Board Minutes

November 19, 2017   Oregon Poetry Association board meeting (done by SKYPE) participating: Lisa Baldwin, Lynn Otto, Shirley Marc, Joy McDowell, Erik Muller, Charles Castle, Stella Jeng Guillory, Bruce Parker, Diane Corson, Dale Champlin   ELECTION OF OFFICERS (2017-18): Lisa Baldwin elected president of board. Joy McDowell elected as secretary. Lynn Otto elected treasurer. Shirley […]

OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING October 14, 2017 Portland, Oregon   Retiring OPA president Tiel Ansari called the meeting to order. She thanked the membership for attending and extended an invitation to any member to step forward and volunteer since the OPA board is below critical mass for accomplishing the tasks required to remain

Oregon Poetry Association board minutes, September 17, 2017 (on Skype: Tiel, Lisa, Shirley, Joy, Lynn) MID-VALLEY POETRY SOCIETY AND GRANT RELATIONSHIP: This program is coordinated by Eleanor Berry. They are seeking another grant source since their previous one had a two-year limit. A motion was passed that OPA continue allowing our name and tax ID

August 13, 2017 Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting Minutes members on SKYPE phone call (Tiel, Joy, Shirley, Lisa, Lynn) Penina has decided not to go forward as a board member due to family illness. ADMINISTRATION: The OPA Website now has the ability for members to add photos with their postings. The webmaster must approve all

July 16, 2017 Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting Minutes (on SKYPE conference call: Tiel, Lisa, Joy, Shirley, Susan)   FALL ADULT CONTEST is open. A handful of membership renewals have come in because of the contest.   CONVERSATION PROJECTS in Springfield and Grants Pass were successful. Positive feedback. Thirty people in Grants Pass. Sixteen attended

  L to R: Tiel Aisha Ansari, Dick Cameron, Shirley Marc, Penina Taesali, Joy McDowell, Lynn Otto, Susan Clayton-Goldner, Lisa Baldwin   Photo: Jack Christman       OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING/RETREAT Saturday June 17, 2017 at Shirley Marc’s home. Those attending: Tiel, Lynn, Susan, Dick, Shirley, Joy, Lisa, Penina *Dorothy Blackcrow has resigned

May 21, 2017, Minutes Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting On the phone:  Tiel, Lynn, Shirley, Dick, Lisa (Dorothy, Susan, Joy unavailable) Bank of America: needs minutes signed by the secretary stating who will be on the account. Tiel still has access. This is going on the retreat agenda. Updates Student contest: Cascadia and Manningham contest

OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION APRIL 15, 2017 MINUTES (board members on conference phone call: Tiel, Lisa, Joy, Lynn, Shirley, Dick)   FINANCIAL STATUS: The current balance in Bank of America account of $3288.08 includes most memberships and contest fees. Funds from our recent benefactor have not yet been received. Dick says OPA risks being overdrawn by

OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING….Sunday, March 19, 2017 (phone conference participants: Dorothy, Tiel, Joy, Susan, Dick, Lisa, Shirley, Lynn.)   The board enjoyed sharing poems by email when our meeting agenda came out.   Student Contest: OPA did not receive approval for use of the state capitol building for the Cascadia Student Contest award ceremony.

February 19, 2017 Minutes Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting   On the phone: Tiel, Dick, Joy, Shirley, Lisa, Lynn (Dorothy, Susan unavailable)   Student Contest:  The judging is finished. We have ten winners from each age division. The letters OPA sent to middle schools paid off in participation. K-2 had 18 entries, 74 in the