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JULY 2008 - JUNE 2009 PSPA DELEGATION REPORT

Committee Name: PSPA Delegation to the AAPA House of Delegates

Chief Delegate: Dolores Soltes

Delegates: Lane Bower, Mark DeSantis, Susan DeSantis, Rob Emery, Abby Jacobson, Bill Reynolds, Linda Sekhon, Karen Sweeney

Alternates: Jacqi Pagenkemper, Jennifer Romagnoli, Tracy Wright, Lauren Zajac

PSPA Board of Directors: Rob Emery, Susan DeSantis, Abby Jacobson, Jen Romagnoli Linda Sekhon, Dee Soltes, Tracy Wright

Purpose: Elected delegates represent Pennsylvania in the AAPA House of Delegates and play a significant role in shaping AAPA’s mission and vision as a policymaking body of the Academy.

Accomplishments:

  1. Established delegate responsibilities in the PSPA 2007-2009 Action Plan
  2. Participated fully in the 2008 HOD in San Antonio, TX with Linda Sekhon chosen for Reference Committee C.
  3. Participated fully in the 2009 HOD in San Diego, CA with Bill Reynolds and Linda Sekhon serving on Reference Committees. (Full summary of 2009 HOD action can be found at AAPA.org ; members only section ; house of delegates ; 2009 reference committee reports/summary of actions)
  4. At June 28, 2008 BOD meeting Linda Sekhon appointed Dee Soltes as Chief Delegate.
  5. In 2007, the Bylaws and Policy Review ad hoc Committee comprised of several members of the HOD delegates and the BOD members reviewed and revised the PSPA Bylaws. The Bylaws review took a year to complete and was presented and passed by the general membership on 10/03/08 at the 2008 33 rd Annual PSPA Conference in Valley Forge. Work continues on the policy and procedure manual and the ad hoc committee was formally changed to the Standing Rules and Policies Committee at the 6/20/09 BOD meeting.
  6. The AAPA HOD has become a year-round operation and our PSPA delegates followed suite. We had quarterly meetings with a lot of e-mails between.
  7. Three summary articles detailing information from the 2008 HOD were published in the PSPA Newsletters this past year.
  8. Resolution 2008 B-6 referred from the 2008 HOD was worked out between the PSPA, the Judicial Affairs Committee and the Constituent Relations Committee from AAPA and was presented as Resolution 2009-B-06 in the 2009 HOD and was passed.
  9. A Memorial Resolution of Condolence for Tom Lemley was presented in the 2009 HOD. Rob put together a power point tribute to Tom which was shown several times at the HOD.
  10. A mentoring program for new alternates continued for the 2009 HOD with Rob, Lane and Jacqi mentoring Karen and Tracy.
  11. The HOD table has been available at the annual Conference Exhibit Hall for anyone wanting more information about our work in the House of Delegates.
  12. Solicitation for new delegates for the 2009-2010 year was accomplished. All positions for delegates and alternates were filled with the May 2009 election.

Planned accomplishments for July 2009 – June 2010

  1. Continue the momentum of the Standing Rules and Policies Committee by working on the Policy and Procedure Manual
  2. Continue summary articles in the PSPA News detailing information from the 2009 HOD
  3. The 2009 – 2010 Delegation to Atlanta, GA will be lead by Chief Delegate Linda Sekhon. The delegation consists of: Delegates: Lane Bower, Mark DeSantis, Susan DeSantis, Rob Emery, Abby Jacobson, Dolores Soltes, Karen Sweeney and Tracy Wright and Alternates: Kelly Donkers, Jacqi Pagenkemper, Bill Reynolds, and Lauren Zajac

Respectfully submitted,
Dolores Soltes, Chief Delegate

May I say on a personal note, that it has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the Chief Delegate for the past two years. This is only the second time in the history of the PSPA that the President was not the Chief Delegate. I want to thank Linda Sekhon for the appointment and for this opportunity and wish her well as she assumes these duties.