CONFERENCE CALL MINUTESTuesday, April 21, 2015

2:00 p.m. Pacific Call-in: 641-715-3200 Access code: 781129#

Members Present: Mike Shimmens, Executive Director, 3RNet “Rural Recruitment and Retention”Kara Balliet (Membership & Treasury)

Jenna Blusiewicz Lisa Echales

Matthew English Katherine Harris (President) Colin Harris (Vice President/Education)

Shelly Miller Anita Prince Angela Van GinkelShonn Scranton Bradley Swinney

Call to Order/ Introductions:

o Katie Harris at 2:02 p.m.

Conference/Education:Katie Harris and Colin Harris

o LIVE WEBINAR: Mike Shimmens, Executive Director, 3RNet “Rural Recruitment and Retention”. Slides are included below:

o 2015 Educational Conference in Las Vegas - February 26-27, 2015. Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa. Participant feedback results.

Marketing/Web:Wonona Schmidt Davis

o Website Updates: None.

Membership/Treasury:Kara Balliet

o Current balance is $17,711.94. Conference expenses have yet to be withdrawn.o $462.58 from PayPal to deposit.o Reinstatement is in process in Nevada and once complete, the organization will file

any outstanding taxes. o Welcome new members! Shonn Scranton, Bradley Swinney and Matthew

English!

ASPR Updates:

Jenna will be attending ASPR in May – Jenna (passed ASPR!!! – Congrats!!!, taking 201 and 301 next.)

Conferences: Attending: CareerMD in San Jose, CA (Colin, Angela); ACP in Boston (Christy, Angela); DC event (Carol Calacino); ASCO, East Coast (Pam Orendorf); SM in Austin - psychiatry conference for addiction (Shonn Scranton); Ped Surgery Conf (Brad Swinney)

Candidate Sharing:

Miscellaneous: During the monthly SWPRA conference calls please remember to MUTE your phone when you’re not talking. If you are calling from a phone without a MUTE option, the free

conference call system we use has instructions on how use the conference call features including how to MUTE the call within their system: http://www.freeconferencecall.com/instructions.asp. Mute - *6 key - Press *6 to mute your line. Press *6 again to un-mute the line.SWPRA Website: General notes: Login ID: “Firstname Lastname” / Password: “SWPRA2014” (both are case sensitive) Be sure to check the directory to review your personal information for accuracy. Send

corrections to Wonona.

Next Call:

Adjournment:

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

2:48 p.m.

2015 Call Schedule:(2:00 PM Pacific)

January 21 February 17 March 17April 21 May 19 June 16July 21 August 18 September 15October 20 November 17 December 15

Candace Ash Kara Balliet (Membership & Treasury)

Jenna Blusiewicz

Katie Boehm-Padgett Carol Calacino Caitlin CartwrightCarol Dumais Lisa Echales Matthew EnglishCesar Espinosa Mark Fowler Tracy GeigerKarla Gilmor Deanna Grange Diane GregoryKatherine Harris (President Colin Harris (Vice

President/Education)Lori Hart

Ingrid Heil Kelley Hekowczyk Francisca HernandezElaine Herrenschmidt Rachelle Hobson Kimberly JosephShelly Miller Lori Norris Pam OrendorfJona Plath Anita Prince Ryan RasmussenChristine Ricks Wilf Rudert Wonona Schmidt Davis

(Secretary/Marketing/Web)Shonn Scranton Sandy Seby Jack ShireyTerri Smith Claire Swenson Bradley SwinneyAngela Van Ginkel Lori Vickers Brooke WeddingBarbara Worthington

Current Members: