Maine Veterinary Technician’s Association Organization Meeting
February 26, 2020
6:45 pm
Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care 739 Warren Ave Portland, ME 04103

Greeting /Welcome - Peg Wheeler
Attendance: Peg Wheeler, Gino Stubbs, Rachel Tucker, Nikki Seeley, Petra Schoenbrod, Molly Kelleher, Richele Grenier Chatto, Addie Miller, Katherine Soverel, Whitney Buck, Ed Carlson, Clara Steeves MVMA representative: Katherine Soverel

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Introductions- Officers

1. Peg Wheeler, President

2. Gino Stubbs, President Elect

3. Nikki Seeley, Secretary

4. Rachel Tucker, Treasurer

Ed Carlson, CVT - Representative/Officer of NHVTA, MVTA, NAVTA and VNI

• ●  Goals of Veterinary Nurse Initiative (VNI)

  • ○  Professional Standards

    • Technician associations

    • Continuing education

    • Standardized credentials

  • ○  Public recognition

  • ○  Professional recognition

  • ○  Expanding career potentials

• ●  Strongly encourage to check out: ○ http://veterinarynurse.org/

  ○ https://www.navta.net/

  Maine Veterinary Medical Association

• ●  Katherine confirmed we have their support

• ●  Suggested that we elect a representative to attend Veterinary Medical Board

  meetings

  • ○  Quarterly meetings that hold public comment period

  • ○  Draft email of establishment - March 15th

    Continuing Education

• ●  (NH/MASS)VTA self monitors CE credits

• ●  Submit CE hours list annually with re-licensing

• ●  Randomly select technicians who are audited

  By-laws- discussed changes

 

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V.

• ●  Article III - Membership

  • ○  Motion- Clara Steeves- for re vote on assistant membership

  • ○  “Associate Membership” (Article III, Section 3)

  • ○  Active member, can serve on committees

  • ○  Can not hold office or vote

  • ○  2nd Rachel Tucker, unanimous

• ●  Article III, Section 4- Membership dues

  • ○  Pay Pal account set up

  • ○  Not live until more established

  • ○  Dues March 1st, each year

    • Amount clarified in, to be established, protocol manual

    • Fiscal year January 1 through December 31st

    • Legal organization status ( non-profit, etc) ​TBD

    • Membership committee:

      • ●  Geno- chair - nominated by Nikki, 2nd Rachel, unanimous

      • ●  Rachel - volunteer

      • ●  Richelle- volunteer

• ●  Article IV, Section 7 - Officers, their Election and Duties

○ Members at Large

• South/Beaches- Addy - nom. by Rachel, 2nd Peggy, unanimous

• Greater Portland

• Midcoast- Christy

• Western mountain

• North

• ●  Article V- MVTA meetings

  • ○  Section 1, MVTA shall hold ONE ANNUAL meeting

  • ○  Section 2, Board meetings shall be held QUARTERLY

  • ○  Section 3, Notification of Board meetings will be WITHIN THIRTY

    DAYS

  • ○  Section 4, Notification of Annual Meetings will be WITHIN SIXTY

    DAYS

  • ○  Section 5, “Ad hoc committees will be established by the Board as

    needed and brought to the attention of members” Peggy, 2nd Rachel, unanimous

• ●  Article VI, section 3 - Committees

○ Student relations

○ Public/legislative
○ Continuing Education

○ Communications
○ Membership/Outreach

● Article IX- Dissolution of Organization and Distribution of Remaining Funds ○ Motion to table dissolution of organization -Peggy, 2nd Rachel,

unanimous

VI. Next Meeting
● April 1, 2020, 6:45pm

Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care 739 Warren Ave
Portland, ME 04103