Board of Directors – Special Meeting Minutes

June 29, 2005 – 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Fargo, North Dakota

 

Members Present: Jim Lichtsinn, DDS, Brent Holman, DDS, Stacy Goodwill, DDS, Sherlyn Dahl, David Manning, Fowzia Adde, Heather Skari, DDS, John Hicks, DDS

Members Absent: Joan Altenbernd, Maija Beyer, Dan Boedigheimer, DDS, James McDonald, DDS, Kathy McKay, Bob Syverson, Mary Kay Herrmann, Carol Steidl, Judy Vorachek

Members present by teleconference: None

Others Present: Gina Nolte, Outgoing Executive Director, Education/Prevention Coordinators: Mary Sandy, RDH, Becky Lommen, RDH, Julie Nelson, RDA

Guests Present: None

President Sherlyn Dahl called the meeting to order at 5:20 pm.

 

Agenda Items

 

A.            Welcome and Introductions

 

B.             RRVDAP restructure Proposal: approved for the following positions:

Becky Lommen: Executive Director

Mary Sandy: Healthy Tomorrow Lead Coordinator

Julie Nelson: Lead Urgent Care Coordinator

    

C.     Dakota Medical Foundation Role: Gina and Becky attended at meeting with Pat Traynor and Dr. John Hicks to discuss the role that DMF could provide. DMF is requesting a 2 year strategic plan and budget for Urgent Care program.  The Board discussed the possibility of outside assistance with doing a strategic plan.  Some ideas were suggested: DMF would there be available through the Impact Foundation to give assistance and at Concordia faculty has the ability to provide strategic planning for a fee.

 

D.     Proposed Budget: The proposed budget was presented. Gina noted that there will only be two cost centers: Urgent Care and Healthy Tomorrows. It was noted that the rent of $7200.00 was omitted from the proposed budget. The revised proposed budget accepted.

 

E.      Board Membership will remain the same through the transition of the Red River Valley Dental Access Project.

 

F.      Other Transition: The Board recommended that there be in place an Urgent Care Advisory Committee: Brent Holman, DDS, Julie Nelson, RDA and Becky Lommen, RDH will be the representatives from RRVDAP. It was suggested to have Migrant Health be one of the consumer representatives to the committee.

 

It was suggested to look for corporate sponsorship of Urgent Care: names were Patterson Dental, Henry Schein, possible drug representatives, hospitals. The suggestions will be taken under consideration.
 

Meeting adjourned. 

Next meeting is Wednesday, September 29, 2005 at 5:15 PM

Submitted by Becky Lommen, Exec Director