TSMSDC Committees - 2009
Scope of Work / Members / Term
Strategic Planning (Committee comes together 1 year prior to end of plan term)
Responsibilities: Ensure that board is kept advised of plan implementation. Through board meeting updates, notifies board of status and leads discussions to modify and change the plan as required. Requires frequent communication with appropriate board, Executive Committee and committee chairs to monitor progress. Ensure compliance with our mission and vision statements
Chairperson: Always chaired by the 1st Vice Chair
Committee: A committee is formed by the Vice Chair when plan is re-drawn one year prior to end of the current detailed plan or at his / her discretion in conjunction with the Executive Committee’s approval.
Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee
Purpose: MBEIC Is the voice of the minority businesses into the council. MBEIC has its own goals and initiatives in conjunction with the council objectives. The MBEIC should hold regular monthly meetings.
Chairperson: Eddie Atchley (Incentives)
Committee: Keith Hamilton (LB Manufacturing) is the 1st Vice Chair, Toni Levy (Toni Levy and Assoc.) is the 2nd Vice Chair, Donna McDonald (Exclusively For You) is the Secretary, Lindsey Burbridge (Power Staffing), Roy Coleman (Power Systems), Kathy Mills (Strategic Communications), Shea Burns (Burns Janitor), Stacey Wade (Nimbus)
Certification
Responsibilities: to certify MBEs in accordance with NMSDC guidelines. This committee meets the second and fourth Wednesday’s of each month.
Chairperson: David Montgomery, Raytheon
Committee: Sonya Brown (TSMSDC Director of Certification), Terry Atwell (UofL), Denover Whalen (Ky Lottery), Tracie Trumbo-Baker (PNC), Carl Ledford (JCPS)
Board Development
Responsibilities: to identify qualified candidates for the board and committee positions, to ensure effective board participation and orientation, and basically to continually build a stronger board for TSMSDC; and to round-out the talents of the board so that all committees would have valued contributors.
Chairperson: The Immediate Past Chair or per By-laws 5.4, the current Vice Chair
Committee: The Executive Committee, John Munson, Jr. (Toyota), Bob Bailey (TARC), Tonii Rizzo (Abel Construction) and Paula Carter (Honda), Eddie Atchley (Incentives)
Public Relations
Responsibilities: to help create an effective marketing and public relations program for TSMSDC throughout its territory and in accordance with all other initiatives
Chairperson: Ralph de Chabert, (Brown-Forman Corporation)
Committee: Milton Haskins (HDDS), John Munson (Toyota), Keith Hamilton (LB Mfg.), Suzanne Ruark (TSMSDC), Joe Reagan (GLI)
Education
Responsibilities: to create effective training programs for members and MBEs, to help identify candidates for executive management training programs, but not to select those candidates (TSMSDC Vice President and the Executive Committee should make MBEP selections)
Chairperson: Mark Schmitt, (E-ON)
Committee: Tierra K. Turner (TKT Assoc.), Verna’ Goatley (Metro Lou. Gov.), Tonii Rizzo (Abel), Richard Rugnao (YUM!), Sandra Harper (Humana)
By-Laws
Purpose: to ensure efficient and professional board and meeting processes, implement procedures and policies as needed. Assist as parliamentarian
Chairperson: Brian Cromer (Stites and Harbison)
Committee: Mitchell Payne (U of L), Robert Bailey (TARC)
Note: Action Plans needed for this committee
Government / Legislation
Purpose: to provide information to TSMSDC constituents on governmental and legislative matters impacting them or their businesses, to identify procurement opportunities for minority firms with the public sector, to be the “eye on government” on all matters relative to TSMSDC business. Note: TSMSDC being a business to business organization and commensurate with our policy on governance, this committee is NOT about political action or any other matters relating to politics.
Chairperson: Eddie Atchley (Incentives)
Committee: Mitchell Payne (U of L)
Membership
Purpose: to increase membership in TSMSDC. Annual goal is 10%.
Chairperson: Alice LeBlanc (Papa John’s)
Committee: Marita Willis (PNC), Ron Albertsen (UPS), Jerry Derrickson (OmniSource), Derrick Littlejohn (5th/3rd Bank), Roy Coleman (Power Systems), Tim Findley (Norton)
Finance
Purpose: to oversee the financial activities of the TSMSDC including development of the annual budget and monitoring of monthly results and potential re-forecasts
Chairperson: Marita Willis (PNC Bank)
Committee: TSMSDC Vice President, GLI controller, Deborah Mettling (MSD)
Chair’s Direction for Committee:
1. Understand Budget and Budgeting Process
2. Review of Significant Variances and Trend Lines
3. Finance Committee must know the Strategic Plan...as this is the overall direction for TSMSDC
4. For Events, Be proactive in the financial involvement to help TSMSDC staff better manage the events
5. Identify revenue sources
6. Use understanding of Financial Situation to conduct Operations Forecasting (can we open a new office, can we expand events, outreach...etc.)
7. High Level overview, testament, and summary of finances to the board...to attest that a full review has been done ... to satisfy and address questions and concerns of board members.
Other Committees
2009 Supplier of the Year Committee
Purpose: to select the regional winners from all nominated applications for the TSMSDC Agave Cornerstone Supplier of the Year; and to recommend one MBE supplier from each Class to NMSDC for consideration as the Regional and National Supplier of the Year.
Chairperson: Tonii Rizzo, Abel Construction
Vice Chair: Ron Green, Louisville Water
Committee: Dana Johnson (Churchill Downs), Verna Goatley (Metro Louisville), Ty Gettis (TSMSDC), David Montgomery (Raytheon), Stacey Wade (Nimbus)
2009 Business Opportunity Fair Committee
Purpose: to plan and create the BOF
Chairperson: TSMSDC Director of Events
Members: Sub-Committee Chairs
2009 Annual Meeting / Agave Awards Committee
Purpose: to plan and create the annual meeting and awards program
Chairperson: TSMSDC Director of Events
Members: Sub-Committee Chairs
2009 Corporation of the Year Selection Committee
Eddie Atchley, MBEIC Chair
TSMSDC Vice President
Shea Burns, Burns Janitor Service
Stacey Wade, Nimbus
