Agenda for July 18, 2023 SPJVA meeting

SPJ VA board meeting – Tuesday July 18, 2023 12-1 p.m.

Held virtually on Zoom. Please contact the chapter at virginiaprospj@gmail.com to receive a Zoom link.

All SPJVA meetings are open to attend, regardless of membership. Votes can only be cast by members of the chapter. Find out more about how to become a member here.

1. Attendance
2. Approval of Minutes from May 5, 2023 meeting
   1. Approval and acceptance of minutes (member vote)
      
3. Treasurer’s Report prepared by Brian Eckert, presented by president Mechelle Hankerson
   1. Approval and acceptance of report (member vote)

4. President report
   1. Applying to Dori Maynard Fellowship to save costs for attendance at national conference
   2. Priorities for this term
      1. Scholarship support
      2. Build up professional membership
         1. Offer easy to manage services, like job listings, freelance opportunities, etc.
      3. More active role in advocacy as appropriate and allowable

5. By-laws vote update – Mechelle Hankerson

6. Re-establishing committees in chapter bylaws
   1. Programming
   2. Scholarship
   3. Lifetime Achievement Award
   4. Membership and fundraising
   5. Audit

7. Additional committees
   1. Education
      1. Pair willing board members with schools to be a liaison, attend events, etc.
   2. Advocacy
   3. Others?

8. Lifetime Achievement Award event update – Brett Hall
   1. Event tentatively scheduled for Sept. 14, 2023 in Norfolk
   2. Other confirmed details
   3. Questions/input
   4. Minutes from committee meeting for reference

9. Other business: Digital news de facto organization and public notices – Mechelle Hankerson
   1. Proposal from Scott Brodbeck at ARLnow
   2. SPJ role
   3. Will need to prepare a vote of official support for next meeting

10. Other business
11. Adjournment