MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
Mansfield Downtown Partnership Offices
Present: Betsy Treiber (Chair), Dolan Evanovich
Staff: Cynthia van Zelm
1. Call to Order
Betsy Treiber called the meeting to order at 8:00 am.
2. Comments on Minutes
The minutes were not approved due to lack of a quorum.
3. Update on Membership Brochure
The Committee reviewed the proof of the new membership brochure. Cynthia van Zelm said that Grossman Marketing Group (formerly GBE) which has done the brochure in the past is now using recycled material including wind power to produce its printed products. The Committee agreed that this was appealing and suggested that Ms. van Zelm go ahead with Grossman to print the brochures.
4. Update on Outreach and Discussion of Further Outreach
Ms. Treiber brought the Windham Hospital Auxiliary membership list as a potential Partnership membership solicitation list.
Ms. van Zelm said she was still waiting to hear back from Dana McGee, UConn’s Director of the Office of Diversity re: soliciting membership from her team.
Ms. van Zelm spoke to Ann Galonska at the Historical Society about utilizing their list and was waiting to hear back.
Ms. van Zelm still needs to talk to Board members Tom Callahan and Barry Feldman regarding reaching out to the departments they oversee re: membership.
Ms. Treiber will talk to former Board member Dianne Doyle regarding when the Windham Theater Guild fair is at which time Partnership membership and Storrs Center information could be made available.
5. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 am.
The Committee agreed to meet on January 12 at 8 am.
Meeting notes taken by Cynthia van Zelm.