Ohio AHEAD 2017 Business Meeting October 13, 2017 Oxford, Ohio

Agenda Call to Order Call for new business President’s Report Treasurer’s Report Membership Committee Report Conference Committee Report Communication Committee Report

President’s Report Board of Directors Summary of June Retreat Identified current challenges with the fiscal year cycle, conference planning cycle, and membership cycle Discussed need to more fully investigate our fiscal and tax status so agreed to invest money in hiring accountant to review and consult Reviewed Statement of Purpose in bylaws – discussed a focus on transition as way to expand our fulfillment of purpose Better defined committees and generated future ideas and areas of growth for committee work New Ad-Hoc Committee: Public Relations

President’s Report Elections Terms for current Treasurer and Secretary end June 30, 2018 Timeline: Call for nominations – February 2018 Elections – March 2018 Elected individuals will serve from July 1, 2018-June 30, 2020 Call for nominations will be widely circulated Election ballot available only to current members

President’s Report Becoming Involved Volunteer for a committee Run for office Complete your conference evaluation Complete member and benchmarking surveys Send ideas to the Board of Directors Complete the postcard today

Treasurer’s Report Sept. 2016-Sept. 2017 Sept. 2016 Balance $12, 470.30 Sept. 2017 Balance $15,843.86 Difference +$3,373.56 Income $9,450.19 Expenses $6,076.13

Membership Committee Report 66 Members (2014)/110 Members (2015) = 67% increase (44 additional members) 144 Members (2016) = 31% increase (additional 34 members) Currently for 2017: Individual Members 103 = 28% decrease Institutional Memberships 15

Membership Committee: Benchmarking OH-AHEAD has plans to conduct a benchmark survey during the 2017- 2018 academic year. Once completed, a summary report of this data would be available to all members. What benchmark data would you be interested in OH-AHEAD collecting? For example, size of population served, ratio of staff to student, types of disabilities served, budget allocated to disability resources. Contact the Membership Committee with ideas.

Conference Committee Report Will host 2018 conference at Terra State Community College Exploring ideas for webinars to be held for Ohio AHEAD members or in conjunction with AHEAD Developed matrix for evaluating concurrent session proposals Seeking feedback on the best time of year for the conference Committee has been more involved in the overall planning of the conference Continuing the pre-conference evening social

Communication Committee Report Huge ‘Thank You’ to, and recognition of, Kurt Soltman Hosting service renewed through BlueHost in June Minimal redesign of the website and color scheme Embedding documents and videos for easier viewing Continual update of the resources page Referral link coming soon Blog New members Suggestions? Contact us at ohioahead@gmail.com

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