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Hispanic conference minutes and program, Des Moines, Iowa, October 12-14, 1979

1979-10-12 Hispanics in Iowa Page 9

Minutes of meeting Oct.14, 1979 -- page 8

B. ORGANIZATION-al plans were read.

1. Discussion...regarding the Board; specifically, "Who should vote the Amigo/Friend onto the Board?"
a) Arturo felt that whole body--Amigos, Alumni, and Students alike-- should vote on the Amigo Board member.
b) Friends would have no voting powers, except for the two (2?) on the Board; that is, in general elections they would have none whereas all other members would.*
c) Amigo Board representatives would have voting power because the students and alumni will have elected them into their position due to their interest in education.

2. Regions: It was decided to use the ten (10) federal divisions of regions, rather than state divisions, because that would make too many and there might be a state with only one representative.
a) Voting power of regions should be equal.

3. Executive Director: Will be elected by the Board from among their membership.
C. FINANCING: Report was read by Leonard Aldaz.
D. ALUMNI & STUDENTS: Committee still working on their list...coming along fine.
E. AMIGOS: Miguel Teran already has an extensive list of resource persons which he will make available to the Foundation.

VIII. Miguel Teran requested resumes of all alumni to distribute when he is contacted for possible Chicano/Hispano employees; he also would like the resumes to develop a type of speaker's circuit, i.e. get a grant to pay honorariums which could then be given back to the organization as a contribution.

IX. Rusty announced that May 5 is our target date to have everything ready to 

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* Correction: Amigos will have some voting power -- that would be in the election of their representative on the Board.

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Minutes of meeting Oct.14, 1979 -- page 8 B. ORGANIZATION-al plans were read. 1. Discussion...regarding the Board; specifically, "Who should vote the Amigo/Friend onto the Board?" a) Arturo felt that whole body--Amigos, Alumni, and Students alike-- should vote on the Amigo Board member. b) Friends would have no voting powers, except for the two (2?) on the Board; that is, in general elections they would have none whereas all other members would.* c) Amigo Board representatives would have voting power because the students and alumni will have elected them into their position due to their interest in education. 2. Regions: It was decided to use the ten (10) federal divisions of regions, rather than state divisions, because that would make too many and there might be a state with only one representative. a) Voting power of regions should be equal. 3. Executive Director: Will be elected by the Board from among their membership. C. FINANCING: Report was read by Leonard Aldaz. D. ALUMNI & STUDENTS: Committee still working on their list...coming along fine. E. AMIGOS: Miguel Teran already has an extensive list of resource persons which he will make available to the Foundation. VIII. Miguel Teran requested resumes of all alumni to distribute when he is contacted for possible Chicano/Hispano employees; he also would like the resumes to develop a type of speaker's circuit, i.e. get a grant to pay honorariums which could then be given back to the organization as a contribution. IX. Rusty announced that May 5 is our target date to have everything ready to _________________ * Correction: Amigos will have some voting power -- that would be in the election of their representative on the Board.