2015 MD Nurses Association Annual Convention

2015 Maryland Nurses Association
MARYLAND NURSES ASSOCIATION
Chair:
Linda Cook, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS – Treasurer
Committee Members:
Janice Hoffman, RN, PhD, ANEF – President
MNA Finance Committee
District Treasurers:
District 1 – Renate Gaither, RN
District 2 – Tina Reinckens, RN, BSN, MA
District 3 – Stacy McLean, MS, RN
District 4 – Vacant
District 5 – Elizabeth MacKessey-Lloyd. MS, RN
District 7 – Barbara Biedrzycki, PhD, RN, AOCNP, CRNP
District 8 – Joan Fortney, BSN, MHA, RN, CEN
District 9 – Alvina Bass, RN
Linda Cook
Purpose:
To assure that the financial management of the Association is keeping up with current
methodology providing fiscal integrity, planning and evaluation.
Treasurer:
• Treasurer attended each monthly Board meeting and presented the monthly Treasurer’s
Report.
• The Treasurer, President, President-Elect and Executive Director met to determine which
type of financial review would be conducted for the fiscal year and recommended to the
Board of Directors that a compilation be conducted.
• The Treasurer and Executive Director, with input from the Finance Committee prepared
and presented a budget to the MNA Board, which was approved.
Meeting Schedule:
• Met two times by conference call – April 9 and April 30, 2015
At the April 9th meeting, information was shared by Ed Suddath regarding the Committee’s roles
and responsibilities as well as the District Treasurer’s responsibilities. The Committee was asked
if anyone needed “Finance 101”. It seemed that no one really needed this type of information.
The 2015 MNA election cycle includes the election of a Treasurer-Elect. Everyone was asked to
consider nominees for this position.
The MNA budget process was explained. A draft budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 will be
presented at the next committee meeting. Budgets and financial reports for the Districts were
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