Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB)

July 18, 2019

11:15 AM to 13:45 PM

American Red Cross

561 Fortress Drive

Winchester VA 22601

• Welcome and Intro:
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Presentation:

• Frederick White w/ the Veteran’s Experience Office (Veteran Affairs)

• Old Business:
• New Business:

• (Anthony Barnes): Discussed identifying new members for the future leaders of the NSCVEB. Advisors requesting to delay the election for 90 days, delaying the election to November. New officers will take over in January. This is a one-time occurrence due to current readiness.

• All officers have accepted to extend their tenure as acting officers until the board has elected new leadership
• Bruce Randall agrees that the 90 day delay is a good idea, and will allow time to build and confirm the NSCVEB membership
• Current leadership is working to put together a script, and outreach program
• Shari Fletcher made motion to delay election for 90 days (2nd’ed by Bruce Randall)
• All board members in agreeance to delay elections for 90 days – no discussion

• (Adam Packham & Ashley Moslak) discussed concern with By-Laws in reference to “Advisors” serving term of 2 years.

• Solutions: Remove the term limit. Allowing Advisors to stay on as long as they feel necessary
• Solution: Modify the bylaw to reflect the judiciary team’s term limits since they are to work cohesively with the advisors.
• Shari Fletcher made motion modify the bylaws for the advisors to serve at the pleasure of the board until they resign or until board members elect for their removal. Seconded by Rich Petro. All board members in agreeance – no discussion
• ARTICLE II, Section II par.viii:

• Changed: “The advisor will serve no longer than one term limit of two years and position will be filled if deemed necessary by the board” 
• To read: “The advisor position will be filled as deemed necessary by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.”

• Additional motion from Patti Wilson for a 90 day notice for advisors to resign from position

1. Discussion: Board members discussed ways that an advisor would resign from their position (i.e. timely notice, whether resignation is required, written notification).

2. Adam Packham prompted for persons in the board to make a motion for “written notification” for resignation.

3. James Venable made the motion for resignation to consist of in writing notice via email to the board officer(s). Seconded by Narce Caliva.

4. All board members agreed to include a that all officers be requested to submit to submit a written notification prior to resignation.

• ARTICLE II, Section II par.ii:
• Added: “or Judiciary Committee” after An Officer vacancy 

and

“When possible, notice of resignation shall be provided to the board leadership via email.”

• Bruce Randall: Requesting all board members to complete NSCVEB survey.

635 people on list

20 removed due to duplicates or emailed back requesting to be removal from mailing list

10 people that generated “out of office replies”

15 people with misunderstood responses

60 people with undeliverable emails

200 people with matching name and email addresses, but no response

230 people with only email addresses on the list, but no response

83 people signed up as affiliate board members

• Open Discussion:

• Veteran’s Experience Office Website: Va.gov/ve/engagement; used to see CVEB throughout the country and other VA related information. The VA toolkit and Welcome Package are also located on this website. Look on the right side of the page in the Site Navigation section and click on “Veteran Journey Maps”.  
• Website: EESDisribution@va.gov to order copies of the “Mission Act” information.
• Steve Jennings unable to attend; however, he will be able to send out Veteran’s Fair information to agencies attending. He has arranged for World War II aircraft to perform a flyover presentation.

• Announcements:

• August 6 -9: Heroes on the River - Charter Fishing Trip to VA Bch
• August 16th @ Purceville Baptist Church: Vietnam Veteran Pinning and Blue Water Navy Act Event from 10 am – 2 pm (Anthony Barnes)
• August 25-29: Heroes on the River - Survival training for 6 combat veterans, in Vermont
• August 29th Veteran’s Fair @ Shenandoah County Fairground @ 10:00 a.m. (Patti Wilson & Steve Jennings)
• August 30 – 31: WV National Guard Family Assistance – Free school supplies for families, @ Martinsburg National Guard Armory (2096 Kelly Island Rd, Martinsburg WV)
• September 6th: VSO Mission Act Forum Event, Location and time TBD (Anthony Barnes)
• September 7th: Heroes on the River - Bass fishing tournament, Front Royal
• September 7th: Honor Flight, Loudoun County mission, need approx.: 20-30 veterans to fill buses. WWII, Korean, Vietnam
• October 26th Cash Party Fundraiser @ the Winchester Moose Lodge. Starting @ approximately 5:30 pm until 10 pm (Sherry)
• October or November: Applied Suicide Intervention Training via Team Rubicon, location and time TBD
• Bridle Paths  working with Martinsburg VA in ref to 8 week equine therapy program

• Next Meeting:

August 15th 10:30-12:30:

Winchester American Red Cross, 561 Fortress Dr., Winchester, VA.