BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING - June 25, 2002

Board Members Present: Helen Todhunter, Laurie Adamson, Martha Voorhees, Denise Thomson, Susan Vitale-Olson, Dayle Crane, Dianne Juhl, Sue Shultz

Board Members Excused: Debbie Brockman, Claire Bradley.

Board Members Not Excused: Rick Wilson, Martin Knott, Marilyn Wandry Ramalina Steiner, Pete Ball.

Ohers Present: Joan Taie (Administrative Coordinator)

Denise Thomson called the meeting to order.

I. Approval of Minutes: May minutes were approved.

II. Financial Report: Volunteer sheets were turned in.

III. A 2001/2002 actual budget was handed out. A projected budget is in the works for the Community Mobilization Funds. The Funds available are up from 6,500.00 to 12,000.00. Anyone with ideas on what the money can be used for please email to Joan Some of the funds can go toward upgrading phones to Qwest. The pager company we are with now are filing BK (CH.11) and since we have to update our RG's the board thinks now is the time to upgrade the phone system.

III. Committee Reports

A. Program - Next Meeting on July 3rd at noon @ the YWCA. This will be in addition to the regular scheduled meeting on the 17th @ noon. We are still looking for speakers for the Summit 2002. Dianne has made some very good contacts in that regard and we will be making a decision on who we will be using. Diane also has suggested that we use the 1997 format for the 2002 Summit.

B. Community Education

No report

2. Topic Specific Workgroups

a. Bridging the Gap: Next meeting in Oct.

b. Faith Community Action Group: Deciding how to best share information with Clergy. Inviting speakers to meeting. Next meeting Dr. Jim Davis from the CK Presbyterian Church will be speaking. That meeting will be on Aug. 13th at the YWCA, 11:30.

c. Substance Abuse Providers: Still working with SAPA so that we can do a presentation. Martha is attending a meeting today in Port Angeles on Meth. Mailing out to get more participants.

d. RESPECT Kitsap Youth: Focusing on developing a booklet around dating violence issues. Denise would really like someone else on the board attend these meetings to help her out. Her schedule is overloaded.

e. Perpetrator Treatment/Victim's Services: no report

f. Minority Services -Still working on speakers for the Summit. Has quite a few interested. The MS would like to change their name. They feel that Minority Services is labeling. The DV Board said they can change it to what ever they like and then let the board know. The Culture Fest is coming up in Sept. and the board has agreed to participate. The KHRC has asked us to join them at the KC Fair but we are unable to commit to that long of a time to man a booth. We will make sure that our RG's and Faith brochures are available.

g. Legislative update - No report

Membership - Dianne wanted to make sure Marilyn has received the board applications. She is going to follow up with that.

IV. Old Business

VII. Meeting Adjourned

Respectfully Submitted,
Joan Taie Administrative Coordinator