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April Women's Bar Association Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 2002 [1] (2002)

handle is hein.peggy/wbafbmmii0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES April 9,2002 The meeting was called to order by President Caroline Petro at the law offices of Piper Rudnick LLP, which is located at 1200 19t Street, NW in Washington, D.C. Members present were Marina Beckhard, Ann Bushmiller, Hazel Groman, Terri McField, Vicki McEneney, Maria Perugini and Consuela Pinto. Also present were Kim Knight (WBA Executive Director) and Susan Stewart (Financial Advisor, Charter Financial Group, Inc.), until the Board went into Executive Session. Jocelyn Fisher acted as Recording Secretary. I. Financial Advisor Report Ms. Stewart briefly provided a performance report and an analysis of the WBAF portfolio for the First Quarter of 2002. The Board briefly discussed the most recent account statements provided by Salomon Smith Barney. Ms. Stewart will inquire of Salomon Smith Barney and report to the President regarding the nature of certain minimal, itemized bankcard charges on the Salomon Smith Barney statements. II. Annual Dinner Committee's Report The Committee reported that the planning for the dinner is in the final stages. It was stressed that fundraising is still an important step in the planning process and the assistance of the Board in this effort is crucial at this point. The next planning meeting of the Committee is scheduled for April 10th at 7 p.m. III. Recording Secretary's Report Upon proper motion, the minutes pertaining to the March 12, 2002 meeting were unanimously approved. IV. Grants Committee Report The Grants Committee reviewed four requests and made recommendations to the Board based on its review. Based on its recommendations, a motion was made (i) to approve a grant request to PLEN, on the condition that there was sufficient surplus in the annual budget, and (ii) to reject the remaining grant requests due to insufficient funds for this grant cycle. The motion was unanimously passed by the Board. Additionally, it was suggested that the Board might want to consider revising the grant cycle for the coming year. The Board discussed this matter at length and agreed to take this under