Board Meeting Minutes

ABGERO Meeting Minutes

11/28/2022
4:00 EST

Attendees: Andrew Heck, Karen White, Sue Whitourne, Greg Hinrichesen, Rick Zweig, Weston Donaldson, Beth Mulligan, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Toni Wroolie, Jennifer Birdsall

Absent: Shane Bush, Victor Molinari, Peter, Jacobs-Dodson, Michelle Mlinac

 

Category

Presenter (title, name)

Item(s)

Information

Action Items

Responsible Party

Due Date

Comments

Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

President (Heck)

Approving prior minutes from meeting 09/26/2022

Birdsall will check BOD email distribution list (k. White, Weston)

 

 

submit for upload 09/26/2022 and 07/25/2022

K. White

 

 

General Announcements

Heck

 

Heck last meeting as president- Whitbourne will take over

 

Greg’s Hinrichesen last meeting

 

New president elect- Toni Wroolie

 

Discussion to contribution for June Blum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greg Hinrichsen spoke about June and will look into contribution options: In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for the June Blum, Ph.D. Award in Geriatric Psychology, given to a trainee or junior faculty member at for excellence in scholarly work in the field of geriatric psychology. To contribute, please contact, Principal Gifts Officer, at 929-241-4825 orcjl2006@med.cornell.edu.

 

 

Website Updates

Heck/Birdsall

 

Updated list of board members, hours update, credentials- website up to date

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Update

Heck/Shumaker (Treasurer)

Financial status update

Treasurer report- $42,000

New updated form for reimbursement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Updates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whitbourne

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heck/Bush

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heck update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECP Rep (Jacobs-Dodson)

 

 

 

 

 

Molinari

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lichtenberg- Mlinac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wroolie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birdsall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zweig

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mlinac

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOT updates

 

 

 

 

 

Nominations Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholarship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early Career Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exam Committee: Credentials Updates

 

 

 

 

 

Exam Committee: Samples Review Updates

 

 

 

 

 

Inclusion committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outreach Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOC Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appeals Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delores 04/20/2023 9-12 CE webinar

Erin tiburcio  fill in moving forward

 

 

We have vacancies accounted for and filled; reviewed there were some blanks

 

Sue will send zoom link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We can go through foundation for scholarships- they will process, consult for selection, disperse money (will handle administrative aspects) or we can do on our own

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ways to enhance early career involvement

 

 

 

 

 

Continued interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inquire about stats on diversity. Sharon Bowman new chair of diversity committee- attestation will be asking for demographic info- starting to collect hat now

 

 

New board gaggle group, websites updates, will be meeting quarterly, sent out results of survey, up to date on agenda items for 2022, how to increased engagement on listserves

 

 

Update CEU or professional activities that are CE like and gero specific for 2023; portal still not working- you can do the self study grid without having to upload anything

 

 

None reported

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heck will update terms on drop box

 

 

will set up for calendar year 2023

 

double check emails on BOD gaggle account

 

 

 

Group discussion:

–        Group members suggesting the board manages this in house

–        Barriers raised

–        Processes can be developed

–        Communication committee can take over, exec committee can be reviewers

–        Targeting early career and diversity candidates (Prioritize, systematic processes)

–        Rolling admission: consider purpose of the money- offset travel/exam cost/supporting CE/attending professional meetings

Vote on ourselves versus foundation- motion to do ourselves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wroolie will clarify if info will be shared per specialty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zweig will send reminder around

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K. White

 

 

Birdsall

 

 

 

 

Whitbourne and Heck  to coordinate with Molinari and Mlinac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Business:

 

Gallagher-Thompson

Ethics vignette updates

Discussion of ethics vignette after board review

Heck completed his review- when you feel they are done and ready they are done and ready to be used at new meeting- no need to formally pass

–        Gallagher-Thompson requested everyone look at them

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heck distributed comments this am for response

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjournment

5:00 EST

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Next Meeting

01/30/2022 4pm EST