.

External Liaisons: A formalized process is under development to better focus SNE's External liaisons/Representation to other Organizations. N. Gaston recommended that information on External Liaison opportunities/activities be included in E-Communicator.

Conference Call with Hyatt Regency, San Francisco: Board members spoke with representatives from the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on union issues and potential impact on the SNE Annual Conference. B. Sutherland moved to purchase conference cancellation insurance. This vote carried with one abstention.

Future Sites :

The board discussed future meeting sites. D. Keenan, G. Auld and N. Gaston will conduct a survey/electronic polling of members for future dates and locations via SNEEZE listserv.

Old Business :

Grains Foods Foundation: P. Kendall presented MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines On-line Repository Agreement. N. Gaston and S. Gerrior will serve on Advisory Committee and provide oversight for evaluation criteria and process.

ACPP Committee Replacement:

D. Keenan moved to accept motion to put Marcia Scheideman on ACPP committee to replace ACPP member who stepped down. The motion was approved unanimously.

Federal Partnership:

N. Gaston stated a Federal partnership proposal is being drafted and will be ready for discussion by the Executive Committee in December. Once approved it will be presented to USDA/HHS for collaboration.

New Business :

Guiding Principles review: The Board included “Inclusiveness” as a Guiding Principle, R. Orr moved to remove “Equality among members” and add “Valuing contrubtions of volunteers and supporters” to the list. The motions were approved unanimously. Board also reconfirmed and simplified Goals into two statements.

Adjournment : C. Giesecke motioned to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Shirley A. Gerrior, Secretary