PAA National Convention Board Reports
Strategic Planning Report
The following national board reports were issued at the PAA National Convention in Akron, Ohio, in July. Additional reports will be published in upcoming issues of KPHTH Magazine.
his concludes my tenure (two terms) as strategic chair of the PAA. I began my term under President Theodore Manousakis by working on several projects that were very fulfilling, including the initial design of the first leadership conferences, creating reference binders for each officer and all chapter presidents, leading the effort to create a convention planning handbook and, with the help of other board members, publishing an operations manual for the PAA. I began the second term of my position by helping President John Manos redesign the district leadership conferences to focus on financial solutions for chapters and for Helen Ranney the national organization. [email protected] I developed the structure and communications plan to help launch the mentor program and worked with the newly appointed program director, Angela Katzakis, to introduce it to our members. Extensive research was conducted to gather and review convention minutes as far back as possible. All resolutions passed by the delegates beginning with 1966 were documented, categorized by topic and board position. They have also been uploaded to the PAA server and, hopefully, they will be updated at the end of each future convention. This research led to the drafting of language to eliminate the Funeral Expense Fund article from the PAA bylaws by paying out our obligations to the remaining fund managers. Another research effort focused on donations made to the PAA and its programs by members going as far back as 1960. Proposals were prepared to recognize (in Akron) Great Benefactors that have not been previously acknowledged and a new tier of donors at the $50,000 and above level was approved to be added to the bylaws. In addition, a recommendation to add a list of official PAA non-monetary awards to the PAA was also submitted and approved at the Akron convention. It has been an honor and a pleasure to be on the PAA board these past four years. I congratulate the new board and wish them all the best. I look forward to continuing to serve on the KPHTH editorial board and am committed to assisting the PAA towards reaching new heights as it fulfills its mission to our members. K
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PAA Foundation Report
t has been an honor to serve the PAA, and the good news is the foundation is progressing ahead. During the last two years, the PAA Foundation has dealt with challenges to create new processes, accounts and also to determine how the foundation actually fits into the PAA. The greatest challenge remains that the articles of incorporation require that 100% of the PAAF funds raised must be distributed within 60 days to one of the three endowment funds of the PAA. We were left to research ways to open an account with a zero balance. With the assistance of Investment Chair John Russon, we were able to establish an account with Fidelity with a zero balance. This account has allowed the PAAF to accept stocks, equities or bonds as donations. The PAAF has also established John Marakis the PAA 300 program. This program is designed to increase the corpus of each [email protected] ment to a level that will allow them to expand. This is a long-term project and my successor will need everyone’s support to help us reach our goal. The goal of the project is for 300 donors to commit to donating $1,000 a year for 10 years, raising $3 million to be evenly disbursed to the scholarship, philanthropic, and cultural and educational funds. K
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KPHTH | July/august 2013