Leatherstocking AEA Steering Committee August 25 minutes

Present: Dan Maskin, Opportunities for Otsego; Debra Marcus, Planned Parenthood of South Central New York; Susan Kenny, Roxbury Arts Group; Lori Solensten, Board Member; Michael Wesolowski, Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS); Andrew Marietta, NYCON

Discussed next program meeting, originally set for September 8th.
• Focus on board relationship with ED
o Need to cultivate relationship
o Be able to deal with board member that has own agenda
o Nominating committee plays very important role
o Takes time to develop board
o Sometimes board forgets or loses focus on why they are involved
 Board focus
• Wealth, Wisdom or Worker
• Doer, Donor or Door Opener
o ED needs to be very clear about board’s role in work to avoid micromanagement
o Support board with full info in advance
o Clarify role of ED, especially regarding fund development
o Similar to running a business
• Program will offer panel and breakout discussions
o Panel will consist of ED and board president
o Panel will focus on this discussion
 Possible panelists include
• Tina Utley Edwards, ED and Debra Marcus, Board President for Chenango Health Network
• Dan Maskin, ED and Alan Donovan, Board President for Opportunities for Otsego
• Susan Kenny, Roxbury Arts Group, and Board President
• Janet Erway, Cooperstown Art Association
• Girls on the Run, Paula Huntsman
• M-ARK Project, Peg Ellsworth
• Rescheduled for October 20th at 10am


Also discussed Otsego County social safety net
• Defining what this means and what makes it up.
• Resource that already exists: http://www.parenthandybook.com/Handybook2008.pdf