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LEADER ON LOAN PROGRAM
Board to Branch Program (BBC) 

MN State Board 2007-2008
Elected Officers

President 
 Beverly Crute – Willmar
beverly_crute@msn.com

Co-Presidents Elect
Karen Kirkwood - St. Paul
karenskirkwood@cs.com

Mary Parcheta - St. Croix Valley
mparch01@aol.com
 

Vice Pres. Public Policy

Treasurer
Mary Brugger - St. Cloud Area
mgbrugger@charter.net

Vice President Membership
Jennifer Soma - Fairmont
maelee@frontiernet.net

Vice President EF
Julie Ollila - Minneapolis
olefin@worldnet.att.net
 

Vice President Program
 Jan Carey - Hibbing
 jancarey@hibbing.edu

Vice President LAF  
 Marlys Larsen – St Paul
marlar987@aol.com  

Secretary
Deb Cossette – St. Paul Branch dlcaustin@comcast.net

 
Regional Director
Myrna Sandvik
Sandvikmj@iowatelecom.net      		 
Appointed Officers
 

Finance Co-Chair  
Linda Paplinski - Fairmont 
ldpaplin@frontiernet.net
 

Branch Development Leader
Mary Parcheta - St. Croix Valley 
mparch0l@aol.com

Pine Editor 
Bobbie Lampi - St. Cloud
rlampi@charter.net  

College/University
(C/U) Rep         

 

Administrative Assistant
Jeanette Carlson - Willmar
jmcwillmar@charter.net

Equity Connections Chair
Karen Kirkwood - St. Paul
karenskirkwood@cs.com  

International Affairs Chair
Marilyn Rossman
mbr@paulbunyan.net
Off Board Positions  
Social Justice/Diversity
open		 Directory/Database Manager
Pat Welke -  Red Wing Area
pwelke@charter.net 
Webmaster
Carol Sheggeby- St Paul
csheggeby@msn.com 		 
   

LEADER ON LOAN PROGRAM

The Minnesota Leader on Loan program offers branches the opportunity of having a state board member or past state leader to provide branch support or programming.  Please feel free to consult with the state president or leadership director about your request or needs.

AAUW-MN will cover the leaders transportation cost (as funds are available). The host branch is responsible for any meals or overnight accommodations. 

A request form* should be submitted to the state board’s Leadership Development Director or President. Final approval is by the State President. Branches may request a specific person but final decisions will be based on topic expertise, availability and proximity to the host branch. 

 Click here for a LOL request form. 


BBC-BOARD TO BRANCH CALLS

"For members only"

BBC's will be made in October and March.

WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS......
  The BBC program was started several years ago to establish a communication link between the Minnesota State Board and the branches. The State Board feels it is important to stay connected to each of our 37 branches in Minnesota since the branches are the "grassroots" of the AAUW organization. The work the branches do to keep the mission of AAUW alive is vital to the decisions and work the Minnesota State Board does.
 
  An additional goal of the program is to provide a mentorship and a networking tool for the branches. Each State Board member has 3 branches that they contact twice a year. The Branch President is the branch contact and if she cannot be reached another officer is called. Board members are encouraged to be a mentor and friend of the branch and in a dialogue with the President find out how the branch is doing and if there are issues that the State Board could help with. All of us can relate to how discouraging certain issues are and where we can turn for help and answers; also, we can reap some good solutions from branches that we can pass on to other branches.
 
  The goal of this program is to make contact with EVERY branch in Minnesota. After the branch reports are received from State Board members, these reports are compiled into an "Information Exchange" format that is sent to Branch Presidents and posted on the website. If a particular project or idea looks intriguing or might be a fit for a branch, they are encouraged to contact the Branch directly for more information or they are more comfortable contacting their State Board mentor, that is great. We seem to get so busy at our conferences or conventions that we don't have time to interact with other branch members in the state. Hopefully, this program will "bridge the gap" and foster positive working relationships. We can all learn a great deal from one another.
We respect the uniqueness of each branch relative to its demographics and geographic location; therefore, it is obvious that we all go about achieving our goals in different ways. However, our mission is the same.
 
  Branch contacts are made during September/October and March of the following year. If you have any questions you would like to have addressed to other branch, please contact me. Or if you have suggestions relative to this program, please e-mail or call me. I want this program to work well for everyone.
  If you have any questions about this program, please contact me at 651-439-9432 or e-mail mparch01@aol.com. Thank you for your participation in what we believe is a valuable resource for the State Board and your branch.

BOARD MEMBER/MENTOR

BRANCHES

Jan Carey (jancarey@hibbing.edu)

Ely

Virginia

Jennifer Soma (maelee@bevcomm.net)

Austin

Albert Lea

Bobbie Lampi (rlampi@charter.net)

Northfield

Hibbing

Marlys Larsen (marlar987@aol.com)

Fairmont

Mankato

Mary Parcheta (mparch01@aol.com)

NE Metro

North Suburban

St. Croix Valley

Marla Mastin (marla.mastin@mnsu.edu)

Winona

Wabasha

Julie Ollila (olefin@att.net)

Brainerd

St. Paul

Metro West

Linda Paplinski (idpaplin@frontiernet.net)

Grand Rapids

Duluth

Thief River Falls

Deb Cossette (dicossette1@mmm.com)

Willmar

Hutchinson

Karen Kirkwood (karenskirkwood@cs.com)

Minneapolis

Fergus Falls

St. James

Jeanette Carlson (jmcwillmar@charter.net)

Fairbault

Owatonna

Hastings

Mary Brugger (mgbrugger@charter.net)

Alexandria

Little Falls

Beverly Crute (revbev@rice.willmar.mn.us

Blooming Praire

Moorhead

Marilyn Rossman (mbr@uslink.net)

St. Cloud

Red Wing

Stephanie Carlson (carlson3@mchsi.com)

Rochester

Nobles County

Calling Month Sept/Oct 2007

Report Due: 1 Oct 07

March 2008

    

1 April 08
       

Send Report to: Mary Parcheta e-mail: mparch01@aol.com

PRIOR TO BOARD MEETING, PLEASE!!!!!!