Board of Directors Meeting
October 24, 2000 12 p.m.

Board Members Present: Dayle Crane, Susan Vitale-Olson, Martha Voorhees, Denise Thomson, Debbie Brockman, Dean Logan, Sally Olsen, Dianne Juhl, Ramalina Steiner, Claire Bradley, Cheryl Graf
Board Members Excused: John Lee
Board Members Unexcused: Pete Ball
Others Present: Heidi Hoke (Administrative Coordinator), Sue Nolan (Financial Coordinator)

The meeting was called to order by Chair, Dayle Crane.

I. Minutes:

The August minutes were approved as written.

II. Treasurer’s Report:

The financial reports from August and September were submitted. Sue has written two grant requests: Paul Allen Foundation and Horizons Foundation. Income from the Summit was about $6,400. Expenses are not final, but it looks like we will have netted over $3,000.

III. Committee Reports:

A. Program Committee: Notes were submitted from the 10/18/00 meeting.

1.Summit: We need to get the value of the in-kind gifts. If you were responsible for getting any in-kind donations, please let Sue know. Heidi will send out a reminder email to Board members.

2.Network: The December meeting will be a brainstorming and planning session for the upcoming year of Network meetings. Please come with ideas.

B. Community Education:

1. Speakers: There is an upcoming lecture at the Naval Hospital and there will be a training for CASA workers. A training was also given to the S’Klallam Tribe.

2. Training/Topic Specific

a. CPS: Susan is going to get hooked up with the KC Protocol training that the Prosecutor’s office is coordinating. Still no luck getting support from DCFS for continuing the DV specific trainings in the Bremerton office.

b. Bridging the Gap: They have met once since regrouping. They are planning a judicial training to include the 2 new judges taking office at the beginning of the year. They will receive a very condensed version of the Law Enforcement training that is being planned. Their next meeting will be in mid-November.

c. Faith: They presented at the Summit and for the YWCA Week without Violence. Both went well and they now have a small following of interested participants. Dianne attended a DV Conference in Yakima and is becoming interested in helping the Latino population with their DV issues. She has had a meeting with the Navy Chaplain and is making connections there. The Faith brochures are now printed and available for distribution. Suquamish Church of Christ held a DV worship services in October.

d. Substance Abuse Providers: Ramalina participated in a training for SAPA (Substance Abuse Providers Association).

e. Youth Violence (previously Dating Violence): The newly reformed group met on October 18. Denise will be speaking at the Commission on Youth and Children meeting this month. The next meeting will be held at the Bremerton-Kitsap Co. Health District from 2-4 p.m. on November 15. Connie Mueller will be reporting about “Best Self”. Additionally, there is a lot of interest in bring Jackson Katz back to Kitsap County specifically targeting the schools and youth.

f. Victim’s Services/Perpetrator Treatment: The committee will give a luncheon/training for judges on November 9.

C. Membership: There are currently two openings on the Board of Directors after resignations from Jennifer Stowell and Teresa Moses. There are five interested parties. The membership committee now consists of: Cheryl (Chair), Dayle, Sally, Dean, Debbie and Susan.

IV. Old Business:

A. Summit Recap: Denise typed up and distributed the evaluations from the Summit. Overall, very positive responses. There is a 3 hour video tape available for purchase of the two keynote speakers (Katz, Gwinn). Anyone interested should get $15 to Dayle so she can order them. The Task Force does own two copies and they can be found at our Lending Library (with Project Family’s Parenting Center).

B. Dispute Resolution Center Training Grant: They received the grant and the TF will be a big part of the training. It is tentatively scheduled for the Spring. The audience will be volunteer mediators.

C. Planning/committee membership for the “First Annual DVTF Awards Ceremony”: Ramalina, Cheryl, and Martha will be on the planning committee, in addition to the Program Committee. Next meeting is November 15 at 9 a.m. at the YWCA.

V. New Business:

A. Retreat Planning: The Board Retreat will be on either Friday Feb. 2 or Feb. 9 in the afternoon. Dayle will look into the Long Lake facility we used last year.

B. December Board Meeting: It is scheduled for 12/26/00. It was moved and approved to skip the December Board meeting.

C. Nominations Committee for Board Officers: Executive Board elections will be held at the January Board meeting. In addition to Dayle, Dean and Sally will serve on the committee. Ramalina will be an alternate if needed.

D. Human Rights Council Conference: The annual conference is coming up December 12. They are looking for vendor tables. Heidi offered to let the TF have some of her table for free. Everyone approved.

VI. Updates

A. SAIVS: After the first of the year the group will be more active. The upcoming elections and campaigning have left the group not well attended. Harrison Memorial Hospital Foundation is lending themselves to SAIVS to help with fundraising.

B. Dean spoke to someone from “From the Heart Foundation” about the TF.

VII. Meeting Adjourned

Respectfully Submitted,

Heidi Hoke
Administrative Coordinator