DC Road Runners Club

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Monday, June 14, 2004

Silver Diner, Arlington

 

 

Attendees:

 

Board Members

Also Attending

Susan Maher

Bob Platt

Andy Buechele

Eric Zander

Max Reid

 

Kerry O’Brien

 

Ian Clements

Absent

Aaron Cheskis

Joe Racine

Debi Maguire

Matthew Pyle

Toni Marie Diegoli

 

George Getek

 

Pat Brown

 

Mike Larose

 

 

Maher called the meeting to order on time at 7pm.

 

Introduction of Board Members

 

Committee Reports:

 

Treasurer:  Getek distributed a report that showed total assets in excess of $46,000.

 

Membership:  Maguire distributed a data summary from the updated membership database she has been working on with Zander.  She discussed plans to create an optional club membership directory in PDF format for the website.

 

Training Programs

Track:  Track regulars reported that attendance holds at 40+ each week, and that track access has resumed after several workouts on the trails in May.

 

Saturday Long Run:  O’Brien reported that the start has moved to 7am and that participation remains strong.  Chris Kupczyk has been doing a great job handling refreshments for the group.

 

Marathon Training Program:  O’Brien and Reid reported that the program was full and a wait list had been started.  Plans for the program, which is to begin July 10, include training in conjunction with SLR and Track as well as veteran marathon “coaches” to act as mentors.

 

Newsletter:  Larose reported that the next newsletter was in progress and looking for story writers.

 

Education/Welcome Wagon:  Currently on hiatus.

 

Past and Future Races

 

Past:  The spring race schedule was full and races took place as scheduled.

 

Future:  The Club is moving into the busy season of the Bunion Derby and is in need of many volunteers for these events.

 

Other Business

 

Scholarship:  Platt presented a detailed model for the scholarship program, similar to the previous program but without the applicant essay requirement.  Maher thanked Platt for his work and said that the board will continue to consider how best to model this program.  No decision was made.

 

Executive Session

 

The Board conducted an executive session from 8:15pm to 9pm.  It was decided that an annual audit would be instituted beginning with this past fiscal year.

 

Maher adjourned the meeting at 9pm.