PPT shared by President Becky Koch at June 27 ACE business meeting

1. 2014 ACE Business Meeting
• Review of Year
• Financial Report
• Organizational Discussion/Questions
• Leadership Transition

2. 2011 Strategic Plan
 Seek financial stability
 Improve professional development opportunities
 Change to a more functional organizational
structure
 Improve all communications
 Improve & explain the value of ACE to nonmembers
& those who do not attend annual conferences
 Build a more functional model for managing
organizational operations

3. 2013-14 Goals: Membership
• Named Membership committee
• Followed up with 600+ on contacts list
• Got 330+ members into Wild Apricot database

4. 2013-14 Goals: SIGs
• Nearly complete sets of SIG chairs, vice chairs
and chair-elects
• Monthly conference calls with SIG leaders

5. 2013-14 Goals:
Professional Development
• Named Professional Development committee
• Gathered info about free webinar systems
• Hosted Porter Gale webinar
• Discussing how to incorporate professional
development

6. Regular Communication
• Monthly board calls
• Almost weekly officer calls
• Lots of emails & phone calls
• ACE Updates to members

7. Fall Board Meeting, Fargo, ND

8. Fall Board Meeting
• Studied membership management – selected
Wild Apricot
• More financial support for Retiree Director &
Retiree Director-elect
• Reviewed finances – increased dues from
$100 to $120

9. Membership Management

10. Member Directory

11. Email Lists

12. Website Update

13. Facebook

14. Email Updates with Formatting

15. Conference

16. Centennial Celebrations

17. Diversity Quick Tips

18. ACE’s Future
• Strategic planning at fall board meeting
• Need your input and involvement
• ACE is what we make it for ourselves

19. Financial Report
• Treasurer Elaine Edwards

20. Organizational Discussion
& Questions

21. Thank You, Conference Committee
• Sandi Karstens
• Kay Ledbetter
• Jennifer Alexander
• Rhonda Conlon
• Becky Theller
• Jeff Hino
• Joanne Littlefield
• Steve Miller
• Julie Deering
• Peg Herring
• Victor Villegas
• Doug Edlund*
• Debbie Hagenmaier*
• Becky Koch*

22. Thank You
• Tracey Ferwerda, Membership Director
• Julie Deering, SIG Director
• Marci Hilt, Retiree Director

23. Welcome
• Bruce Sundeen, Membership Director
• Doug Edlund, SIG Director
• Bob Furbee, Retiree Director

24. Welcome
• Elizabeth Gregory North, Marketing Director-
elect
• Courtney Meyers, Research Director-elect
• Beth Raney, Professional Development
Director-elect
• Steve Miller, Vice President

25. Continuing
• Kevin Smith, Marketing Director
• Tracy Irani, Research Director
• Rhonda Conlon, Professional Development
Director

26. Officers
• Faith Peppers, Past President
• Joanne Littlefield, President-elect
• Brad Beckman, Vice President

27. Ex-officio
• Elaine Edwards, Treasurer
• Holly Young, Executive Director

28. President Joanne Littlefield