Annual Plan for 2005

Gender Responsive Committee

 

Chairpersons:           Ava Carpenter, Sangamon County

                                    Melissa Spooner, Cook County

                                    Tracy Phillabaum, DuPage County  

 

 

Committee objectives: Within the last year we worked on expanded our membership of the committee, exploring fundraising activities, holding a craft sale and a 50/50 raffle, and bringing in highly qualified speakers for our bi-annual conferences.  Unofficially we have had around 10-12 people attend the meetings that have been held at the conferences, and approximately 6 at the meetings held at Kane County between conferences.  At these committee meetings we discussed matters such as future conference speakers and workshop topics, the focus of the committee, upcoming events in the area of female responsive programs, creating a catalog of female offender programming that is currently up and running throughout the state, and the vision for the committee.  It was decided by the committee that we would once again host a craft sale at the Spring ’05 conference in Rockford, IL. 

 

  Goals for the upcoming year include:

 

  1. Continued expansion of membership to the committee

  2. Identify significant training needs, topics and locate funding

  3. Create a “catalog” of gender responsive programming currently offered throughout the state

  4. To hold our second annual spring conference craft sale and have it be more successful than the first

  5. Brainstorm other fund raising events/opportunities

  6. Explore the opportunity of opening an account for our committee in which we can deposit any funds we raise through fund raising events

 

Budget requested: $500-700.00 for a gender responsive speaker and for art supplies to offer counties in order for female offenders to create crafts for the sale at the spring conference.

 

 

 

Gender Responsive Committee

Meeting Minutes

March 4, 2004

 

Group:  Gender Responsive   Committee

Co-Chair/s Present: 

Toni Davis- Kane County

Tracy Phillabaum-Dupage County

Place:  Kane County Judicial Center Saint Charles, IL.

 

Present:

Mary Camic- Kane County

Randy Turner- Kankakee County

Stacy Caudill-Dupage

Sharon Goddard-Dupage

Jana Haskins-Rock Island

Tom Lathem-Kankakee

Ingrid Sharos-Dupage

Rodney Verdine-LaSalle

Patricia Zeglen- Cook

Lauren Wasik-Dupage

Kaitrin Stumpf-Cook

 

 

 

Agenda I:   Program Committee Update

The Gender Responsive Committee met to discuss strategic planning for the Spring Conference 2004.  Ms. Davis informed the committee that Barbara Owens would be hosting two training workshops during the conference.  Ms. Davis provided committee members with a copy of Ms. Owens autobiography.  Ms. Phillabaum provided members with a copy of the training workshop itinery for the conference.

Agenda II: Budget Request

Ms. Davis submitted a copy of the proposed budget request given to the IPCSA Board and Program Committee requesting funds for decorations, and supplies that would be utilized during the conference.  Ms. Davis and Mrs. Sharos informed the committee that nothing on the budget request was approved.  A budget for the speaker, Ms. Barbara Owens was approved and taken out of the Program Committees budget plan.

 

Ms. Davis did announce that Co-Chair, Kristen Garfield Gentile had purchased items such as bookmarks, balloons, and stickers from a catalog with her own money.  Ms. Davis asked committee members to solicit donations from community organizations to be displayed and given away during the conference. 

 

Ms. Phillabaum informed the committee that she received several information packets, pamphlets, and etc. for various organizations that promoted health awareness, domestic violence, sexual assault, and training materials.  All of which will be displayed on the committee’s information table.  Ms. Phillabaum also informed the committee that she received several posters/decorations from the Dupage County Detention Center for the event.

 

Agenda III:  Conference Planning

Silent Auction: Ms. Davis informed the committee that the committee was approved to have a silent auction during the conference.  The hosting County (Sangamon) requested that proceeds from the auction should be given to The Sojourn Center (Domestic Violence Shelter) in Springfield, IL.  Several items were donated for the auction from the following agencies:  Macon County, Kane County, IYC Warrenville, Dupage County, & Cook County Evening Reporting Center.  Other committee member’s state, that they will bring their county projects to the conference.

After viewing some of the art projects provided by IYC Warrenville, the committee voted to sell the items instead of having an auction.  A tentative price was voted on for some of the items, however, the committee can not make a final decision on the art projects until all of the items have been delivered from various participating counties.

 

Social Event:  Ms. Davis requested volunteers to sit at the information tables during the conference.  Ms. Davis also requested volunteers to assist in setting up tables and decorations during the evening social Wednesday, March 24, 2004.  As requested by Committee member, Ava Carpenter via email, committee members voted to have a “Mardi Gras” Theme for the social event.  Donations were asked to assist with the theme.

 

New Member Reception: Ms. Davis informed the committee that the committees presence was requested during the new member reception Wednesday, March 24, 2004 @ 4:30.  Ms. Davis informed the committee that it would be a great time to get new members to join the Gender Responsive Committee.

 

 

Next Meeting Scheduled:  March 24, 2004 @10:00am (Springfield, IL.)

 

 

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