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Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
IdahoRID
Business Meeting
   Saturday, April 15, 2021
   12:00 pm MT / 11:00 am PT
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval          President, Heather Fultz
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports         Vice President, Dawn Wells
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections   Treasurer, Fran Bennett
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans           Secretary, Lauren Seale
Announcements
                          East Idaho Member-at-Large, Casey Quiroz
                          North Idaho Member-at-Large, Theresa Ford
                          Student Member-at-Large, Andrea Cronrath
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
                          Historian Chair, Sarah Spellman
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports         Hospitality Chair, vacant
Nominations & Elections
Motions From the Floor    Professional Development Chair, Jami Stirewalt
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements             Scholarship Chair, Michelle Schoonderwoerd
                          Technology Chair, Sierra McIver
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report

                          Call To
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans

                          Order
Announcements
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors                       Quorum = 25% of the total voting membership
Committee Chairs                       Majority = 51% of the present voting membership
Call to Order                         Dual Membership = IdahoRID & National RID member
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
                                            As of May 13, 2021
Officers’ Reports                            126 Members
Committee Reports                            76 Members have voting rights
Nominations & Elections                      At least 19 Voting Members make Quorum, to conduct business
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements                  59

                                                                                               Only the Student MAL votes
                                                                                       24

                                             7                    12

                                            10
                                                                   7                    7

                          Certified    Associate       Qualified Educational       Student                                  Organizational

                                                 Dual Members          IdahoRID Members Only
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval

                           I move that we accept the
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
Motions From the Floor
                          minutes of the March 9, 2019
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements
                           General Business Meeting
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order                                                                         Idaho RID Membership Breakdown
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report                                              Certi fied

Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
                                                                Student
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans           Membership Type
Announcements
                                            Qualified Educational Member

                                                               Associate

                                                                             0   10           20         30            40   50   60   70
                                                                                                              Number
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Financial Snapshot
                                July 1, 2020 to April 15, 2021
Income
                                                 Net operating Funds      $ 5,012.88
Interest Income                      $    9.67
Membership Dues                      $3,900.00
Workshop Income                      $5,335.00
                                                 Bank Account Balances AS OF 4/15/2021
Total Income                         $9,244.67
                                                 Checking                 $ 11,729.36
Expenses                                         Savings                  $ 10,399.12
Contractors                          $1,910.00   Total                    $22,128.48
Office Supplies                      $ 137.45
Affinity Pay Fees                    $ 195.28
Website Fees                         $ 561.17
Workshop expenses                    $ 752.07
Awards & Scholarships & Donations    $ 675.85

Total Expenses                       $4,231.79
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
                           December 2020, we had a virtual scavenger hunt & drawing which brought you to see
Committee Reports          the new website, you learned a few fun things about IdahoRID and 8 members won an
Nominations & Elections         Essentials Basket with all kinds of goodies for the interpreter during COVID
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans
                                          Idaho Bureau Of Licenses (IBOL) is now called
Announcements
                                Idaho’s Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)

                                                                             DOPL Update
                                        Licensed Interpreters                         Registered Deaf Interpreters
                          Current                                197                 Current                           8
                            2020                                 190                   2020                            8
                            2019                           168                         2019                    5
                            2018                84                                     2018            3
                                    0      50        100   150         200   250               0   2       4       6       8   10
Business Meeting IdahoRID - Saturday, April 15, 2021
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
                                                       IdahoRID 2020 Awards
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements

                           Lifetime Achievement Award                   Distinguished Service Award
                                 -Jacqueline Baxter-                           -Steven Stubbs-
                             “In recognition of your selfless          “In recognition of your outstanding
                          service to the interpreting profession        and dedicated service to the Deaf
                                and the Deaf community”                       community in Idaho”
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
                          CASLI Test Site                                             Mini-Workshops
Determination of Quorum
                          Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing             Call for Presenters
Minutes Approval          (CDHH) is now a CASLI test site                               $150 Compensation

Treasurer’s Report        Email: lauren.seale@cdhh.Idaho.gov                            A great way for
Officers’ Reports                                                                   seasoned presenters to
Committee Reports                                                                  offer workshops on local
Nominations & Elections   Free Clear Masks                                             topics of interest
Motions From the Floor    CDHH and Idaho RID received funding to purchase
2021-2022 Plans           clear masks for the community- masks are still            Perfect opportunity for
Announcements                                                                       new presenters to gain
                          available at CDHH
                                                                                   presentation experience

                                                                                   Interested? Email us with
                          Letters to the Governor                                     your workshop topic
                          Thank you for your support in sending in your                        Or
                          letters to the Governor to request full accessibility   just submit topic ideas you
                          during COVID-19 Press Conferences                         would like to see in the
                                                                                   Mini-Workshop lineup to
                                                                                       info@IdahoRID.org
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
                          East Idaho Member-at-Large, Casey Quiroz
Call to Order
                          I have been reaching out to all interpreters in our area and like to get to know
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
                          you all better. I would love to have as many of you come to events and
Treasurer’s Report        workshops as possible. We have a great time! Feel free to email me at
Officers’ Reports         casequir@isu.edu
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
Motions From the Floor    North Idaho Member-at-Large, Teresa Ford
2021-2022 Plans           No Report
Announcements

                          Student Member-at-Large, Andrea Cronrath
                          Please know I am here for students. Check out a short video on Facebook by
                          ASLTA Secretary, Davina Snow and myself, introducing our organizations and
                          benefits to students. You can email me at info@IdahoRID.org and address the
                          email to Andrea.
Board of Directors                       Jami Stirewalt, Professional Development Committee Chair
Committee Chairs
Call to Order             Postponed, TBD      Empowering You, Empowering Me by Amanda Smith, 1.2 CEUs
Determination of Quorum
                          Oct 3, 2020         ASL Teen Slang part 1
Minutes Approval
                                              by Edna Johnston & Hanna Johnston-Shaw, 0.3 CEUs
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports         Dec 10, 2020        Mini-Workshop: The Business of Interpreting
Committee Reports                             by Fran Bennett, Mike Smith & Sarah Spellman, 0.15 CEUs
Nominations & Elections
                          Jan 1, 2021         ASL Teen Slang part 2
Motions From the Floor
                                              by Edna Johnston & Hanna Johnston-Shaw, 0.3 CEUs
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements             Feb 18, 2021        Mini-Workshop: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Interpreting, part 1
                                              by Holly Thomas-Mowery, 0.15 CEUs
                          Mar 4, 2021         Mini-Workshop: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Interpreting, part 2
                                              by Holly Thomas-Mowery, 0.15 CEUs

                                                               Behind the scenes,
                                                                where the all the
                                                               technology magic
                                                                makes a virtual
                                                               workshop happen
Board of Directors                            Sarah Spellman, Historian Committee Chair
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
                          Preserving the history of IdahoRID is so important to us. We have been
Determination of Quorum
                          scanning and archiving boxes of documents all the way back to the inception
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
                          of IdahoRID, on April 28, 1973. Only two years until our 50th Anniversary.
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports         Now you can view the first 3 of IdahoRID’s newsletter, The Idahoan on our
Nominations & Elections   website under the “The Organization” tab
Motions From the Floor
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements

                          If you have IdahoRID pictures, videos or documents to add to our archives,
                          please send them to info@IdahoRID.org or contact us to make other
                          arrangements.
Board of Directors                           Michelle Schoonderwoerd, Scholarship Chair
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval          Good News!
Treasurer’s Report        Policy & Procedures Manual has been updated so scholarships are not just for
Officers’ Reports         first time test takers.
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections   Scholarships are available to Certified, Associate and Qualified Educational
Motions From the Floor    Members for CASLI, CDI, EIPA or Specialist testing.
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements             Apply at www.IdahoRID.org under the Scholarships tab.

                          FY 2019 - 2020              $235.00 Total in scholarships
                          FY 2020 – 2021              $400.00 Total in scholarships
Board of Directors                                  Sierra McIver, Technology Committee Chair
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
                          Our IdahoRID website is now powered through Wild Apricot.
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval          Idaho Deaf Events Calendar now available
Treasurer’s Report
                                                                                           Member Driven Portal
                          Subscribe to mailing list feature for non-members         •   Reset your own password
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports         Interpreting Laws and FAQs                                •   Change your email
                                                                                    •   Edit your name
Nominations & Elections   Our Resource page                                         •   Change your membership type
Motions From the Floor
                                                                                    •   Auto generated Membership Card
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements

                                                                                         New IdahoRID widget for your
                                                                                               iPhone home page.
                                                                                            Save the ASL Specialized
                                                                                         Dictionary for shortcut access
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order                         Nominations for Vice President
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
                                                             Dawn Wells
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports         Vice President
Nominations & Elections   •   To preside in the absence of the President
Motions From the Floor    •   To oversee special projects, as delegated by the President or the Board
2021-2022 Plans           •   To take charge of the bylaws and their revision
Announcements             •   To use Robert’s Rules of Order, latest revision to govern all parliamentary
                              procedure
                          •   To have on-hand, a copy of each as needed:
                                   • Updated bylaws of the RID
                                   • Updated bylaws of the IdahoRID
                                   • Robert’s Rules of Order, latest revision
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order                            Nominations for Vice President
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
                                                       Dawn Wells, NIC Master
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports                              Dawn Wells grew up in Gooding, Idaho and spent much of her
Nominations & Elections                        childhood at the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (ISDB). She is
Motions From the Floor                         an Only Hearing Child of Deaf Adults (OHCODA), from 4 generations of
2021-2022 Plans                                Deaf family, and she has a total of 10 professional interpreters in her
Announcements                                  family, including her eldest daughter. Dawn holds the National
                                               Interpreter Certification at the Master level and has been interpreting
                                               professionally for over 30 years. She currently works as a freelance
                                               community interpreter and her experience spans a multitude of
                          settings, including post-secondary education, employment, one on one meetings and
                          more. IdahoRID is especially dear to her because her aunt and uncle are founding
                          members that helped organize the commencement of our chapter. Dawn lives in the
                          Treasure Valley is married with 2 daughters and a son. When she isn’t working or involved
                          with IdahoRID she enjoys gardening, art, and summer evenings on her spacious patio.
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
                                           Nominations for Treasurer
Determination of Quorum                                  Sarah Spellman
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
                          Treasurer
Nominations & Elections
                          •   To take charge of all money belonging to this organization not otherwise provided
Motions From the Floor        for in the bylaws
2021-2022 Plans           •   To keep a list of active members
Announcements             •   To be prepared at all times to have the account books audited by a person
                              appointed by the presiding officer
                          •   To oversee preparation of an annual Federal 990 form
                          •   To pay all debts upon the receipt for a request for payment and appropriate
                              documentation from the presiding officer or designee
                          •   To reimburse the travel expenses of the Board of Directors on the basis of the fee
                              schedule determined by the Board of Directors and membership
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
                                             Nominations for Treasurer
Determination of Quorum                              Sarah Spellman, M.A., NIC
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports                               Sarah Spellman was born and raised in Southern California. She
Committee Reports                               graduated with her baccalaureate degree in Deaf Studies with an
Nominations & Elections                         emphasis in Interpreting from California State University, Fresno and
Motions From the Floor                          her Master’s degree in Interpretation from Gallaudet University. Sarah
2021-2022 Plans                                 has been interpreting for a total of 17 years in various areas, including
Announcements                                   spending six years as a professional interpreter in the greater DC Metro
                                                area before moving to Moscow, Idaho in 2013. Her experience
                                                encompasses working as an employee, with agencies, and on a direct
                          hire basis in a multitude of settings, specializing in graduate degree programs
                          interpretation. Sarah currently is a staff interpreter at one of Idaho’s post-secondary
                          institutions, Idaho State University, Meridian campus. Sarah is actively involved with
                          IdahoRID, currently serving as Historian chair. She believes the only way to improve upon
                          the present and to have a strong foundation is by learning from the past. Sarah shines with
                          her ability to detect and improve upon microdetails within any project she takes up. She
                          currently lives in the beautiful Treasure Valley in her 1920’s bungalow with her adorable
                          dog and cat and she enjoys house projects in her spare time.
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report

                             Motions
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
New Business
2021-2022 Plans

                          From the Floor
Announcements
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
                                   For Fiscal Year 2021-2022,
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
                              IdahoRID is continuing our series of
Elections
Motions From the Floor
                           Free Mini-Workshops in an online format
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements
                            to reach interpreters throughout Idaho.
                          We are also working on additional ideas to
                          support our wide interpreting community.
Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order
Determination of Quorum                                      Free Mini-Workshop
Minutes Approval                                                   June 17, 2021
Treasurer’s Report                                           Presented by Steven Stubbs
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports                                           Where in the
                                                            World is That?
Elections
Motions from the floor
2021-2022 Plans             Deaf Grayhairs                Country Signs & Common City Signs
Announcements
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Board of Directors
Committee Chairs
Call to Order

                               Motion to
Determination of Quorum
Minutes Approval
Treasurer’s Report
Officers’ Reports
Committee Reports
Nominations & Elections
Motions From the Floor
                          adjourn the Meeting
2021-2022 Plans
Announcements

                            May 15, 2021 Business Meeting is Adjourned

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