NJASFAA Executive Council Meeting Minutes

The College of New Jersey

May 13, 2004

Attended: Jim Anderson, Lissa Anderson, Francine Andrea, Sheila Attias, Catherine Boscher-Murphy, Frank Cuozzo, Vince Davis, Stephanie Fitzsimmons, Gloria Green, Jean Hathaway, Dennis Levy, Audrey Loera, Shirley McFarlane, Helen Mikulak, Reggie Page, Carmen Panlilio, Maribeth Quinn, Joe Roberto, David Sheridan, Mark Singer, Karen Sokol, Marilyn Stamas, Karen Weber, Jack Williams, Debra Wulff

The meeting was called to order at 9:45 a.m. A quorum was established.

Motion to approve the March 18 Executive Council meeting minutes moved by Audrey Loera; Seconded by Dennis Levy. Minutes were approved unanimously by a voice vote.

Officer Reports:

Treasurer: Debra Wulff

· Our total assets are $261,647.99. Our money market account has a balance of $22,495. Our checking account has a balance of $17,565.

· Debra will submit our bank statements to the accountant for preparation of our tax return.

President: David Sheridan

· The Medical Society of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Nurses Association placed an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer recently. The ad was critical of Congressman Rob Andrews’ bill that would increase aggregate and annual Stafford loan limits by taking away the low fixed rate from consolidation loans for some students. NJASFAA is in favor of this bill.

President-Elect: Maribeth Quinn

· The 2004-2005 Executive Council retreat will be held June 7 - 8, 2004 at The Inn at Lambertville Station.

Past President: Audrey Loera

· The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on June 3 at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Committee Reports:

Awards and Recognition: Stephanie Fitzsimmons

· Stephanie was pleased to present the NJASFAA awards at the spring conference.

Conference: Jack Williams

· The spring conference received good reviews. There were many positive comments on the Bridgewater Manor, including several comments to hold the conference there next year. The vendors liked the vendor area.

· People would like more individual sessions and less general sessions.

Development: Jim Anderson

· Two Platinum sponsors in 2003-2004 will no longer be Platinum sponsors in 2004-2005.

EASFAA Update: Joe Roberto

· The EASFAA Spring Conference will be held May 16 - 19, 2004 in Providence, Rhode Island.

· NJASFAA will have a table at the conference to promote the 2005 EASFAA Spring Conference, which will be held in Atlantic City.

Long Range Strategic Plan: David Sheridan

· Susan Howard, who facilitated the NJASFAA Strategic Planning retreat held in March, provided David and Mike Bennett with a first draft of the NJASFAA Long Range Strategic Plan. David and Mike added a few sections.

· David encouraged committee chairs to review their sections for discussion at the Executive Council retreat.

· The Board of Directors will discuss the Strategic Plan at its next meeting. Then the document will be returned to Susan with our revisions for a second draft or a tentative final document, which will be shared with NJASFAA members.

Membership: Karen Sokol

· The association has 253 active members.

Newsletter: Frank Cuozzo

· The deadline to submit articles for the last issue of the 2003-2004 academic year is May 14.

Public Relations: Mark Singer

· Sheila Menendez will coordinate the NJASFAA Hotline to be held in January 2005.

· The committee is developing a brochure to promote the association.

HESAA Update: Francine Andrea

· HESAA is working on NJSTARS legislation. It hopes the program will be effective for 2004-2005.

· HESAA has requested an increase in funding for Distinguished and Urban Scholars awards in its budget request. It hopes the annual awards will be increased to $1000.

· Gisele Joachim will be leaving HESAA for a position as the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Seton Hall University Law School.

Old Business:

· Committee certificates were distributed at the spring conference. David distributed plaques to all elected officers today. He thanked everyone for his or her contributions to NJASFAA this year. NJASFAA had a great year.

· Catherine Boscher-Murphy has the Articles of Incorporation and Formation. She will add them to our Policy and Procedures Manual and Web site.

Motion to adjourn moved by Audrey Loera; Seconded by Karen Sokol and unanimously approved at 11:10 a.m.