NWHPEC Board Meeting at Nike IHM

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NWHPEC Board Meeting at Nike IHM October 25, 2007
1200pm 200pm (adjourned) In Attendance
Elizabeth King, Dale Gehring, Charlie Lake, Bryan
Goodman, Elizabeth Merrill, Mark Lewis, Brett
Gantz, Julie Hatten

• Financial Update (Dale)
• Current total account balance 211,763
• Discussion
• Dale analyzed the ING and HSBG internet high
  interest accounts. Both are federally insured.
  When CDs expire, Dale will move funds into one
  of these accounts.
• Administration of our books is starting to take
  quite a bit of Kim's time. Dale has the action
  to check with Kim to get an approximate amount of
  time shes spending each week/month. This data
  will help us determine if we need to hire a
  bookkeeper or possibly contract with Kim to
  continue supporting us on non-ESCO time.
• Dale suggested we recognize Kims support at
  Christmas.

• Mfg. Workforce Strategy Update (Charlie)
• OMWS 2007 end of year event scheduled for
  November 13th
• Mark Lewis will deliver the luncheon key note
  address
• A diverse group of representatives are attending
  from Community Colleges, industry, cluster
  groups, vertical consortia, and high performance
  consortia
• Charlie reviewed a stratified model summarizing
  the business plan. This new model matches well
  when overlaid with the Dept. of Labor Education
  Training model. This combined model will be
  discussed at the November 13th event.
• The funded consortia continue to do well
• We may fall short on overall match by /- 100K.
  Charlie is creating a letter to CCWD to provide a
  heads-up to this. Julie asked if NWHPEC, SOHPEC,
  and HiDECs Q4 membership dues had been factored
  in yet and they had not.
• The state has awarded an additional 200k to the
  OMWS for 2008
• OMEP will continue as fiscal agent
• 100k likely to go to new or burgeoning consortia
• 100k likely to go to Director (Audrey),
  continuing outreach and communications campaign,
  workplace issues, linking education, etc.
• Question about the Community College connection
  Audrey working with CCs and Cam Preus-Braly.
  CCs may fund Audreys time in 2008.

• Executive Forum Update (Julie)
• November 9th with Alan Robinson Ideas are Free
• 92 attendees signed up. 100 Ideas are Free
  books received.
• 2008 Speakers Dale, Elizabeth King, Elizabeth
  M., and Julie will research potential speakers at
  the AME Conference and report back to the Board.
• Bryan suggested we create a 2008 pro-forma
  identifying all of our 2008 potential expenses
  Julie has the action to put this item on our
  November Board meeting agenda.

• Annual Membership Meeting
• Julie reviewed previously discussed agenda items
  with the Board
• Re-election of Board Directors/Officers
• 2008 Membership Dues Change
• 2008 Lean training plan
• Recognize Certified Facilitators
• Julie has the action to continue working on the
  agenda and work with Elizabeth King regarding
  roles/responsibilities.
• The Board discussed the existing process for
  collecting ballots for Board Director/Officer
  election. This year by Nov. 7th, Julie will send
  a voting e-mail to facilitate the re-election
  of Directors/Officers.
• Julie reviewed the award for the Certified
  Facilitators and received approval to purchase
  plaques and create certificates. Julie will
  order by Oct. 26th.

• New Business
• The By-Laws were amended to allow Board Directors
  to serve ten years in lieu of six years. Julie
  has the action to update the By-Laws.
• Executive Forum has extended a 40 discount to
  their Management Forum Series to NWHPEC Members.
  The Board approved communicating this to the
  membership. Julie has the action to send
  information via e-mail to the membership.

November Board Meeting The next meeting is
November 15th via telecom from 1200pm 200pm.
Dial [phone], input Conf. ID 3928041.
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NWHPEC Board Meeting at Nike IHM October 25, 2007
1200pm 200pm (adjourned) In Attendance
Elizabeth King, Dale Gehring, Charlie Lake, Bryan
Goodman, Elizabeth Merrill, Mark Lewis, Brett
Gantz, Julie Hatten

• Sustainability Update (Julie)
• Elizabeth King, Elizabeth M., and Julie met on
  10/22 to review the eight submitted proposals.
  Liz reported on our suggestions
• Simpler potentially provide an Executive Forum
  on Leading a Lean Enterprise
• Learn-Lead-Teach provide Tools of Lean
• Total Systems Development (TSD) provide Lean
  Leadership Brett has the action to research
  Nikes past relationship with TSD and report
  findings to Julie
• OMEP provide quarterly Lean Leadership and
  Facilitator classes
• Julie reviewed the 2008 member survey response
  numbers (30). A 2nd reminder e-mail has been
  sent to those not completing the survey yet.
  Mark suggested following up and doing a phone
  survey to try and capture information from those
  not responding. Julie has the action to start
  phone surveys the week of November 5th.

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