Chicago Chapter of IFMA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes of February 4, 2014 Meeting Minute Highlights Items Approved To print and mail postcards for each programming event over the next five months at an estimated cost of $600 per mailing. To keep member dues for unemployed, retired and students at $50 however allow them to attend educational events at no charge. Items Outstanding (including previous Board meetings) Newsletter (Bishop/Radtke) Website Updates Job Target Page, Charity Corner; STAR Redesign (Bishop/Radtke) Linked-In Group (Communications/Career Services) MEETING DATE: February 4, 2014 DL Couch; Merchandise Mart, Chicago 11:30am Start Chapter Planning Goals: 1) ENHANCE & ELEVATE the Quality of Education Offerings; 2) ENERGIZE & EMPOWER IFMA Members; 3) EPOSE IFMA to the Business Community & EPAND its Reach. These Goals will be reviewed monthly in order to keep the Board on task. Reminder: All committees to follow the meeting minute s template. A copy of all meeting minutes to be filed with the administrator s office. CONTACT INFORMATION NET MEETING: March 4, 2014 Plante Moran, 10 S. Riverside, Chicago 11:30am Start BOARD MEMBER COMPANY: E-MAIL ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: Executive Jerry DiCola, Brinks Gilson & CFM Lione jdicola@brinksgilson.com 312.321.4724 Mark Radtke, CFM ProCure Proton Therapy Center markradtke@sbcglobal.net 630-669-9912 Nicole Satterly Locke Lord nsatterly@lockelord.com 312.443.0426 Liz Vonesh lizvonesh@hotmail.com 312.915.9271 Kevin Corrigan, Levenfeld CFM Pearlstein kcorrigan@lplegal.com 312.476.7543 Associate 1 st & Fresh Debbie Breclaw Catering dbreclaw@1st-fresh.com 312.701.0890 3MD Relocation Mike Joyce Services mjoyce@3mdrelocation.com 708.681.2000 Career Services Greeley and lmurdix@greeley-hansen.com 312.578.2407 1
Linda Murdix Hansen Kristine O Hollearn SpaceTrak k.ohollearn@spacetrak.net 619-884-7093 Communications Drew Bishop millicare by Floor Innovations dbishop@millicare.net 312.550.9899 Community Service Wayne Shulman Newmark Grubb Knight Frank wshulman@ngkf.com 312.224.3229 Hospitality Nancy Miller American College of Healthcare Executives nmiller@ache.org 312.424.9345 Russ Benson russbenson@hotmail.com 224-201-8765 Membership GRM Information Pamela Coan Management Service pcoan@grmims.com 312.226.8100 x 207 Mary Basel Haworth mary.basel@haworth.com 312-494-7411 Professional Development Christian Swiencki The Office Connection cswiencki@smartofficedeals.com 312-698-4368 Sponsorship Derek Rusch Teknion derek.rusch@teknion.com 773-610-5364 Sustainability Justin Moore Guaranteed Rate Inc. justin.moore@guaranteedrate.com 773-516-6377 Administrator Chris Glatz Glatz Management Services cglatz@managementservices.org 312.236.0900 Guests: Michelle Fowler Glatz Management Services michelle@managementservices.org 312.236.0900 ISSUE# DESCRIPTION CHAMPION STATUS Call To Order 02-1 Welcome Jerry DiCola called the meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. 02-2 Minutes Nicole Satterly made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of January 14, 2014; Nancy Miller seconded the motion. Motion passed. All 2
02-3 Treasurer s Report Liz Vonesh reported that as of January 31, 2014 the Chapter s total assets are $85,827.26; $29,461.26 is in the checking; $56,366 in savings. There are currently two account payables totaling $144 (AT&T) to be paid. Deb Breclaw made a motion to approve the Treasurer s report as presented; Kevin Corrigan seconded the motion. Motion passed. Old Business 02-4 NeigerDesign Update Mark Radtke stated that the estimate for printing and mailing approximately 600 pieces (including fulfillment, printing and mailing) is approximately $600/month. After a brief discussion, Mark Radtke made a motion to print the post cards for the next five months based on the $600/month expense stated. Motion passed unanimously. Liz Vonesh will provide the design support for each of the postcards. The printer is being confirmed. Mark stated that he is getting proposals from two different printers at this time. The brochure design continues to be developed. Associates Committee 02-5 Golf Outing See sponsorship report below. Membership 02-6 Benefits Sign Board Pam Coan stated that the benefits board brought to the events needs to be updated and the new logo incorporated. Non-Member Attendees Committee requested that the Admin office provide a list of all guests/non-members who attended the holiday party. They also requested that going forward on a regular basis that the non-member list be sent automatically immediately following the event(s). Committee Introductions Suggestion made that committees introduce themselves at the beginning of every program. One committee per program. Jerry requested that the Admin office prepare a schedule of which committee will present at which program for the remainder of the year. Vonesh Radtke Breclaw/Joyce Coan/Basel Coan/Basel/Fowler Fowler 3
Facility Forum Programs It was noted that a few of the forums have had associate members in attendance. We need to make sure the invite for the forums is going to FM professionals only. Guests Attending at No Cost A lengthy discussion was held regarding if we should comp guests attending for the first time so they can experience IFMA. The Membership Committee was charged with reviewing this program and report back to the Board with a recommendation. Chapter Dues Rate Jerry DiCola raised the discussion of members who are unemployed and are receiving a reduced dues rate but not a reduced rate to attend chapter meetings. He proposed that the Chapter stay with the $50 dues rate for the unemployed but allow them to attend educational programs at no cost. They would have to pay, however, to attend special events/networking events. The Volunteer Liaison would oversee this program. A motion was made to keep the rate for retirees, students and the unemployed at the current Dues rate however allow them to attend educational programs at no cost. Motion passed unanimously. Communications 02-7 Drew Bishop stated that he is still looking for people to serve on his committee as he is challenged with keeping up with the various todos. Jerry encouraged Drew to reach out to Jen Bentley for assistance. Professional Development 02-8 Calendar of Events Committee is looking at possible tour sites and topics for 2015 programs. 32 registered for the February event. Goal is to get over 50. Fowler DiCola Bishop/Radtke Swiencki Ongoing Career Services 02-09 Linda Murdix announced she will be presenting at Facility Fusion. A meeting was held regarding the Mentor/Mentee program. Kristine O Hollearn Murdix/O Hollearn 4
reviewed a report distributed at the meeting that addressed two program ideas: Informal LinkedIn; Formal Mentor Program. LinkedIn: They requested support for approving members asking to join the LinkedIn group as it should be exclusive for members only. A discussion followed about the value of a LinkedIn page (keeping it current, monitoring any inappropriate discussions, etc.) who is going to keep the page active? Mentor Program: A form was proposed to post on the website that invites members to serve as a Mentor. Then as members request a mentor, the committee would assign someone to them. A request was made to put this form as a Quick Link on the left side of the site (vs. under the Career Services tab). Committee meets next week again; all input/feedback was requested by then. Sponsorship 02-10 2014 Golf Outing Deb Breclaw thanked Derek Rusch for his work in developing the golf outing sponsorship packet. Plan is to go to last year s sponsors first and give them a first right of refusal. Goal is to double the number of sponsors this year and the number of golfers. Silent auction plans are also developing and research is being conducted as to whether or not to offer any consignment items. Suggestion was made to have Almost Home Kids promote the outing to their contacts and to also confirm that they will have volunteers that day to help with the event. Request made for the Admin office to send out a Save the Date with the sponsorship information attached once last year s sponsors have all been contacted. Rusch/Satterly Hospitality 02-11 New Member Event Scheduled for April 8 th and will be at the National Showroom. They are donating the space as well as the food and beverages. Ice breaker activities are being explored. A Save the Date announcement will be sent to Admin to email out. Miller/Benson 5
Annual Meeting Sponsorship will need to be secured. They are brainstorming how they can create a different environment for the event since it is in the same space as our programs. Community Service 02-12 As a new co-chair, the Board shared some insight on the committee s purpose and provided ideas on researching the next charity that the chapter should support (which changes every two years). Volunteer Director Shulman 02-13 No report this month. Satterly Ongoing Sustainability Liaison 02-14 No report this month. Works continues on building the committee. President s Report 02-15 Community Services Chair Position Jerry DiCola announced that Geoff DeLucca, due to work commitments, needed to step down from his position as Chair of the Community Services Committee. He welcomed Wayne Shulman as the new Chair. 02-16 None. May 8 Past Presidents Dinner Jerry reported that the Executive Committee will be hosting a Past President s dinner. Currently 75% of the past presidents over the past 20 years have responded positively. Thank You Letters to Management Jerry thanked everyone for providing information to send thank you letters to each manager. LinkedIn Profiles Already discussed. New Business A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Deb Breclaw and a second from Kevin Corrigan was received. Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Moore DiCola Respectfully submitted, 6
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