Channel Islands Mensa

ExComm meeting July 19, 2015

ExComm members present:
Nancy Bowen
Saundra King
Marcia Muggelberg
William Noack
Vaughan (Parkie) Parker
Others present:
Gary Ansok
Laura Nanna
Kevin OGorman, Ombudsman
Absent:
none
I

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting was called to order at 1:08 pm by Kevin O'Gorman, acting as Ombudsman.

II

OLD BUSINESS

Introductions All present introduced themselves. Gary Ansok offered to record minutes.
Officer Selection Kevin reminded us that under the current By-Laws (approved last year, effective as
of August 14, 2014), the ExComm members are elected without specific offices assigned, and they
must select from amongst themselves who should hold the following offices: LocSec, Deputy LocSec,
Treasurer, Secretary, and Publications Officer. Only LocSec and Deputy LocSec absolutely must be
held by different people. The ExComm must also appoint an Ombudsman, who is not part of the
ExComm, and may appoint other officers (also not part of the ExComm) as they see appropriate, such
as Local Area Coordinator(s), Testing Coordinator, Youth and/or New Member Coordinator. The
Editor serves under the Publications Officer, and may be the same person as the Publications Officer.
A question was raised whether the website maintenance should be handled by the Publications Officer.
Kevin has been doing that, and said that he has (free) tools in place so that it takes very little time.
The ExComm members discussed their own preferences for which offices they would like to hold.
Moved (Parkie/Marcia) that Saundra King be appointed as LocSec Passed. At this point Kevin
turned the meeting over to Saundra.
Moved (Parkie/Marcia) that the following appointments be made: William Noack as Deputy LocSec,
Vaughn Parker as Treasurer, Marcia Muggelberg as Secretary, and Nancy Bowen as Publications
Officer Passed.
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Minutes of the June 18, 2015 meeting Moved (Nancy/William) that the minutes be approved as
distributed Passed.
Scholarship Nancy reported that two entries received the same number of votes and tied for the 3rd
place award. We had allocated $1200 for scholarships, which had been set at $600 for 1st, $400 for
2nd, and $200 for 3rd. Nancy asked whether we wanted to split the 3rd place award, otherwise change
this allocation, or allocate additional funds for a duplicate 3rd place award. Moved (Nancy/Marcia)
that we allocate an additional $200 for a duplicate award Passed. Nancy would prefer not to serve as
Scholarship Coordinator in the upcoming year, and will put a notice in the newsletter seeking a
replacement. There was no update on any potential effect from US President Obama's proposal to
eliminate some college costs.
Misc. Updates Saundra reported that we have Emerald status as a group within National, which is
better than a few years ago. Saundra also received an invitation to join a National leadership group
(which may be looking for 2 from each Region, if so then 20 total). No one else reported receiving
such an invitation.
Proctors Gregg Menges tested 1 prospect in San Luis Obispo. We are reported to have only 1
prospect each in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The next round of testing will be in October (to
coordinate with AML's National Testing Month). Saundra would like to speak with Steven from Morro
Bay, or any of our other members with experience writing press releases. Nancy suggested that we
appoint a Public Relations Coordinator, but no action was taken.
Other Old Business None.
III

NEW BUSINESS

ExComm Saundra welcomed new ExComm members William Noack and Marcia Muggelberg, and
thanked former ExComm members Gary Ansok and Laura Nanna for their service. Moved
(William/Marcia) that Kevin O'Gorman be appointed to continue as Ombudsman Passed.
Treasurer's Report Our current balance is $15,642.58, and our membership is 212. Parkie will be out
of town from August 4 through August 26, and will turn the checkbook over to Nancy Bowen (who is
the other signer on the account) in case of any expenses.
Newsletter Laura reported that Wanda Jacobs had saved old Channel M newsletters from when she
was editor, and that Taz now has those. Marcia reported that she had picked those up from Taz and had
them at the meeting. Laura suggested that these be reviewed for articles worth saving (or re-using),
and perhaps create a best-of collection. Laura is willing to review the old copies and flag possible
articles. William is willing to scan the old copies, as he has a scanner that can handle multiple-page
documents. Nancy suggested that we appoint a Historian. Laura is interested in the position and will
serve in this capacity.
Saundra stated that Nancy has done an excellent job since taking over as Editor, and Saundra
apologized to Nancy for not getting the nomination in to National as she had intended she will try to
do better next year.
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Other New Business none.

IV

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, August 20, 2015, at 4:00 pm, to be held via
teleconference Saundra to send out details.
V

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:50 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Ansok
Acting Secretary, Channel Islands Mensa

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