Region 4A MRC Advisory Board Presentation July 26 th , 2012 Wayland Town Hall ww.region4a-mrc

Region 4A MRC Advisory Board Presentation

July 26th, 2012 Wayland Town Hallww.region4a-mrc.org

Welcome and Thank you: Bob Landry, Region 4A MRC AB Assistant Executive Director

Thank the interim MRC AB for the initial work developing:

MRC By-laws and

MRC Job description:

Jim White, Wendy Diotalevi, Ruth Mori, Heidi Porter, Linda Callan and Susan Rask.

MRC Bylaws, Job Description and Advisory Board Formed

By-laws and Job Description developed by the Interim MRC Advisory Board approved by the coalition

Permanent 5 Member Advisory Board

Wendy Diotalevi -Executive Director

Bob Landry -Asst. Executive Director

Ruth Mori -Chair

Susan Rask -Vice Chair

Heidi Porter -Treasurer

MRC Advisory Board Principles

Our 3 over-arching principles that have guided us over the past 9 months:

*Transparency

*Accountability

*Inclusivity

How we will move forward keeping these principles in mind…………

MRC Advisory Board Goals

Questions about the Advisory Board’s Goals?

MRC Coordinator Work Plan: Susan Rask, Vice Chair

MRC AB has been working with contracted MRC Coordinator Liisa Jackson over the past 6 months to:

Better understand deliverables that MRC Coordinator is required to produce to meet state and federal requirements

Document MRC Coordinator services and work productsEnsure all towns in Region 4A receive equitable level of

MRC Coordinator servicesGain a better understanding of what services each town

is receiving, so we can identify gaps and needs

MRC Coordinator Work Plan

• Work Plan has 3 components:

– Definition of Deliverables and Products– MRC Regional Deliverable activities by month

for the past year – More detailed Monthly Activity Summary that

shows the services received that month by each town


Deliverables include:•MRC promotion events•Recruitment events•Badging and CORI/SORI checks completed•Trainings conducted•Trainings developed•Exercises and Drills conducted•Standard Operating Procedures developed•Volunteer Deployment (emergency and non-emergency)•Regional, State, and National meetings attended


You will see these Deliverables reported on in the Quarterly Executive Summary


• Comments?

• Questions?

We’re here to listen

Region 4A MRC Executive Summary: Heidi Porter

Purpose of Document•Quarterly summary of MRC Coordinator activities.•Designed and presented to outline how and where MRC Coordinator services and job requirements are being implemented.•Outlines accomplishments and highlights upcoming trainings and activities.•MRC Advisory Board reviews the Coordinator’s Work Plan monthly. •Executive Summary distributed to the entire region on a Quarterly basis.

Thoughts

Questions

Suggestions

Thank you!

Region 4A MRC Executive Summary: Heidi Porter

MRC Communications Protocol: Wendy Diotalevi Executive Director

Communication Protocol for Accessing MRC Services and To Resolve Concerns or Issues with MRC Services:

•Any Region 4A Coalition member who wishes to utilize the services of the MRC Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator should contact MRC Coordinator directly, by phone or email, to request services.

•If the MRC Coordinator believes that the services requested are outside the scope of the MRC Coordinator’s contracted services and duties, the MRC Coordinator will bring the request to the MRC Advisory Board for resolution.


Communication Protocol for Accessing MRC Services and To Resolve Concerns or Issues with MRC Services continued:

•Any Region 4A Coalition representative who has questions, issues, or concerns with services provided (or not provided) by the MRC Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator should bring those concerns to the MRC Advisory Board. All communications must be submitted in writing to the Chairperson of the MRC Advisory Board.

•The MRC Advisory Board Chair will put the issue on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled Board meeting for discussion and resolution.


Questions about the Process?


June 28th, 2012 Wayland Town Hall

Region 4A MRC Volunteer Training: Heidi Porter

•Positive discussion amongst MRC Advisory Board after the May 2012 Annual Region 4A Annual Conference.•Expense, effort and actual outreach evaluated for a total of 80 members attending the conference from a limited geographical base made us explore how to better utilize available training resources.•Upcoming Fiscal Year will offer Regional Quarterly Trainings that feature a Speaker on Timely Topics.•Trainings will be theme focused.•FY 2013 Training Calendar coming soon!!!

Region 4A MRC Volunteer Training Heidi Porter

Thoughts

Questions

Suggestions

Thank you!

Region 4A MRC Advisory Board Presentation July 26 th , 2012 Wayland Town Hall ww.region4a-mrc

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