AIA Eastern Ohio

Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes

January 23, 2003

Attendees Absent

Quorum present

Perry Douglass Mary Dennis

Art Morris

John DeFrance

Gregg Strollo

Tim Thomas

Doug Abbatiello

Jay Crafton

Melissa Jenoff

Summer Stoy

Joe Makosky

Bruce Sekanick

Meeting called to order

A. October – December meeting minutes:

John - motioned

Jay seconded

Approved by voice vote.

B. Treasures report

Perry motioned to accept with 2003 budget to be established

Doug – second

Approved by voice vote

C. Standing Committee Report:

Awards

- Art and Jay will order awards for the 2002 Architect Firm recipients. In the future all the firm awards will be order from , while the client awards will be ordered locally.

Membership

- Tom Bode submitted application to advance to Emeritus. Received application for Ed Shearson as a new associate member.

Website

- Sue to provide Melissa with date slated for the annual golf outing to post on the site.

- Melissa to add a link on the site to the state website regarding the legal issues being addressed for Legislative Day, May 21^st.

Continuing Ed

- Walter has scheduled for a luncheon on Wednesday, January 29^th.

- John DeFrance will be scheduling a luncheon for February.

Political Action / PR

- Bruce will be putting together a letter to go out to all the architects in the area.

Ohio Director

- Tim is going to put together a mailing to all members regarding the Legislative Day slated for May 21^st.

D. Discussion Items

- Art Morris suggests the chapter look into establishing a scholarship fund or working with the AIA Ohio Foundation. He will gather information to present to the board.

E. Old Business

- Paul Ricciuti was to present the proposal for Smokey Hollow. He was not available to attend this months meeting. Joe Makosky will contact Paul as to when a representative will be available to attend a board meeting.

F. New Business

- Perry and Art will be attending Grassroots in DC March 5-8.

- Received invoice for $950.00 from the Vindicator for the full-page ad placed on the back of the design awards insert. The chapter did not pay for this last year. After discussion, John is to pay this invoice when funds become available. Sue will contact Bruce Bailey to inform them of this.

- Discussion of the meeting scheduled. Meetings will be held in the chapter office the fourth (4^th) Thursday of the month @ 5:15 PM

- Distribution of current officers’ and board members’ contact information.

Motion to adjourn meeting

Revised Committees

Annual Dinner Art Morris

Awards Gregg Strollo, Mark Hanahan

Membership Mollie Christoff, Bruce Sekanick

Website Melissa Jenoff, Bruce Sekanick

Continue Ed John DeFrance, Summer Stoy

IDP Summer Stoy

Gold Medal Perry, Joe, 3 recipients

Political Action/PR Bruce Sekanick, Gregg Strollo

Ohio Director(s) Tim Thomas, Bruce Sekanick

Convention 2005 Bruce Sekanick, Jay Crafton, Doug Abbatiello