Meeting Dates, Speakers and Highlights
June 2006 – January 2008
June 27, 2006– Springfield School District, Springfield, NJ
Teleconference, “ The Who, What, Why, When, and Wherefores of Grant Reviewing by Susan Kemp, Assistant Commission for the Division of Administration’s Bureau of financial Services, New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services.
September 28, 2006 - Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
Guest Speakers:
· Patricia Shay, Coordinator of Discretionary Grants, NJ Department of Education
· Jeanne Oswald, Deputy Executive Director, NJ Commission on Higher Education
· E. Jeffries, RSM, President of Georgian Court University.
November 30, 2006 ~ Edison, NJ
AAGP National Conference discussion and sharing and 2007 Elections - Positions will start Jan 1, 2007.
President: Arione Jordan
V. President: Stacey Abate
Secretary: Dana Wilson
Treasurer: Denise Katula
State Rep: Dena Hartigan
January 25, 2007, Somerset County Administrator’s Office
Guest Speaker: Edward Laporte, Executive Director of the NJ Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives
March 15, 2007 ~ Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Guest Speaker: Pat Bohse, CEO Bohse & Associates – consulting issues
May 7, 2007 Carnegie Library Center, Richard Stockton College of NJ Atlantic City, NJ
1st Annual Conference was held. Speakers were selected from a wide range of backgrounds to meet the needs of our membership. Keynote: Robert Smith, Community Development Liaison, Cumberland County Improvement Authority. Meeting Speaker: Gail Vertz, Executive Director of AAGP
June 28, 2007 - Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson County Monclair, NJ
Speaker: Dena Hartigan, NJAAGP and Conference Chairperson showed a slide show of pictures from the 1st NJAAGP conference
September 27, 2007 - Ocean County College
Discussion on AAGP licensing test
November 28, 2007, EIRC, Sewell, NJ
Speaker: Chris Bleiholder, Grants Specialist, Office of Grants Management, New Jersey Department of Education
January 24, 2008, Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County, Edison, NJ
Program: Round table sharing of resources from members such as webistes, databases and grant search methods that are used. Installation of Officers:
President: Nancy Laurelli
Past-President: Arione Jordan
V. President: Stacey Abate
Secretary: Dana Wilson
Treasurer: Denise Katula
State Rep: Dena Hartigan