Call to meeting: 4:07 PM
Attendance:
Present: Trent Sullivan, Morgan Kaelin, Claudia Lofton, Kristen Vaughn, Caycee Rose, Lew
Moore, Whitney Kaul, Chad Breece, Missy Sims, Andee Rice, Jenna McPherson, Hannah
Lyons, Chris Conrad, Jerica Banks, Brandon Krikland, Leigh Barker, Morgan Black, Tyler
Claggett, Kristen Wormsley, Chaz Parrish, Hannah Lyons, Jerica Banks,
Absent: Wendi Donahue, Katie Vance, Brandon Kirkland, Patrick Kelley, Missy Sims
Approving Last Meeting Minutes:
Edit: May Notes reflected a Bowling event for East TN city center, which is only a Nashville City
center event.
Motion to approve: Kristin Wormsley
Second: Morgan Black
All in Favor
No Opposed
New Business - Discussion - Trent
Getting Kristen Vaughn welcomed to the president elect position. Thank you, from Trent
and the board!
Financial- Brandon (Trent Reporting)
Checking Balance: $257,814.16 ( - $800 to $1200 )
Savings Balance: $90,382.96
Brandon is out on vacation, there wasn’t much activity other than storage unit costs.
Special Events - Caycee and Lew
Zoo contract to be signed shortly.
Call for teams, teams are due June 21st
PLEASE SHARE ON SOCIAL
Reveal Party at ORI June 24th 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Sponsorship opportunities
Circus Acts
Panting Pigs
Drinks being served
“Random” selection for teams, keeping in mind reps that aren’t covering territory with
teams in specific areas.
Committee Meetings are Wednesday’s
This is a primary fundraising event, and the first event in over a year, it should be well
attended, well hyped, and lots of energy!!
City Centers -
MCC- Leigh
August 7th - Zero Landfill
- logistics organization & communication
Newsletter is ready to go out with communications
Summer Social to be announced soon, July 15th date in mind as potential date
ETCC - Missy & Kristen
May event - reporting went well for Cinco De CEU
June event - NCIDQ prep day, event brite is ready & communication is out
East Spaces in Chattanooga and box lunches for participants.
Knoxville participants will zoom in.
July CEU
August Zero Landfill
NCC- Jenna McPherson
June event - Pins Event 4:30 - 6:30
All Gold, Platinum, Sponsors got their free tickets
Now purchased tickets are available
(includes drinks and snacks)
Speaker Series -
July 13th - Speaker event sponsored by Stealcase and ORI
July 20th - Tod Messlemen - Ownership
July 27th - Carol Lee - business and life talk
August Zero Landfill
Nashville Design Week coming up this fall
Affordable Housing Panel
CCC- Hannah Lyons
June Event - NCDIQ Prep Day space secured
August Zero Land Fill - location and drop off times are secured
Professional Development-Hannah Lyons
Q&A event with board members - virtual event
Job openings to post on website
Student Affairs - Jerica Banks
Students are out for summer
Kick-Off event for this fall at all University locations
Get in touch with campus centers and city centers to coordinate
Congratulate students gift - coming from HQ
July newsletter to congratulate students who won “Campus Center Award”
Advocacy-Claudia
Contribution to TN IDEA - Don Baltimore Fund
First payment (quarterly payments) is due
Bi-Law Reviews are finished!
A few outstanding items to loop back with Brandon on VP of Finance
We need to omit VP’s - we are in violation with too many VP’s on our board
Moving Forward taking positions that have two VP’s, one being Director and
rolling into VP position which is a Voting position.
Membership-Tyler
259 Members total
Summer Swag for members
Getting reviewed currently
Get with communications - to get a post out on social (tag us on social)
New IIDA logo
Board members approve
Sponsorship- Morgan B. & Kristen
Banners with current sponsors has been re-printed
Co-hort
There will be another round of call for sponsors to insure people are staying involved Getting commitments
Around Threads - have some conversations with potential sponsors to get involved
Banner to be made for Chattanooga City Center - once we can official get it started
15 professional members are needed to be official
Retreat would be August 2022
Current Sponsorships were extended for another year
Communications-Chris / Morgan
Threads Push out Today on social
August 7th Zero Landfill Post - same graphic for all city centers
Zoom Links - on website
“Best Thing Ever” on social
Local Job Openings on website -
If you know anyone searching or hiring
Only can post three job postings at any given time
Another Pins Blast to come
Industry Relations-Patrick, Chaz, Whitney, Chad Brief Update
Survey was geared towards COVID CDC regulations - not necessary right now.
Now, requesting information on how IIDA is handling events etc.
Getting revised.
Meeting Call To End: 5:28 PM