ICRID April Board Meeting

April 20,2002

Dave Calvert

Judy Cain

Antonette Needham

Dianne Riddick

Bob Canty

Dalonda Young

Angela Myers

Kara Ressler

Kathy Roche- Interpreter

Dianne Riddick made a motion to accept minutes as corrected. Angela Myers seconded. Call to vote. Motion passed unanimously.

Randy Nicolai unable to attend meeting.

Angela Myers attended our board meeting to discuss her motion to establish a sub-chapter of ICRID in the northern part of the state. Her motion was brought before the Bylaws Committee for discussion and proposed recommendations. The committee is currently conducting research on this proposal. It was sent to committee because of the impact it could have on the state chapter. After much discussion, the motion will be put on hold, while a regional liaison from the board will be assigned to the northern part of the state. Angela will contact members in the northern part of the state to set a meeting to discuss their wants and needs. ICRID is committed to responding to any needs within the state. The motion was suggested because of a perceived need for the northern interpreters to have their needs addressed by the organization. The motion will be revisited at a later date while this group is established.

Awards/Scholarship

This committee is together with seven members. They are all involved in the educational arena.

Amy Cornwell-Bloomington

Charlie Maurer- IUPUI

Dianne Riddick- IUPUI

Margie Graham- Ivy Tech

Pat Molinder- Interpreter Coordinator in Greenfield

Janet Beattie- Purdue

Dave Calvert- IUPUI

The committee is discussing establishing a new award. This would be a “Presidential Award” that the president gives to a member or non-member of ICRID. The rationale for this is that the organization may want to recognize someone who is not a member of ICRID, but has made an important contribution to its welfare.

ASR

Carrie Westhoelter is not here for the official report. Those board members who attended were very pleased with the attendance and activities.

Annual Meeting

We have five presenters. Elizabeth Beldon, Kevin Williams, Paul Wesselmann, Edna Johnston, and Lynne Eihninger.Theme for this year is “Hands, Heart and Mind.”Committee is looking for a logo to incorporate the theme.This year’s conference will be extended all day on Friday and Saturday. We need to find more breakout rooms.Judy Cain and Dalonda Young are working on Grants. We currently have a $500 mini grant from IUPUI and a $500 mini grant from Hands On.

Membership

No report from Randy Nicolai. Our goal is to get 200+ members by December 2002.

Credentials

No Report

Newsletter

Margie Graham has transitioned into the Editor’s position. She has some interesting and different layout ideas. She would like to compile historical info for use in the NL. Dave Calvert will contact Judith Carson to get historical info.

Bylaws Committee members are:

Antonette Needham

Judy Cain

Carrie Westhoelter

Tennille Feece

Angela Myers

Terre Holada

They are currently reviewing a proposal to replace the existing bylaws with an updated version. Antonette is compiling data about sub chapters.

Grievance: No report

PDC

Carrie Westhoelter has taken over as chair. Jayne Kercheval is helping with this transition. Carrie has talked with National RID regarding her role and responsibilities.Paperwork for CEUs MUST be received 60 days prior to the event for CEUs to be given.

Ways and Means

Bob Canty met with the committee last Wednesday. All the paperwork is caught up. The internal audit looks great.

IAD Report

Last Saturday was an open forum. Twenty-five people attended. Discussed restructure, and tier in the state under FSSA and DHHS. They will establish coalition with agencies and organizations in the state. Next year IAD conference will be in April in Merrillville, IN. Northwest IN Deaf Club and Camelot Deaf Club will co-chair. Wayne Arnold will contact Dave Calvert. IAD meets every three months.

ICRID purpose statement on hold.

ICRID would like to set a standard for other states in the region to provide big ticket items for the Region III Silent Auction. We would like to see each state provide big ticket items worth up to $350. Dianne Riddick made a motion to provide a big ticket item worth between $200-$350 for the Region III Silent Auction. Judy Cain seconded. Discussion. Call to vote. Passed unanimously.

MIRID is asking help from each state to cover overhead costs of the Region III conference. They request a $250 donation from each state. Judy Cain made a motion to donate $250 to MIRID for overhead costs. Dianne Riddick seconded. Discussion. Called to vote. Passed unanimously.

We would like to have a banner at the Region III conference to promote the Region III conference in Indiana in 2004. Dianne Riddick made a motion to allocate $200 towards a banner for our presentation in Novi. Judy Cain seconded. Discussion. Called to Vote. Passed unanimously.

The board would like to have business cards made for board members to promote ICRID. The cost for these would be minimal, and fall under administrative expenses. Judy Cain made a motion to make 100 business cards each for the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, and 50 business cards each for the members-at-large. Antonette Needham seconded. Discussion. Called to vote. Passed unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1:20 pm. Next meeting on Saturday, May 18, from 9-12. ISD Multipurpose Room.

Respectfully Submitted,

Antonette Needham, Secretary