S-USIH Minutes April 2018
Executive Committee Meeting
April 10, 2018, 11:18am EST
Attending
Kevin Schultz, Leah Gordon, Richard Candida Smith, Natalia Petrzela, Tim Lacy, Rebecca Brenner
Agenda
President’s Update
Approval of Minutes
Personnel Matter
Appointment of new Blog Editor and discussion about blog
President’s update
The election date will be in May
All offices are up for renewal this year
Kevin and Leah are stepping down from President and Treasurer respectively
Try to expand the circle widely within our field
Tim: Signal to Society that we are doing the above, by placing referendum on our election
Kevin: That would be one more committee to recruit
Richard and Natalia: Agree that we should have a nominating committee
Richard: In most societies the nominating board is an elected position
Kevin: May add nominating committee to the bi-laws
Minutes from last meeting are approved
A personnel matter was discussed
Appointment of Lora Burnett for the position of Blog Editor
Unanimous vote
Discussion about blog
Need governance for a blog with structure
Need more bi-laws relating to blog because not much tells us what to do or how to do it
Rebecca: Lora is the heart and face of the blog
Kevin: Lora will serve a 3-year term ending on August 31, 2021
Meeting adjourned at noon EST.