Section 1304
Minutes of 8-18-09 ASQ Leadership Committee Meeting
At Favazza’s, St. Louis, MO
Prepared 8-18-09 by Kim Rochetti
Participants: Steve Mundwiller, John O’Reilly Steve Hyland, Denise Arthur, Linh Dye, Tony Indihar, Randy Thompson, Kunita Gear, Jim Ebone, and Kim Rochetti
1) Meeting called to order at 6:10 PM by Steve Mundwiller.
2) Linh Dye introductions - BJC employee, Certified Black Belt, PhD, Mathematics, Economics, and IT background. LC members gave introductions of backgrounds and LC roles.
3) July 09 Minutes Approved as Prepared - It was moved, seconded, and approved to accept the minutes as prepared.
4) Treasurer’s Report by Steve M. - The July balance of $76,200; a $9200 reduction from the beginning of the year mostly due to the conference. Revenue was almost $42,700 and expenses were $52,000. Book value of equipment is $600 after depreciation. Money remains in US Bank; approximately $10K. In B of A, we have about $70,000. US Bank monies will be transferred soon.
5) Audit Report by Jim - John Reilly and Jim Ebone completed the audit. Quicken books showed a discrepancy on hand-off between last treasurer. Books looked good. There were some paperwork errors in first six months but there were no errors in the second six months. Will Meyer spent an extraordinary number of hours on this audit and we want to recognize him for his efforts. Some of the Milwaukee instructions were unclear and Jim Ebone will make sure they will be corrected for the future.
6) General Items - 2009/2010 roster was distributed; an electronic copy will be sent to all leaders. Individuals must be ready to report-out at the meetings. There are new ASQ by-laws with a few changes. Elected positions are up to the section. You have to have a full membership to be an officer. Chair, treasurer, and auditor cannot serve more than two years. If there are any vacancies, they may be filled by appointment by the section chair with approval of the LC. The Chair will appoint committee chairs for an auditing committee, membership committee, and nominating committee. A summary of the meetings will be posted and available to all members. A quorum is now a minimum of two elected officers and 25% of the LC. Steve noted that if he has to step down from the Chair position, he recommended that John O’Reilly is second in line to take this position, Kim Rochetti is third, and Resa Manson is fourth.
7) Fall Program Update - John appreciates everyone’s attendance. For Sept. meeting, it’s at the Engr. Club, Mary Koresh is speaking about bridging the generation gap and Steve Hyland will speak about 5S. For the October meeting, Kim Rochetti is speaking on a Engineering Resource reduction project and Mo Vaheb will speak on the Gap to Excellence initiative. The December meeting will be Trivia. The January meeting has no definite plan at this time. Thanks to John for taking this task!
8) Education:
Fall SLCC Class Update by Steve H. -We have only one class this time: Six Sigma Black Belt which is starting tonight. For the next set of classes, signed up are two for CQE, two for Green Belt, and one for auditor classes. The instructors are being set up now. Someone that didn’t pass the test has requested sitting through just one class at no cost. We need to talk to Pat Jett about this topic. Other locations (Meramac, St. Charles, etc.) are in the works. Pat Jett, of SLCC, says there are no issues with changing location.
Workshops by Denise - Rob has three ideas related to ISO9001: an introduction, specific updates to the standards, and best practices in transitions. Chris wants to offer his location as well as speak on: seven types of process maps, implementing ISO QMS, performing root cause analysis, corrective action systems that work, and adding value to your internal audit. Titling the topics in an exciting way is key to getting attendees, Minitab with Kunita (Nov.), Statistical tools and Transitioning to Healthcare by Kim. The top choices are highlighted.
9). Changes for Budget Consideration - Skipped due to time; it will be covered at the next meeting
10). Review ASQ Membership Retention Webinar - There is a difference between getting new members and retaining them. Retention does not equal recruitment.
Chris did a study in 2006 found that retention is difficult as did the ASQ study. New members tend to leave after a year at a rate of 50% and after five years. If they get a certification, they tend to stay. Leaders need to understand the value of new members. ASQ said to look at them from the new person’s point of view: how do we attend to them.
11). SMP report out by Randy - We made five out of seven goals for 2008-09 year. Randy reviewed last year’s goals. The 2009-10 potential goals were reviewed: member certification, attendance, and satisfaction score, total membership, renewal rate, workshops, conference, senior members, and refresher courses.
12) Around the Table
Steve H. - none
Linh Dye - Add a leader that focuses just on revenue.
Kunita -Total of 990 members, 13 new members for June, 18 for July; new letters are going out to the new members.
Jim - We need to test the system to see if messages get through.
Kim - none
Denise - Question: Do you have to be an ASQ member for workshops? Answer: No
Tony - Scholarships: Need a decision. Recommend one $1000 scholarship.
Randy - Concern: There hasn’t been an email blast for Sept. meeting. Suggest: Blues game or sporting event for one meeting; do community service/volunteer work as an option.
John - Newsletter article is needed soon; Education, workshops, IEE conference, etc.; send information to Patty and Steve Mundwiller.
Steve - Wants theme for next newsletter to be ‘Go to the Website’. Give them short
Paragraph and point them to website.
Meeting adjourned at 8:21.
