Minutes from the 2010 Annual Meeting NJ State Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. Annual Meeting March 18, 2010 East Windsor New Jersey

Transcription

1 Minutes from the 2010 Annual Meeting NJ State Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. Annual Meeting March 18, 2010 East Windsor New Jersey The 2010 Annual Business Meeting of the Occupational Health Nurses was called to order by President Monica Fernandes at 11:15 am. Parliamentarians for the day were Pat Carroll and Angela Pitaro. The role call was as follows: Region I 28 Region II 36 Region III 12 A total of 76 members present making a quorum REPORTS: President: Monica Fernandes reviewed the changes that have been made to AAOHN infrastructure at a national level and has confidence that moving forward AAOHN remains financially responsible to members. Our 2010 vision is to sustain and enhance Occupational Health Nursing as a growing profession in New Jersey. The success from our 80 th anniversary celebration has enabled the association to give back to our members, and we accomplished this by holding a raffle at each educational event, drawing for 100 free memberships to AAOHN, NEAOHN, and NJSAOHN. Election Report: This year s ballot, per our bylaws, were mailed forty five days prior to the Annual Meeting resulting in 103 valid ballots and 4 invalid ballots. Tellers were Myra Pinto and Terry Parker. The following are the elected officers: President Elect: Pat Carroll Recording Secretary Monica Fernandes Membership Secretary Jan Sigall Region I Director Sandra Cinque Region II Director Mary Ganz Region III Steve Marks Nominations Committee Maryellen Dower, Scott McLarnon 1

2 Annual Membership Report: As of March 2010, total membership of 228 report placed on file. NJSAOHN.org Web Report: New feature to our website is Eventbrite, which enables credit card usage to educational events. NJSAOHN has taken another step into social networking by interfacing with Facebook and Linked In. Behind the scene change of host website. Thanks to Fred Cimino for the great job in maintaining our website. Nomination Committee Report: Committee reports 179 ballots mailed out to members on January 30, ballots received, 4 of which were invalid. Treasurer s Report: Received and placed on file for audit. Director s Reports: Received and placed in file. Scholarship Awards: Jan Sigall announced the following award recipients: Founders Scholarship Edwards Medical Bell Medical Margery Agnone Annalee Briody Maryann Viereck Steve Marks Judy Spinner Donna Hummer Debra Lynn Gibbon Award Pat Carroll Proposed Motions for 2010 A motion was made by Monica Fernandes to adopt Roberts rules, second by Chris Zichello, motion carried. A motion was made by Sandra Cinque to accept the 2009 Annual Business Meeting minutes, second by Ann Nascondiglio, motion carried. A motion was made by Sandra Cinque and second by Chris Zichello to destroy and dispose of election ballots, motion carried. A motion was made by Sandy Cinque to send the president and or designee to the AOHC Symposium and NE Conference, second by Cathy Dignan, motion carried. Monica Fernandes announced the names of members with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years of service and thanked them for their commitment to Occupational Health Nursing and our association. President elect Karen D Amato thanked Monica Fernandes for her service as President. Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:03 pm Respectfully submitted by: Pat Carroll Recording Secretary 2

3 Vice President s Report This Vice President offers sincere thanks to my colleagues within our organization who provided support and leadership in developing programs and sourcing speakers. In particular I would like to thank Pat Emanuele for all her work in program development. It can be very challenging to identify meeting venues and speakers who are willing to travel the state. These are a few of the programs we have provided: My Hand Hurts Now What? Healing Foods Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Update on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Legal Primer for Occupational Health Nurses: 2010 Update Legal Tools for Healthcare and Financial Decisions Before and Following Disability Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The Forgotten Injury Keeping Your Team Healthy Through the Decades The Education Committee will continue to use Survey results for planning future programs. Respectfully yours, Ann Nascondiglio, MBA, RN, COHN-S 2010 Annual Report, Region 1 It is with great sadness that this past year we lost our Region 1 Director Cathy Dignan to cancer. She was a great source of inspiration too many and we are still grieving her loss. Her smile and laughter will be remembered always with kindness in our hearts. Our Vendor Lady and NJSAOHN member/director/supporter will be missed greatly. We are grateful to Mary McCaughey, RN who has covered the remaining term of Cathy Dignan s tenure and has run for the current Region1 Director position. This past year we partnered again with Region 2 and share all the education event offerings that were taking place in Scotch Plains Snuffy s Steakhouse. This location has been received positively by both regions and has been successful this entire year. There were five education events that were held there and the plans for 2011 will be to share the same format again. We would like to thank our Region Two 3

4 Directors for their continued support and look forward to 2011 and further to more successful education sessions. We would like to let you know that there are plans to have a social networking meeting for June 21 st in Region 1 at the Hanover Marriott on Rt. 10 to celebrate summer more TBA. Thank you for supporting NJSAOHN and if there is anything Region 1 would like to see in the future please we welcome your feedback. Call, or facebook any feedback is good feedback! Respectfully yours, Sandra Cinque, R.N.COHN-s/CM, FAAOHN, Region 1 Director Mary McCaughey, R.N.COHN-s, CCM, Region 1 Director 2010 Annual Report, Region 2 Throughout this year, our educational offerings have been held at Snuffy s Steakhouse on Rt. 22 in Scotch Plains, NJ. Each program has been approved for 2.0 continuing nursing education credits. The year began on 2/4/10 with How to Get a Good Night s Sleep, presented by David Orloff from Somerset Sleep for Life. 63 attended. On 5/6/10, A Legal Primer for OHN s: 2010 Update by Kathleen Gialanella, Esq., 56 attended. A few BOD members met after the June BOD meeting to discuss topics for next year (2011). Anxiety/depression, skin cancer, breast cancer, physical therapy were discussed. It was decided that Snuffy s remains to be a good site for these events and Thursdays are the only time a buffet is offered. Combining Regions 1 and 2 seems to result in good turnouts for these events. An invitation was extended to all regional directors and education chairperson to attend a meeting to review the application process for CNE s. Mary Ganz, Region 2 Director and I met on 6/22. On 8/18/10, a networking social was held at Willie s Tavern in Bedminster from 5:30 on. 10 people responded, but only 6 attended. Publicity for this event was sent out to all members in July and then a reminder was sent out in August. Each person paid for their own food and beverages and all who attended enjoyed the evening. On 10/7/10, Irritable Bowel Syndrome was presented by Dr. C. Gollub and 41 attended. Sandy Cinque informed the group of the recent passing of one of our BOD members, Cathy Dignan, who was currently a Region 1 Director. On 11/14/10, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome was presented by Mary Finckenor, R.D., and 27 attended. 4

5 On 2/3/11, Anxiety and Depression was presented by Jennifer Butler Sweeney and 42 attended. Thank you for this opportunity to serve and we look forward to planning upcoming lectures that are enlightening and relevant for our members. Respectfully submitted, Pat Emanuele, R.N., Region 2 Director Mary Ganz, R.N., Region 2 Director ANNUAL REPORT REGION III An educational program was held for Region III on 10/14. Title: My Hand Hurts Now What? Speaker: Steven Maser, MD Location: Mastoris Restaurant, Bordentown, NJ We were pleased to have 16 members attend. The evaluations of the speaker were very positive. We are trying to obtain speakers for future dates. Respectfully submitted, Christine Kane and Steven Marks Directors of Region III Corresponding Secretary Report Information regarding any known member accomplishments and NJSAOHN events have been submitted to AAOHN, Nursing Spectrum and Advance for Nursing for publication and recognition We continue to reach out to members requesting they notify us of accomplishments such as recent promotions, Certifications, etc. Website remains current with events and accomplishments. Respectfully submitted by Sheila Kealy 5

6 NJSAOHN Nominations Committee Report Submitted: March 8, 2011 This years Ballot per our Bylaws was sent forty days before the Annual meeting. Each mailing to membership included Nominations Profile, Voting Instructions, Official Ballot, Envelope labeled Ballot and Return Envelope addressed to Chairperson of Tellers. Total number of Ballots mailed: Ballot Vice President: Kathryn Vaccaro Sandra J. Cinque Corresponding Secretary: Sheila Kealy Treasurer: Christine Zichello State Director: Region I: Mary McCaughey Ann Nascondiglio State Director: Region II: Landa PoianiDarocki State Director: Region III: Karen Hobson Committee on Nominations: Christine Rowan Margaret Nycz Chairperson of Tellers: Myra Pinto RN, BSN, COHN-S Assistant: Nancy Nadzan RN Number of Ballots received by February 25, 2011 deadline = 112 Respectfully, Landa A PoianiDarocki ANP-C, MSN, COHN-S Nominations Chairperson Scott McLarnon RN, BSN, COHN-S Maryellen Dower RN, BSN, COHN-S 6

7 Annual Membership Report NJSAOHN Membership retention and recruitment is necessary for our organization to remain viable but is more challenging during this time of changing economy. To encourage membership, National was able to offer an incentive for early renewal last September which many took advantage of. Membership the end of 2010 was 243 total members and with the new year renewals, membership for 2011 is now 213. All former members have been contacted and encouraged to renew. Welcome Letters have been sent to new members that includes information about the Chapter, the names and contact information for their Regional Directors and resource information for their practice. The current membership totals as of March 1, 2011 are as follows: Total Members 213 Regular Members 106 Labor Day Special 94 Retired Members 9 Student Member 2 Affiliate Member 2 Lapsed Members 39 Respectfully submitted, Jan Jan Sigall, BSN, RN, CIC, COHN-S Membership Chairperson 7

8 Treasurer s Report NJS AOHN Treasurer s Report July 1, June 31, 2010 REVENUE: Dues $1, Annual Meeting $ 6, Website $ Educational Programs $ 3, NE Conf $16, Moore Medical Scholarship $ Total $ 27, DEBITS: Annual Meeting $ 8, Board Meeting $ 1, Conferences (NE/AOHS) $13, Educational Meetings $ 3, Scholarships/dues winners $18, Mailings/supplies $ 1, Storage Fees $ State Filing Fees/Bonds $ CE $ Website $ 1, AAOHN Donation $ 4, Miscellaneous $ Total $ 53,

9 Money Market Account $ 50,