The Board met on May 23, 2019. Ten board members and three guests attended.
For a complete list of the officers and committee members that comprise the Board, see the Officers and Committee Chairs section from the menu, under “About”, on the main website.
Committee Chair Reports:
Treasurer – Bruce Schaefer presented an updated budget as of May 23, 2019. The year-end balance is now projecting a $355 surplus. That is an improvement of $247 compared with last month’s forecast and is explained by $90 higher than expected revenue from member dues in May and less expenses for food and supplies. The budget includes 93 members, out of which 23 new members.
The George DeBuchanne Community Service Fund has a balance of $583.
Vice President – Tanya Riseman reported that all the work was completed for Year-End Event and she has the program schedule.
Other Reports:
Programming: Karen has started securing for next year while Renee was on vacation and has a Speaker scheduled for September.
Cable Release: No Report
Field Trips: Phil Boyer has started putting together the schedule for next year and will complete it for the September Cable Release. Andrew has agreed to help Phil again.
Website, Meetup, Facebook, Twitter: No report.
Nominations and Elections Committee: Larry Gold and Bruce Schaefer will work on a nomination for Vice President.
Competition: Larry Gold will work on the descriptions for the three new themes for competition.
Membership: Marc will sent updated membership form information to reflect the new pricing and will provide it to Dennis and Mark Paster to update the website and Member Handbook.
PSA: No report
Communication Committee: No update.
Other Topics:
Maryland Photography Alliance: No Report
Summer: Catherine will send out an email to find a date in August for our Board Kick-Off meeting.
Catherine and Andrew will look in upgrading Mail Chimp
Catherine will send out an email with the board’s email addresses.
We will think about the A Closer Focus format and Dave Powell will give us a list of Third Thursdays he will not be able to host.
Our Audit committee will comprise of Mark Paster, Michael Hickey, and Tanya Riseman.
Dennis Freeman will look at our schedule for next year concerning the Jan 2nd Meeting and the school calendar.