Board Meeting Minutes

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