Jul 06, 2009
Annual Meeting Date Set
Mark your calendars! The North Central States Chapter will be holding its annual meeting on Saturday, October 17, 2009, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, in West Des Moines, Iowa. The main purposes of the annual meeting is to vote on the Board of Trustees, who oversees all functions of the chapter.
VOTE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The proposed board members for the year 2010 will be provided as a single slate of names and each member of the chapter will have an opportunity to cast their vote on the slate of names, as a whole. The names of proposed board members that will be provided and voted on during the annual meeting are:
- Mike Whitmer, Iowa
- Ralph Hansen, North Dakota
- Jill Christopher, North Dakota
- Mark Jackson, Iowa
- Scott Atwood, Iowa
- Steve Dirksen, South Dakota
- Jennifer Helland, South Dakota
- Lee Lewis, South Dakota
- Dr. Scott Munsinger, South Dakota
- Shelly Richard, North Dakota
- Michael Carlson, North Dakota
- Dennis Galeazzi, Iowa
- Bruce Leventhal, Iowa
- Joe Lock, Iowa
- Mark Parrish, South Dakota
- Kathi Wooderson, Iowa
If you are unable to attend the annual meeting and would like to vote via proxy, please contact Patty Brooks, Director of Programs and Services at patty.brooks@nnmss.org by October 1, 2009.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Preceding the business portion of the annual meeting from 10 am to 11:30 am, the chapter will be sponsoring a vendor fair with dozens of vendors providing information on durable medical equipment, pharmaceutical medications, complimentary and alternative therapies, and many more topics.
The agenda for the annual meeting will be as follows:
- 10:00 am to 11:30 am Vendor Fair (Vendor Memo) (Vendor Registration Form)
- 11:30 am Lunch
- 12:30 pm Jennifer Kline, Chapter President
Overview of Chapter
Vote on Board Members - 1:30 pm Dr. Bruce Hughes, Neurologist
- 2:30 pm Valerie Stickel-Diehl, certified MS RN
- 3:00 pm Wrap up and Evaluation
To register for the annual meeting, please contact the MS Society at 1-800-344-4867 today.