ASSE-CASCADE CHAPTER EXECUTIVE TEAM MINUTES
Back to Minutes Page
DATE
November 20, 2007
TIME
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
LOCATION
Sizzler Restaurant, Gateway St. Springfield
ATTENDEES
Mary Lou Wilson, President; Duane Grange, Vice-President; David Bargabos, Government Affairs; Steve Nichols, Conference Committee Chair; Gretchen Brannon, Program Chair; Chris Short, Past President; Doug Caven, Past President; Wesley Dukes, Webmaster; Elizabeth Bartleson, Secretary.
   
PREVIOUS MINUTES


Read and approved.

EXECUTIVE TEAM REPORTS


a) President :

b) Vice President :  

c) Treasurer :  Not in attendance.

d) Member At Large : Not in attendance.

e) Secretary :  Cascade Chapter 2008 Calendar is finished, and will be made available on the chapter website.

f) Government Affairs :  Government affairs issues are posted on the website.

g) Membership Chair:    Not in attendance.

h) Conference Committee Chair: Conference planning is proceeding well

i) Program Chair: Still need speakers for upcoming sessions. Please contact Gretchen to sign-up.

j) Past President:

 
OLD BUSINESS



a.) Sharon Pleu will contact ASSE Officer Central Kathy Leidiger 847-699-2929 X-3454 National ASSE for the Non-Profit Status certification. Tabled until Sharon is in attendance.

b.) Steve Bridges will mail Membership Promotion Letter to local businesses. Tabled until Steve is in attendance.

c.)  The Safety Management Series is going to require speakers for each session. The program chair will head this effort, with support from the executive committee. Email speaker info to Gretchen Brannon after contacting prospects.

d.)  Wesley will build a WebServe Email Community where people can get information & connect with other in the chapter for information. Tabled until 2008.



NEW BUSINESS

 

a.) Executive team members to send bios, photos, and other information for website to Wesley by Friday November 30.

b.) Identify zip codes for our territory by Oct.31 st for submission to the Regional Operating Committee. David Bogart will sort membership by zip code and send to Mary Lou. Date?

c.)  Audit of financial records for last 12 months to be completed by committee, headed by treasurer, additional committee members appointed by president.

d.)  Chapter to begin producing Newsletter bimonthly. First Newsletter will be sent out Feb. 2008.

e.)  Steve Nichols and Sharon Pleu will work together to develop a financial tracking system with Oregon OSHA for conference payments. By 11/20. Completed.

f.)  Doug Caven and Chris Short will be looking at the STARS Report to determine how best to serve our membership. Date?

g.) Wesley and David will look at the Website Promotional Policy from the Standard Operating Guidelines, and determine whether this is something we want to do with the website.

Members & guests can send news & announcements to Wesley Dukes at wdukes@dwbogart.com

CASCADE CHAPTER EXECUTIVE MEMBERS


President – MaryLou Wilson, Wildish Construction, Safety Coordinator
Vice President  – Duane Grange, SelecTemp Employment Services, Safety Director

Member-at-Large – John Nagy, Olsson Industrial Electric, Safety Director
Treasurer – Sharon Pleu, Hewlett Packard, Safety Engineer

Secretary – Elizabeth Bartleson, US Dept. of Energy, EHS Team
Governmental Affairs – Dave Bogart, David W Bogart & Associates, President/Owner
Membership Chair – Steve Bridges, SAFETYCAL Inc., Sales Mgr.  

Program Chair – Gretchen Brannon, Territory Manager, Sanderson Safety Supply Company

Conference Chair – Stephen Nichols, Lane County Public Works, Safety Coordinator

Webmaster/Newsletter Editor – Wesley Dukes, David W Bogart & Associates, Project Manager