MINUTES

STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

January 20, 2010 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

93 Gooding Ave., Suite 3, Bristol, RI 02809

Members Present: Kristen Connors, 1^st Vice Chair; Liz Graves, Chairperson; Anna Liebenow (speaker phone); Heidi Showstead, 2^nd Vice Chair .

Staff Present: Camille Pansa, Executive Director; Lisel Rockwood, Program Assistant.

Interpreter: Dona Lombardi

1. Minutes of December 2, 2010: tabled.

2. Review February 2010 calendar: calendar attached. The LDA will meet a week earlier on the 8^th, the Orientation Group is on the 24^th, and the State Plan meeting is on the 26^th from 9:30 – 11:30a.m. The office will be closed on the 15^th , President’s Day. All other meetings are on their scheduled date and time.

3. ILRU webcast/RISILC’s mentoring session: Camille Pansa stated that she has been asked to be a presenter in a national ILRU training webinar regarding RISILC’s recruiting and orientation program.

4. Update on 2009_704 Report: Final copies of RISILC’s and Centers’ 704 reports have been distributed to all Council members/volunteers.

5. State Plan 11-13/RISILC Goals and Objectives: In an effort to streamline the process of writing the State Plan, a more efficient timeline was developed whereas much of the work will be done by sub-committees and distributed through email for comments. On the next meeting, January 22, the structure of the SPIL will be discussed and sub-committees assigned. The proposed SPIL 11-13 budget was presented to the Finance Committee on January 15^th , and their vote for approval was unanimous. The Finance Committee’s approved proposed budget was then reviewed line by line and all present members were in agreement with the proposed budget with minor changes.

6. Initiatives for 2010: no update.

7. Possible educational presentation for March quarterly: Liz Graves reported that she has contacted the assistant director of a mental health wellness center who will speak about the center and their dog therapy support program for people with drug/alcohol dependencies and mental illness.

8. Chairperson’s Report: no additional report.

9. Executive Director Report: Camille Pansa reported that there was a teleconference on February 4^th concerning a Statewide Strategic Planning for SILCs. All members were in agreement that this teleconference was an important planning tool for the SILC and SPIL development.

10. Financial Report: 1^st quarter figures attached. The audit is complete and copies will be distributed to all Council members/volunteers.

11. Leadership Development and Advocacy Committee Report: report attached.

12. Old Business/new Business/Incoming Mail: none.

Respectfully submitted,

Rick Costa

Secretary