Name: Dominick Plado

Month: June and July

Year: 2009

Position: Director

What were your goals for the past month?

1.       Initiate search for regional advisor candidates

2.      Communicate all pertinent information from the NBD to the region

3.      Attend all RBD and NBD chats

4.      Make sure that all RBD members were transitioned properly and felt comfortable in their new positions

5.      Work with NAU and the IACURH 2009 Conference Staff in finalizing budget

6.      Set Summit date

7.      Appoint an Outreach Chair

Did you accomplish all of these goals? If not, why not?  Talk about any academic and personal commitments that impeded on your success with IACURH.

Yep! Although I was late for one NBD chat because I got held up at work.

What have you done really well?

-         Responded to e-mails

-         Impromptu one-on-ones with RBD members

-         Ate dinner with Katie Boraz in Washington, D.C.

-         Constant communication with National Chair

Challenges, concerns or questions?

Who am I going to participate in Director swap with?

Things to accomplish for next month:

-         Start School!

-         Finalize IACURH 2009 Budget

-         Start seeking Regional Advisor candidates

-         Talk with Angela from OCM about the OCM Agreement Committee, of which I am chair

-         Work with Alla in writing legislation to create a Regional NRHH Advisor