DHS Asian American Pacific Islander Network (AAPIN) Monthly Board Meeting MINUTES Friday, October 2, 2015 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. ET – Call-in: 1-888-858-2144 (Code: 7927939) In attendance: Darlene Bouma, NPPD Eugene Donato, USCIS Suemy Kay-Cho, USCIS Paul Kim, USCIS Katy Leung, USCIS Melissa Lin, USCIS Regina McPhie, FEMA Okhee Shim, USCIS Emily Su, TSA Cici Williams, TSA Minutes: Roll Call (Darlene) (Darlene) Approval of Minutes The Board approved the August and September meeting minutes. Finance Report (Emily) AAPIN funds are currently at $522.88. Over the past couple months, we had a gain of approx. $100 in membership dues but it was more than offset by various costs (website @ approx. $100, Advisory Board dinner @ approx. $50, and picnic expenses @ approx. $45). Emily raised that we should not use organization funds to reimburse Advisory Board members’ meals moving forward, since doing so is not sustainable. The Board voted unanimously to give appreciation gifts instead (not $10 per person) for events other to exceed than the May Heritage Month event. The group agreed that the goal was to spend as little as possible regardless of the upper spending limit. Membership Report (Melissa) Three new members joined since our last Board meeting: Suemy (“SOO-mee”) Kay-Cho, Eugene Donato Jr., and Elizabeth Shepard (all USCIS). Since they were on the call, Suemy and Eugene briefly introduced themselves to the group. Both learned about DHS AAPIN through USCIS’ internal news email (Okhee had submitted information about the mentoring program to post in the email). Upcoming Events (All) Fall Social Event Three people responded to the informal poll about what social event we should provide in the fall: Two people opted for bowling, one person opted for apple-picking.
DHS Asian American Pacific Islander Network (AAPIN) Monthly Board Meeting MINUTES Friday, October 2, 2015 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET Call-in: 1-888-858-2144 (Code: 7927939) In attendance: Darlene Bouma, NPPD Eugene Donato, USCIS Suemy Kay-Cho, USCIS Paul Kim, USCIS Katy Leung, USCIS Melissa Lin, USCIS Regina McPhie, FEMA Okhee Shim, USCIS Emily Su, TSA Cici Williams, TSA Minutes: Roll Call (Darlene) Approval of Minutes (Darlene) The Board approved the August and September meeting minutes. Finance Report (Emily) AAPIN funds are currently at $522.88. Over the past couple months, we had a gain of approx. $100 in membership dues but it was more than offset by various costs (website @ approx. $100, Advisory Board dinner @ approx. $50, and picnic expenses @ approx. $45). Emily raised that we should not use organization funds to reimburse Advisory Board members’ meals moving forward, since doing so is not sustainable. The Board voted unanimously to give appreciation gifts instead (not to exceed $10 per person) for events other than the May Heritage Month event. The group agreed that the goal was to spend as little as possible regardless of the upper spending limit. Membership Report (Melissa) Three new members joined since our last Board meeting: Suemy (“SOO-mee”) Kay-Cho, Eugene Donato Jr., and Elizabeth Shepard (all USCIS). Since they were on the call, Suemy and Eugene briefly introduced themselves to the group. Both learned about DHS AAPIN through USCIS’ internal news email (Okhee had submitted information about the mentoring program to post in the email). Upcoming Events Fall Social Event (All) Three people responded to the informal poll about what social event we should provide in the fall: Two people opted for bowling, one person opted for apple-picking.