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September 19, 2012
MEMORANDUM FOR ANG NCOAGA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
FROM: ANG NCOAGA CHAPTER ONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SUBJECT: Board of Directors Meeting 29 July – 2 August 2008, Hilton Knoxville Airport
Hotel, Alcoa, TN
Meeting was called to order by President Edwards on 9 May 2008 at 10:05 a.m., Hilton
Knoxville Airport Hotel.
All members said the Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation was given by President Edwards
Secretary took attendance and stated we had a quorum
Guests in attendance were: MSgt Lillian Natale, MC MSgt Lori Hoop, CMSgt Don Felch and
retiree Jimmy Stewart.
President Edwards stated that before we start any business, we need to appoint an acting regional
director for region's 2 and 3. Acting directors will be MSgt Dahl for region 2 and SMSgt Uthe
for region 3.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Seminar 39 General Session Minutes- Correction to minutes, on page 3 item number 3
one change Bernie to read Bennie, also on page 3 under committee reports, item 2. (a) 1.
Awards and Memorials, add Hall of Fame procedures changes see committee reports, and
on page 6 item number 6, change Bernie to read Bennie. No other corrections. President
Edwards called for a vote to accept Seminar 39 minutes with changes all in favor. Passed
Closed
2. Seminar 39 Board of Directors Minutes- No corrections. President Edwards called
for a vote to accept Seminar 39 minutes with changes all in favor. Passed Closed
3. Seminar 39 – Springfield, IL 10-15 Jul 07- President Edwards briefed that they were
still waiting after action reports and that they will be included when Seminar committee
convenes during Seminar breakouts. Open
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4. Corporate Sponsorship Letter/AGH Change – POC – MSgt Skippers and SMSgt
Akers POCs. Open
5. 501(c)(3) Status Ad Hoc Committee- SMSgt(Ret) Anderson briefed that the 501(c)(3)
application and income tax has been filed. MSgt Dahl stated as part of the ad hoc
committee they were supposed to look into an executive director and thought of hiring or
contracting an individual with professional fund-raising skills. CMSgt Welton asks why
or what was the Executive Director position actually for. Open
6. Membership Incentives 2007-2009 - SMSgt Schulz briefed that we will continue the
program through 2010, and that the 2007 towards jackets were ordered and shifted
Lincoln, Nebraska; thought all of them were shipped to the individuals, but were not and
will be given to the other 3 winners during their regional meetings. Open
7. Scholarship from USAA - MSgt Dahl briefed that we have received $500 from USAA
to be given out during the awards ceremony. Open
8. Seminar 40 - Seminar 40 will be left open until close of business. Open
9. Minute-woman Award - Description was already written in the AGH by the secretary.
Closed
10. Budget 2008 - SMSgt Schulz briefed the budget from 2008, see attached item. CMSgt
(Ret) Kohler briefed that no one applied for the junior division scholarship for 2008 and
he wanted to know what we are going to do about not having any applicant and will the
amounts be the same or will they change for other winners at Seminar 40. Open
11. “Seminar How To” Updates – SMSgt Schulz briefed that Seminar how to was closed at
the last board of directors meeting, President Edwards said that we will leave this item
open, and to be discussed the fall Board of Directors meeting. Open
12. B & I Day - President Edwards and SMgt Uthe briefed that B&I days have been a
success and that we've gotten great comments back from the surveys. Closed
13. DAL Webmaster - CMSgt Price briefed that the duties and responsibilities have not
been spelled out yet, but as a suggestion, to register and pay online for Seminar 41.
Open
14. Complimentary Membership Boise Support Staff (1 yr) - closed
15. Donation for “Order of the Sword” – President Edwards and Senior Master Sergeant
Schulz stated that a check in the amount of $250 has been sent from the NCOAGA to
CCMSgt Smith’s office. Closed
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16. Regional Director Responsibilities for B&I Day - comment about B&I is that, if a
display for NCOAGA is set out the Regional Director for that time will need to keep it
may end with sharp people so any questions can be answered. Open
17. Fall B&I at Little Rock, Arkansas, Region 2 – 20-25 October 2008. MSgt Dahl
briefed that B&I will be held 21 through 24 October with travel days on the 20th and the
25th for the Board of Directors. The 21st will be the arrival of the readiness team, the
22nd the attendees will arrive, the 23rd B&I, and the 24th will be the departure of
attendees. She also briefed that two weeks after spring B&I a site visit at Little Rock
with ANGRC, an agreement that eight employers from each state, giving us 64
employers for fall B&I for Region 2. Members will be staying at the Wyndham Hotel in
Little Rock Arkansas, the first evening we will have a combat dinner in a hangar at Little
Rock Air Force Base, following the next morning breakfast of the dining facility, Little
Rock Arkansas Air National Guard will be giving tours of the 314th Airlift Wing 4
groups of 20 personnel. Each group will get to participate in the simulator, FATS
machine, visit the display in the hanger, and see a virtual parachute display; all members
will be in attendance at the auditorium for missions and intelligence briefings. The
Director's dinner is to be held on the Arkansas River Boat Queen. Open
18. Life Membership “Friends of the Association” - closed
19. New Fund Raising Ideas – closed
20. Essays for Graduate & Web – closed
21. Region/Chapter Pictures for Seminar 40 – MSgt Dahl briefed that she received
pictures from everyone and would like to thank MSgt Melvin Barnes in volunteering to
be our photographer for Seminar 40. closed
22. Past Quilt Winners Listing/Photos – MSgt Dahl briefed that she received pictures from
everyone. closed
23. Seminar 41 – CMSgt Price briefed that she has coordinated with the hotel at that
Seminar 41 will be held 10 through 12 July 2009. Open
24. Rename NCOAGA Memorial Scholarship to “Betty Fearn Memorial Scholarship.
Renaming of this scholarship is to be addressed during the scholarship committee that
Seminar 40. Open
25. Financial Planner – POCs will be SMSgt Edwards,MSgt Dahl, Capt Koenig, and SMSgt
Schulz. Open
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26. OAY Gifts (Certificates, name plate, 3 yr membership - SMSgt Akers briefed that the
name plate were engraved incorrectly and that they needed to be corrected to read 2008
instead of 2007 OAY. Open
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Appoint action Region 2 and 3 Directors - This was accomplished at the beginning of
the Board of Directors meeting closed
2. Oblesik vs AGH Names – Edwards/Hafner/Clemente Open
3. Fall BOD Meeting – We have three options on where we can hold the fall Board of
Directors meeting, option 1: ELS/Order of the Sword - Knoxville Tennessee, option 2:
B&I Days - Little Rock Arkansas or option 3: at this site visit for Seminar 41 in Reno
Nevada. CMSgt Price made a motion to have the fall Board of Directors meeting in
Little Rock Arkansas in conjunction with B&I days, motion was second by SMSgt
Schulz. All in favor motion passed. Open
4. Spring B & I Days –
5. Spring BOD Meeting – MSgt Oster made a motion that we should hold spring Board of
Directors meeting in conjunction with site visit to Reno Nevada with dates to be
determined, second by CMSgt (Ret) Kohler. All in favor motion passed. Open
Administrative Note:
The Board of Directors should do a thank unit in recognition for our volunteers, Carol Schulz,
Gail Hafner, Barb Kohler, Barb Uthe, Lillian Natale, Squirrel and Sabrina.
Motion made to give thank you cards with a $50 check to the seven special folks that went above
and beyond, second by MSgt Oster. All in favor motion passed.
6. Senior Leadership Summit VA –
7. Enlisted Symposium/Order of the Sword –
8. Recognize Pat Morin –
9. Padfolios – MSgt Skippers briefed that we only had 43 padfolios left and that would not
be enough to give out at B&I days. If we order an additional 144 no later than 18
October, it would cost $1,271.50, $1,266.00 for the pads and $15 for the screening, also
an additional $100.00 for the shipping. CMSgt (Ret) Price made a motion to buy
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additional padfolios for B&I Days in Arkansas, motion second by CMSgt Welton. All in
favor, motion passed. Open.
The following items have been added to new business items for our next Board of Directors
meeting.
1. Quilt Options
2. Seminar Survey
3. Hawaii Flag
4. DVD of Seminar 40
2 August 2008 – 0705
Meeting was called to order by President Dahl,
Present: Pres Dahl, 1st VP Welton, 2nd VP Amburn, DAL-TEC Hafner, DAL-Membership
Creasser, Region 6 Director Skaros, DAL-Ways and Means Skippers, Region 1 Director Price,
Region 5 Director Akers, President Ex-Officio Edwards, DAL-Graduate Koenig, Region 4
Director Richardson, Treasurer Schulz, Parliamentarian Anderson and Gift Shop Manager Pat
Morin.
First order of business President Dahl welcomed our new members:
Second Vice President Master Sergeant Chris Amburn
Regional 6 Director Master Sergeant William Skaros
Secretary Master Sergeant Mara Clemente
President Dahl speaks and the first thing she asked to cover each other. Reminder; who we are,
what we are, and why we are here. Everyone is to review the AGH and know it and use it, do
your homework and do what you need to do.
President Dahl is going to write a set of “principles of meeting conduct” and make copies and
give them to everyone.
President Dahl state that she believes that it's the regional directors are the backbone of this
association and that they are to be intact with all newcomers. Her goal for all region directors is
as follows: pick out for chapters in your region and reactivate them, talk to the commanders and
the wing command chiefs. DAL-Membership Creasser stated she plans to have a membership
listing out to all wing command chiefs. Region 4 Director Richardson states further, for region
directors to please do not give up on reactivating any chapters.
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MSgt (Ret) Creasser asked President Dahl, what do we have to do to get a replacement flag for
Hawaii? Mr. Maziolik makes flags.
CMSgt (Ret) Price states that she has spoken to the base commander and that he has agreed to
help in some way in Reno Nevada for Seminar 41. She will also contact Senior Master Sergeant
Watson and get a breakdown of what will need to be accomplished as far as transportation, and
then will be talking to the Chiefs and Tags for support. She says she should have some answers
in about a month.
CMSgt (Ret) Hafner asks, during the B&I days in Little Rock Arkansas to Combat dinner, we
you be using the flag, and if so, they will need to be shipped to Little Rock Arkansas and then
back to Knoxville Tennessee and then shipped to Reno Nevada for Seminar 41. He feels that
there will be a storage issue.
SMSgt (Ret) Anderson suggests use of a C-130 coordinated through President Dahl to contact
Colonel Summers to see if it is feasible.
NEW BUSINESS;
1. Quilt Options: President Dahl talked with Chief Vega to make and donate a painting on
canvas of the minute woman.
Break and reconvene at 0800
President Dahl stated that she talked to Col Summer about the C-130 and he said that it will
come and pickup what is needed for B&I to Little Rock, Arkansas.
New Business cont:
President Dahl would like the outgoing secretary to coordinate with the new secretary and make
it an easy transition and to keep the president up to date.
MSgt (Ret) Creasser asked a question from old business, question being; when are we going to
change the the NCOAGA scholarship to read Betty Fearn scholarship? The answer was that it's
the president's call.
Reminder from Captain Koenig, DAL-Graduate, make sure you have your articles into her no
later than 15 August or the Graduate this is our large version.
Hosting Seminar 2010 - region three is next in the bucket. Talk in the trenches, Region 5 is
looking at possibly hosting; have to check on base support. Chapter 89 is also looking at
possibly hosting 2010 or 2011 Seminar.
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President Dahl directed 2nd VP Amber to get a Hawaiian flag before B&I.
Administrative note: Barb Uthe returns the $50 for helping and donated to the scholarship fund.
President Dahl briefed B&I days in October, the Enlisted Leadership Symposium, October 2008
Knoxville Tennessee, that she, Chief Welton, and MSgt Amber would be in attendance for that,
as well as the Senior Leadership Conference in Virginia. SMSgt Akers stated that she could
attend at no cost to the Association, and President Dahl said that she and the two vice presidents
would be there.
SEMINAR 40 HOTWASH
CMSgt Welton – Hats off to the Protocol folks and Lori Hoop, who did excellent job and kept
things straight. MSgt Natale did a good job command post that we did not have enough
manning.
CMSgt (Ret) Price - briefed that Steve Salinger from Arizona won the dinner and a show for
Seminar 41, he is a first-time attendee to Seminar this year. DVD of Seminar 40 from all photos
taken advertises on the Web; make it available to the gift shop and to Regional Directors.
MSgt Skippers briefed sales of the silent auction, travel log, gift shop, quilt sales, raffles, shirts
and coins. $6,026.00
o Gift shop sales - $600.00
o Travel log - $440.00
o Silent Auction - $1,898.00
o Quilt Sale - $1,772.00
o Printer Raffle - $378.00
o Council - $9.00
o Shirts - $233.00
o Coins - $696.00
Raise funds – For each Regional Director in conjunction with their Chapter, to provide
accommodation and meals (eg. time share), and the percentage of what the chapter raises to be
donated to the national level
Pat Morin briefed the silent auction, travel log, and gift shop that he liked the way it was set up,
but needed better manning and needed to be more efficient.
SMSgt Edwards briefed that he was not getting the weekly reports as asked, the Board of
Directors should never host a seminar, and we had some glitches. Suggestion-transportation was
overkill. Seminar surveys-take surveys and build e-mail list and get copies of sign-up sheet, e-
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mail newcomers, send letters to TEC volunteers; ensure all bills from the hotel are paid, and
follow-up on the after action reports.
SMSgt Schulz briefed the seminar financial report:
$12,755 hotel bill $2000 gratuity added to the bill $400 for the video and screen
$1138 hospitality budgeted $1200
$300 decorations budgeted $200
$937 wineglasses
$250 etching for wineglasses
$33 printing of the delegates booklets
$2291 100 large coins and 500 small coins we made $696
$1686 shirts we made $233
$1710 lunches
$198 heritage committee budgeted $352
$138 pizza party budgeted $100
$100 entertainment
$160 seminar ribbons
$27 certificate and frame for corporate sponsor
$2135 printing and mailing of the seminar booklet
Copier - no bill yet
Seminar registration to be readdressed
Suggestion is to put the PME certificates in the “seminar how” to in the AGH, Schulz will update
and generate a change form. And after action report PME certificates need to be kept in the
nesting boxes.
Capt Koenig stated that we need to give $50 to Chief Felch for the brick to be placed in honor of
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force CMSgt McKinley.
Send to Capt Koenig for Graduate:
Send all copies of scholarship essays
Names and chapters of all units that won awards
Photos of all IG Brown winners and OGY winner
OGY speech
CMSgt (Ret) Richardson added her comments, hospitality room was covered. Members were
disturbed about the length of the banquet, suggests that all awards be given at the luncheon, don't
add a guest speaker and keep that OGY and outgoing president's speech to a minimum. To save
time change national awards second and third place to luncheon and keep the first-place awards
for the banquet.
Also as the board we need to decide if were going to have deadlines that we need to keep those
deadlines with no exceptions.
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On your annual reports for the seminar booklet make sure that you put in what happened in the
region, save your congratulations to the award winners at the end of your report.
Reminder your quarterly reports are due to the president on the following:
o 1 October
o 1 January
o 1 April
o 1 July
MSgt (Ret) Creasser briefed that the certificates for the PME completion for the seminar are with
Chief Davidson and they will get out to the regional directors. Also, we need to start thinking
about the 50th seminar.
CMSgt (Ret) Hafner - personal opinion-about “IN GOD WE TRUST” video could have
offended members, but be careful mission the Christianity only. We are not a religious
organization and we need to know our audience as far as putting faith out.
President Dahl closes the board meeting 1120, 2 August 2008.
REMARKS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION
1. Akers - Congratulations to the Board of Directors for a job well done on Seminar 40.
2. Price - Seminar 41 has reserved 33 to 49 rooms at the host hotel.
3. Skippers - stated that a lot of retirees helped out in the gift shop and she wanted to thank
them all.
4. Koenig - Thanks everybody for a job well done.
5. Morin - Stated that an outstanding job done this week and thanks to the board for letting
him participates.
6. Anderson - Region three will be hosting a regional workshop somewhere in the window
of March and April 2009.
7. Edwards - Thank all the Board of Directors for working so hard on Seminar 40.
8. Schulz - recognizes Pat Morin for managing our gift shop and coming out to each of our
graduating classes, and that he is generated $1000 in the last few months. Also for the
board to consider the fuel statement to compensate him for his travels.
9. Morin - He thanked everyone and he doesn't expect anything in return and that he does it
because, “I love the military and wants to do what he can” and doesn't want anything.
10. Dahl - Stated to disregard what Pat has to say and that we need to compensate him.
11. Richardson - Thanks to Karen the job she's doing and has done on the graduate.
12. Skaros - Says thank you for the opportunity so in the position of regional director and that
this is his second Seminar and that he has learned a lot in the last year.
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13. Creasser – Says that she will be sending the deceased member listing to the state and
wing command chiefs.
14. Hafner - States that good memory brought back from the Seminar. Good that we have
interest at the top. President Dahl to get in touch with the new director, regional directors
need to touch with the wing tanks and encourage them about the Association.
15. Amburn - thank the Board of Directors for the opportunity to serve
16. Dahl - one thing, we need to change the way we do business. Leadership is watching.
Chief Smith, Chief Davidson and Lt. General McKinley want this association to prosper
and do well. Dahl as president to hold her to standard, in-turn count on Chief Ray and
MSgt Amburn; then to the Regional Directors to assist.
// signed//
CHRISTINE M. AKERS, SMSgt
Secretary, NCOAGA Chapter 1
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