2.5.13+Meeting+Notes

__February 5, 2013__
Present: Lynn Imperato, Mary Jalloh, Aiva Kafka, Karen Kellogg, Dottie Pariot, Paula Perez, Sheri Primeaux, Barbara Quinn, Marie Toombs, Christine Williams, & Mia Wroble Current Membership for 2012-2013 = 16


 * Agenda:**
 * NYSAWA 2013 Summit
 * Recruiting Members & Board Members for MHWEL
 * Meeting the Challenges of Change Discussion

As an affiliate of New York State Association for Women in Administration (NYSAWA), we are trying to find ways to support women in this Mid-Hudson Valley area as well as New York. The Mid-Hudson Valley area includes Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange Counties. (DUSO)

__**NYSAWA Summit:**__ March 17-18, Century House, 997 New Loudon Rd., Latham, NY www.nysawa.org Our organization will be running the registration table for the 2013 Summit on March 17th & 18th at the Century House in New Latham, NY. We will also be preparing welcome bags for all the attendees. (approximately 150-200 bags) The representatives from our organization who are going: Dr. Paula Perez, Mary Jalloh, & Lynn Imperato.

We will be following a "tourism" theme... The following people will get in touch with the local tourism for that county and request some donations: Dutchess - Sheri Primeaux Ulster - Barbara Clinton Sullivan - Mary Jalloh (so far - water bottles; also look into Bethel Woods) Orange - Barbara Quinn & Lynn Imperato (also look into canvas bags with MHWEL print, MHWEL will be purchasing these)

Marie Toombs will look into discount coupon donations from the Marlboro area. Karen Kellogg will look into local magazine donations for Chronogram, Parent Magazine, Vortex, & Hudson Valley. Christine Williams will look for and print a calendar of special events in the Mid-Hudson area as well as create a business card for MHWEL to include in bags.

Some other ideas of items to request as donations: wine, lotion, pens, pads, anything tourism, Hudson River info, historical, etc.

We will be meeting to put the bags together on __Thursday, February 28th at 5:00__ at the Ulster BOCES Adult Career Center on Route 9W in Port Ewen (the entrance is on the left).
__**Ideas to boost membership:**__ Talk to people, make personal connections and invite friends! Bring a friend to the next meeting. (If you bring 2, you get a discounted dinner. (??)) Possibly try a more cultural experience rather than just a dinner meeting. (winery, local historical place, etc.) Rotate the locations of the dinner meetings. Possibly have 2 choices, one on each side of the river and alternate meetings between the two locations. (Torches, Newburgh was suggested) Invite Superintendents to be guest speakers. Make more BOCES connections. (meet and greet) Connect with high education schools. (SUNY New Paltz, Marist, Mount Saint Mary, Vassar)

__**Discussion:**__ We had some great conversations before, during, and after dinner & dessert.