1. Date & Loc: February 27, 2018 – Cadet Heat
NWHPEC Board Meeting
Date & Loc: February 27, 2018 – Cadet Heat
In Attendance: Rick Alvarado, Jennifer Ayers, Richard Carroll, Dale Gehring, Steve Richardson, Alex Thomason (call in), Frank Twardoch, Julie Simmons
Last Month’s Action Items
Class Revenue Analysis
Sent to board on 1/29/18. Each year we netted an average of $13K when you take out the $16K spike from Jeff Liker in This led to a collections analysis that found $41,550 in past due invoices.
Selco Account Changes
Received all Board signatures. Migrated money market account to higher interest account. Added Dale on 2/9.
Leadership Session
Col. Athens is scheduled for May 29th.
Venues
Jennifer visited two VT Group venues on 2/1. The Exchange Ballroom has potential, but would need to work through parking logistics.
Montgomery Park only offers space to tenants.
Board Member
Board is fine with limited time commitment of candidate. Will appreciate the passion he brings and the conversations that will go on behind the scenes.
Dale recommended our next board member be a business community leader. Think of recommendations you may have.
Tagline
No progress
Secretary of State Docs
Incomplete. Wasn’t able to complete this on the web, will need to call.
Learning Experiences
Classes Held
None
Upcoming Events
May 29th – Col Arthur Athens. Need to chose a topic and determine if there will be an exec session.
Classes requested
Intro to Lean, TPM (possible), TWI, Strategy Deployment, Kata
LHE
Kari and Jennifer are meeting March 9th to discuss feedback from members to start forming the class online.
Benchmarking Tours
Jennifer would like to pilot a tour in April.
New Business
AME Attendance/
Champions Club
Jennifer, Rick.
It’s important for the board to continue to learn and be integrated in the Lean community. Contact Jennifer to arrange for registration.
KataCon Takeaways
Heard from potential speakers (Tracy Defoe, Richard Sheridan), enhanced skill levels allowed some good learning around coaching.
Membership feedback
Gaining good feedback through meet & greets. Learning about gaps and where we can add value. 8 complete, 9 scheduled through mid-March. Waiting to hear from 6. (23 total)
Potential opportunities:
Agile, A3 learning/coaching (Power A3 session where workgroups critique others, facilitated)
Agile speaker (Jez Humboldt, Eric Rice), Agile workshop. Potential to create some better synergy between lean and agile. Good exposure for our members.
Financial Update
Charts/Graphs/Tracking
Available on OneDrive. Reviewed trends. Recouping past due payments will start to even things out.
Membership
dues received
Collections
$8,700 collected, striving for $31K. Attached recommendations were approved for write-off.
Policies
Created a draft of policies for: Signatures on accounts, Self-reimbursement, Expense reports, Receipts, Cardholder Agreement. Dale and Jennifer will review in the next month. Richard has access to a document regarding controls and procedures he will share.
Annual Audit
Board agreed that an audit would be worthwhile. Dale and Jennifer will plan.
Upcoming Dates
EVENT
DATE
March Board Meeting
March 22nd (via telcom)
April Board Meeting
April 26th (in person)
May Strategy Session
May 9th (7am – 1pm)
May Board Meeting
May 24th (via telcom)
Col Athen Leadership Session
May 29th (8am – 10am)