AWCI Board Of Directors Meeting
Conference Call
22 January 2013
Board Members Present:
Manuel Yazijian
David Douglas
Ron Landberg
Terry Kurdzionak
Henry Kessler
Jason Ziegenbein
Justin Shiver
Board members not present
Jordan Ficklin (joined later)
Tom Nesbit
Wes Grau (joined later)
Fred White
Non Voting or Guests Present:
Dennis Warner
Paul Wadsworth
Herman Mayer
T.D. Hughes
Mark Miller
Meeting called to order at 7:05 CDT
Disclosure: Michal Blaczyzk has taken on a position with Richemont.
Wes Grau and Jordan Ficklin joined at 7:10 and 7:12 respectively.
Herman Mayer presented and read his letter to the BOD describing CW21 maintenance.
Motion 2013_01_22 #1 Motion made by Terry Kurdzionak, seconded by Ron Landberg.
Move that the BOD accept the proposal presented by the Board of Examiners, by way of Herman Mayer.
Note: The key point here is that the request is to place the CW21 Exam on hold, allowing the last 4 candidates to complete their retakes. The letter states that the actions needed to improve the exam will be complete by June 2013.
Roll-Call Vote Taken:
Ron Landberg – YES
Terry Kurdzionak – YES
Henry Kessler- YES
David Douglas- YES
Jason Ziegenbein- YES
Justin Shiver- YES
Michal Blaczyzk – YES
Wes Grau- YES
Jordan Ficklin- YES
Motion Passes.
T.D Hughes gave an overview of the meeting process to be used during the mid-year meeting.
Mark Miller gave a brief overview of the progress being made at HQ.
Entered into Executive session, motion made by Jordan Ficklin, seconded by Wes Grau at 8:32 CST.
Exited executive at 9:10 CST
Motion 2013_01_D22 #2 Motion made by Jordan Ficklin and seconded by Ron Landberg
Move that the policy manual be updated to include the following regarding online action taken by the board of directors and be effective retroactively from the beginning of this board’s term:
All actions taken by the board of directors via electronic communication (email & yahoo group) shall be published monthly by the secretary for the membership (on the web page) in a Monthly Summary of Action and Activities of the Board of Directors via Electronic Communication.
Voice vote taken, passed
Motion 2013_01_22 #3 Motion made by Jordan Ficklin and seconded by Ron Landberg.
Move that we request Johnson Investments investigate the long-term viability of new life memberships sales and suggest a strategy for managing those funds within the perpetuation fund and give a report of their findings to the board of directors within 30 days.
Voice vote taken, passed
Motion YYYY_MM_DD #4 Motion made by Jordan Ficklin and seconded by Ron Landberg.
I move that the board of directors establish a consistent monthly meeting time.
Motion retracted
Motion YYYY_MM_DD #5 Motion made by Jordan Ficklin and seconded by Ron Landberg.
I move that the board of directors meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 8:00 PM Easter Time, via conference call.
Voice vote taken, passed
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:52 CST made by Manuel Yazijian seconded by David Douglas
Voice vote passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 9:52 CT
Submitted for your approval,
David Douglas CW21
Secretary
