KITSAP COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING- Quarterly Awards
April 22, 2003 5:00 P.M.
Silverdale Lutheran Church

Board Members Present: Debbie Brockman, Susan Vitale-Olsen, Dave Bell, Sue Shultz, Martha Voorhees, Tracy Flood, Susan Dewees, John Wise & Denise Thomson.

Board Members Excused: Pete Ball, Claire Bradley, Laurie Adamson, Kelly Pelland.

Board Members Not Excused:

Others Present: Joan Taie (Administrative Coordinator) Lauren Fanning, Oudy Acosta-Perez, Dave Skelton & Lauren Fanning (board applicants)

Sue Shultz called the meeting to order.

I. Approval of Minutes: Minutes were approved for March.

II. Financial Report: Volunteer sheets were turned in. P&L was passed out.

III. Committee Reports

A. Program - Jackson Katz will be the keynote speaker for the summit. Joan will be drawing up a contract for him to sign. Date will be Friday October 3rd, 2003. It will be held at the Howard Johnson on Kitsap Way. They are waiving set-up/clean-up fee and will be providing box lunches. Still need to come up with a title. Subject is youth violence; any ideas email them to Joan. Pass the word out about the Summit. We will be needing a work group as it gets closer to put together summit packages.

July Picnic entertainment lined up. Home town band will perform.

B. Community Education

C. Speakers Bureau/Trainings - have a request to speak at a BAR luncheon.

2. Topic Specific Workgroups

a. Bridging the Gap: Meeting was cancelled. Next meeting will be in May. Organizing another Judicial Roundtable for fall.

b. Faith Community Action Group: No report

c. Substance Abuse Providers: Survey was passed around the table to preview.

RESPECT Kitsap Youth: SVO is going to see if the Seattle Youth Committee will want a table at the Summit. NK has a play about youth violence that was written by a junior. SVO will email us all with time and date of performance so we will have a chance to see it.

d. Perpetrator Treatment/Victim's Services: Next meeting is in May.

Minority Services - Invited Tribal Courts to next mtg. to create a better process for protection orders.

g. Legislative update - Debbie will email any updates.

h. Membership - Board members were introduced and each told about themselves and why they want to be involved with the TF. All were voted in. WELCOME!!

IV. Old Business -

A. Fundraising - Dave called dance studio and has not heard back. M's games are just not going to work - requires to much time and volunteers. Board members need to ask their companies about donations/fund raisers. Examples: Tupperware, pampered chef.

B. Office space - no update

New Business -

VII. Meeting Adjourned

Respectfully Submitted,

Joan Taie Administrative Coordinator