NAHJ National Board Meeting Agenda – 1/29/22

NAHJ National Board Meeting Agenda

Saturday, January 29, 2022 – Noon ET

Link to register: https://nahj.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqc–qrjsiGdMiGPle3LkYu5udy1XYqvhv

1. Call to Order – President López 
2. Roll Call – Blanca Rios
3. Minutes Approval – President López 
4. President’s Report – President López  
   
   1. Overview 
      
      1. Advocacy 
      2. Strategic Planning 
      3. Membership
      4. Scholarships 
      5. NABJNAHJ22
         
         1. Training & Programming (Introduce/announce Conference Chairs and Program Chairs) 
      6. Visibility
      7. palabra.  
      8. Executive Director search
5. Treasurer’s Report – Keldy Ortiz
   1. 2022 Budget Approval
6. Regional Director Reports
   
   1. Region 1; Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Virgin Islands – David Cordero Mercado 
   2. Region 2; Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, & Vermont – Jamie Stockwell 
   3. Region 3; Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia – Melissa Macaya 
   4. Region 4; Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee – Elwyn Lopez 
   5. Region 5; Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana – Ninette Sosa
   6. Region 6; Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin – Valerie Mia Juarez
   7. Region 7; Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah – Johnny Cordoba 
   8. Region 8; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington – Cristy Fajardo 
7. Old Business – President López
   
   1. Committees / Task Forces
   2. Keldy Ortiz, Afro-Latino Task Force
   3. Yvette Cabrera, Strategic-Planning
   4. Mc Nelly Torres & Yvette Cabrera, Investigative and Data Journalism Task Force
   5. Jessica Retis, Academic Officer
   6. Jorge Flores, Student Rep 
   7. Mc Nelly Torres, At-large officer
   8. Jennifer Marcial Ocasio, Spanish At-large officer
8. New Business – Open
   
   1. Facebook 
   2. Opportunity for NAHJ members to introduce themselves, ideas, ask questions, provide feedback (time limits are at the board’s discretion) 
9. Executive Session – President López
10. Adjourn – President López