Board of Directors Meeting Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates March 21, 2018

Item Presenter Action Required Outcome or Discussion   Welcome Bert Gray No 2. Financial Report Chris Setti Mari Christopherson Update on IL DCFS 2018 Contract VCVA 2019 Conference Fees Local Program Dues  Audit Update 3. Consent Agenda Yes Approval of Minutes 4. Executive Director Update Illinois CASA Conference VOCA funding / Rock Island Program By-laws update 5. National CASA Conference Report Governance Initiative Highly Effective State and Local Programs 6. Board Development Approval of: Missy Greathouse New Member Orientation Expectations Document Review Recruitment Strategies 7. Regional Reps Update Kristin Bertrand Margie Jordan Gloria Kelly Taryn Marko 8. Meeting Evaluation and Adjournment

Welcome – Bert Gray Introductions Illinois CASA 25th Anniversary

Financial Report – Chris Setti and Mari Christopherson Statement of Activity Report Statement of Financial Position Update on IL DCFS 2018 Contract VCVA 2019 Conference Fees Local Program Dues Audit Discussion

Financial Report – Mari Christopherson Update on IL DCFS 2018 Contract Update on VCVA 2019 Contract

Financial Report – Mari Christopherson State Conference Fees Number of Registrants 140 as of today, which includes 19 comps (no board members have yet been registered; they’ll be comp’d) 70 of the registrants are two-day attendees Trivia:  In 2017 we had just begun registration by this point.  In total, 187 people registered, and 171 ultimately attended last year’s conference, 40 of whom were comp’d. Total Income Received $10,700 - $249.20 processing fees = $10.304.70 available COH Early Bird Registration Ended Friday March 16, 2018

Financial Report – Mari Christopherson Local Program Dues and Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of Understanding Certificate of Good Standing Total Collected to Date: $8300 Outstanding Programs Less than $100,000 Fulton County CASA CASA of West Central Illinois Less than $250,000 LaSalle County CASA Association Winnebago County CASA Less than $500,000 Macon County CASA $500,000 or more CASA of Peoria County

Consent Agenda– Bert Gray Approval of Minutes

Executive Director Updates – Mari Christopherson Illinois CASA Conference/Board Meeting VOCA Funding / Rock Island Program By-laws Update

Executive Director Updates – Mari Christopherson Illinois CASA Conference Update Agendas Thursday May 3rd Friday May 4th

Executive Director Updates – Mari Christopherson VOCA Funding / Rock Island Program Listing of Trauma Trainings Status of Rock Island Program - National CASA Pilot

Executive Director Updates – Mari Christopherson By-laws Update

National CASA Conference Report– Chris Setti and Mari Christopherson Governance Initiative Highly Effective State and Local Programs

National CASA Conference Report– Chris Setti and Mari Christopherson Governance Initiative Transformative Leadership in 2018 - Board Source

National CASA Conference Report– Chris Setti and Mari Christopherson Highly Effective State and Local Programs - Technical Guidance for State Standards – National CASA

Board Development– Bert Gray Approval of Missy Greathouse New Member Orientation Expectations Document Review Recruitment Strategies

Board Development– Bert Gray Approval of Missy Greathouse Attached Resume

Board Development– Bert Gray New Member Orientation

Board Development– Bert Gray Expectations Document Review

Board Development– Bert Gray Recruitment Strategies

Regional Representatives Update Kristin Bertrand Margie Jordan Gloria Kelley Taryn Marko

Meeting Evaluation and Adjournment – Bert Gray Future Meeting Dates: Thursday, May 3, 2018 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Bloomington, Illinois Happy Hour Coaching with Tim Ressmeyer, PhD Wednesday, June 13, 2018 11:00 a.m. By Phone Wednesday, September 19, 2018 11:00 a.m. Bloomington, Illinois Thursday, November 15, 2018 11:00 a.m. By Phone