December, 2000 Transition Board Meeting

Review of 2000 - what was good:

• Service project - Reston shelter: Emery Rucker’s Homeless Shelter
• Eileen Taylor’s certification class
• Facilitation of meetings
• Speakers were good - varied the sessions each time
• Launch of web site
• Good sponsors
• Adding door prizes
• Holiday party
• Membership/meeting attendance
• Networking - open positions - web openings
• Email membership notification

Opportunities for improvement in 2001:

• Newsletter - input from others - response
  • Lynn will handle as a monthly letter for the time being
• People we don’t recognize - greeting them at networking
  • Board members to spread out and sit at different tables - also make a special effort to speak to people
• Written thank you to speakers and sponsors
  • Emily will make sure this happens - need to have the info to do so
  • Need to have a SHRM gift for them - Lynn will order
• Speaker guidelines/rules/suggestions - Karen will develop these
  • Need to know AV needs, number of attendees, ask for handouts
  • Speakers should not sell from the podium
  • Someone should ideally see the program before
  • Invite new President in October - there is also a new Area II manager
  • Explore having another book signing - “The DNA of Leadership”
  • 1 to 2 attorneys a year are enough
  • Explore possibility of a non-HR person to talk
  • Future of HR
  • HR Technologies - Deborah Vess from AOL?
  • List from Kathleen
  • Elder care - panel
  • HR Competencies - raising the bar for the profession
• Seminar - joint meeting with Leesburg or NOVA?
• Mentoring program - ask for volunteers
  • Information about going back for a degree - ask area universities to have a table
  • In lieu of a lending library - we could have a list of resources
• Institute a scholarship program - Nancy will look into this
• Need to redo information on the chapter on the website and the printed brochure - Don will revise it for us
• Recertification assistance - need someone to head this up
• Chapter will provide assistance in the certification of one-stop shops for the Workforce Investment Act - Don to coordinate the volunteers
• Fund raising for the foundation
  • Start with a monthly 50-50 raffle
• More legislative information and involvement
  • Need to have an update on a monthly meeting

The Board voted to:

• The vision statement developed during 2000 was still valid for 2001.
• Donate $250 to the SHRM Foundation for 2000.

Maxine will create a draft copy of the Chapter Activity Plan Checklist for us to review and provide additional information.

Questions or Comments? Contact the President

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