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Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting Minutes
Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 — Mill Run, PA
Chapter President Patricia Toth of The Gatehouse Shop – Sheppard Pratt Health System called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. She welcomed everyone and thanked Betsy Poole and her staff at Fallingwater for hosting the meeting. Pat introduced the current chapter officers, Barbara Lenhardt, Vice President, and Morgan T. Muth, Secretary. All members then introduced themselves and their institution. The new members were encouraged to ask questions of old members if needed.
PRESENT
Forty members were in attendance: Carole Alfe, Alicia Berrier, Erika Bucino, Carolyn Bungard, Lynn Clark, Connie Cordeiro, Carol Cribbs, Gordon Gribbs, Doris Delk, Sharon Fitzpatrick, Deborah Gandin, Teresa Griffin, Janet Grimm, Jo Hartsook, Michael Higdon, Page Howle, Judy Hurlock, Erin Kelley, Mary Beth King, Giehl King, Abby Krouse, Barbara Lenhardt, Stacy Madalena, Lynda Marks, Laura Martin, Alice McAuliffe, Constance McCulloch, Sharon McElroy, Morgan T. Muth, Jill Oplinger, Peggi Pederson, Lee Pettey, Neil Poirier, Elizabeth Poole, Margaret Reese, Cathleen Romine, Lauren Chapin Salazar, Mary Tan, Patrica Toth and Mary Lou Withem. Also in attendance was Robin Jackson.
OLD BUSINESS
Tampa 2008 meeting minutes were passed out, read and approved. Laura Martin thanked everyone for the get-well cards that were signed and sent at the Tampa meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Pat spoke about forming a nominating committee for the next chapter Secretary. Alice McAuliffe and Carol Cribbs volunteered for the committee. Two potential candidates mentioned were Erin Kelley and Stephanie Fridge. Stephanie was not in attendance but was nominated by Lauren Chapin Salazar. The committee will be in contact with these two potential nominees to see if they accept.
Next Pat spoke about the Sam Greenberg Scholarship. The chapter still has money in this fund since the nominee last year was unable to attend. She encouraged all new members to apply.
Barbara Lenhardt brought up picking the location of the September 2009 chapter meeting. Richmond, VA, and Monticello in Charlottesville, VA, were mentioned, but no decision was made.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pat introduced Lauren Chapin Salazar who spoke as the meeting’s representative from MSA. Lauren talked about how the main focus for 2008 / 2009 will be the Knowledge Standards, introduced at the Tampa MSA Conference. Among other things these standards are geared to make museum shops "a part of the museum and not just a retail entity." Educational programming at the Phoenix Conference, May 2 – 5, 2009, will be based on these Knowledge Standards. Lauren mentioned that one-third of exhibitors at the Phoenix Expo will be new. In addition, The Cultural Traveler guidebook was mentioned as a good way to promote our institutions, and the ShopTalk e-mail discussion forum was promoted as a way to learn and ask questions of our peers in the MSA community.
As new members to MSA, Carole Alfe, Neil Poirier and Abby Krouse were encouraged to apply for the Sam Greenberg Scholarship for the MSA Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
An agenda change for today’s meeting was announced. The school group discussion was changed to strategic planning.
ADJOURNED
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 a.m.
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