2023 AAUW of Oregon Annual Meeting & Conference

April 14-16, 2023 Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites Ashland, Oregon

Enrichment Activities Thursday, 7:30 p.m. – “The Revolutionists” at the Collaborative Theatre Project, Medford: a play about four “badass” women, a “girl-powered comedy” set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Learn more and get tickets: Friday, 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. – Hour-long tour of Medford’s famous Harry & David headquarters. Guided tours where you can see the culinary team create special and yummy truffles, cheesecakes, and the incredible “Moose Munch Premium Popcorn.” Watch the team assemble gourmet gift towers and fruit baskets. Tours start at the Country Village, where you’ll board one of the custom vans. 1314 Center Drive, Suite A, Medford. Take I-5, Exit 27. Tickets are $5 per person. Friday, noon – Walking tour with a trained volunteer naturalist in Ashland’s Lithia Park. This free tour includes an easy, interesting, one-and-a-half-hour nature walk through this gorgeous urban park. You will learn about trees, flowers, birds, climate, water, geology, and the park’s history. Carpool from the hotel. Free. Friday, anytime – Self-tour of downtown Ashland, shopping, dining, exploring. Free (except for what you purchase!). The information is available at the hotel. Friday, 12:00, 1:00, or 2:00 p.m. – Tour of Caldera Brewery and Restaurant, near the hotel, an easy walk “across the street.” Caldera is dedicated to producing high-quality ales, lagers, seltzers, sodas, and cuisine. You can tour the brewery, taste one or two of the brews and/or buy a pint that you can sip while you tour the facility. Each tour takes about 45 minutes, and if you get hungry, buy lunch at their excellent restaurant! No charge for the tour. The pint and lunch would be on you! Please select a time for this tour! Free. Friday, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Cooking Class at Cosmic Muffin School of Cookery. Chef Deborah Costella creates a fun and entertaining cooking experience at her highly rated and popular school. The price includes everything you need for an enjoyable afternoon meal: food, beverages, aprons, instruction, and recipes. Your meal will be Very French-Very Cozy and involves the preparation of a simplified Cassoulet, a light Tomato Tartare, and a traditional Chocolate Mousse to finish the meal. After cooking and instruction are completed, guests enjoy the food they have prepared. Class size is limited to 12 who will work in teams of two. Must wear closed-toed shoes. Cosmic Muffin is located at 296 East Main Street in downtown Ashland, five minutes from the hotel. Four-hour parking lots within easy walking distance. Cost: $80 per person. Carpool from the hotel. Friday, 2:00 p.m. – A wine tour of Weisinger Family Winery, which produces some of the finest wine in the Rogue Valley. This tour will include tasting four wines: a white rose and two reds. Eric Weisinger will talk about wines and his philosophy about making wine. Nosh and nibble plates are available at an extra cost and can be made glutenfree. This small group setting will provide the perfect opportunity to get to know each other better, so we’d love to have you join us. The cost for a tasting flight of wines: $20. Nosh and nibbles vary from $8-$20 (in cash, please). Check out the website at https://www.weisingers.com/ Carpool from the hotel. Saturday, 4:45 p.m. – Unwind with Dina: Chair Yoga, All Levels, at the hotel. (See full description on page 9.) Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – “Five on Fire: Groundbreaking Women of Song,” five powerhouse musicians perform music from Dolly Parton, Joni Mitchell, Carol King, Carly Simon, Roberta Flack, and many other influential women of song. Oregon Cabaret Theatre, 241 Hargadine St., Ashland.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Enrichment Activities Table of Contents

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Conference Section Friday Schedule & Speaker Saturday Morning & Luncheon Saturday Afternoon Sessions Saturday Evening Sunday Morning

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Annual Meeting Section Annual Meeting Agenda Convention Standing Rules Parliamentary Rules Financial Review Governance & Bylaws Candidates for Office Map of Hotel

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Meeting Arrangements Enrichment Activities: District Director: Credentials Chair: Events Coordinator: Workshops/Speakers: Registration Committee: Finance: Website: Publications:

South District Branches Pam Shay, Ashland Branch Mary Pat Silveira, Lake Oswego Branch Nancy Brown, Albany Branch Pat Squire, Lake Oswego Branch Lisa Hughes and Vikki Piper, Medford Branch Karen Spence, Ashland Branch Monica Weyhe, Medford Branch Kelli Matthews, Eugene-Lane Branch Claudia Gray, Hillsboro-Forest Grove Branch Marie Mueller, Salem Branch Ilga Ross, Portland Branch

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CONFERENCE & ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULE Friday, April 14 8:00am - 1:00pm Registration & Delegate Credentialing 9:00 – 11:00am

AAUW of Oregon Board Meeting Linda Lybecker, President Enrichment Activities Gather at and depart from registration table.

Constellation Hall Galaxy Room (lower level) Constellation Hall

5:30 – 7:00pm

Wine Bar (no host)

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6:45pm

Dinner

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7:15pm

Keynote Speaker: Jeanne Stallman, Southern Oregon University (SOU), “Different Voices, Common Goods: Building Community and Partnerships”

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Featured Speaker FRIDAY APRIL 14, Aquarius, 6:45pm Dinner, 7:15pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Different Voices, Common Good: Building Community and Partnerships Jeanne Stallman, Associate Vice President for Government & Corporate Relations, Southern Oregon University (SOU); Founder, Women’s Leadership Conference. In a fractious, socially challenged post-pandemic world, how do we build community? Ms. Stallman will explore ideas raised by women from three different continents, whose completely unrelated books offer clues to building partnerships that underlie strong communities. In three decades at SOU, Jeanne Stallman has worked in each of the major divisions of the University and has been instrumental in starting multiple community-oriented programs, such as Southern Oregon Learning in Retirement, now the OLLI program, and the Women’s Leadership Conference. More recently, her work takes her to Salem and Washington DC to advocate for the transformational value of higher education. As a strategic thinker with a strong commitment to community service, Jeanne’s goal is to help build a strong, healthy community in which individuals have the opportunity and resources to flourish. 4

Saturday, April 15, Morning & Luncheon 8:00am-1:30pm

Registration & Delegate Credentialing

9:00am

Plenary session: “Uniting to Serve Our Community” Amber Ferguson & Wendy Conner, Rogue Food Unites. Jordan Bruyn, Rogue Action Center.

10:00am

Break

10:15am

AAUW of Oregon Annual Meeting President Linda Lybecker, presiding

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Malinda Gaul, Vice Chair, AAUW National Board of Directors (via recording)

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Lunch & Awards AAUW Funds Awards, Claudia Gray Breaking Barriers Achievement Award, Selection Committee Jill Heffner, Deb Watts, Linda O'Hara

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Featured Speakers SATURDAY, APRIL 15, Aquarius 9:00am, PLENARY SESSION: Uniting to Serve Our Community Amber Ferguson, Co-Founder and Executive Director; Rogue Food Unites Wendy Connor, Director of Programs and Production, Rogue Food Unites; and Jordan Bruyn, Co-Executive Director, Rogue Action Center. Hear the incredible first-hand story about Rogue Food Unites (RFU), formed in 2020 out of the dual disasters of the Almeda and Obenchain fires and the impacts of COVID-19 on local communities. Within a short time, RFU began contracting with the State of Oregon to supply hot meals, food boxes and solidarity cards in five southern Oregon counties. Through partnerships with regional restaurants, farms, vendors, and stores, RFU has recirculated nearly $20 million into the local economies since September 2020, meanwhile providing 1,431,665 meals to displaced and impacted people. Amber Ferguson has dedicated her career to hospitality and efficiency. Born and raised in the Rogue Valley, Amber spent 15 years in Portland after college working in food service and cultivating a reputation as a host and connoisseur of fine wine and excellent restaurants, having helped thousands of people every year. She is passionate about heart-centered work, and through her work at RFU, she has been able to feel more connected to her community. She lives in Ashland with her family and a menagerie of animals.

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Hailing from upstate New York, Wendy Connor made the exodus westward early on, spending several seasons working for the US Forest Service and the National Park Service in Alaska, Wyoming and Colorado as a ranger, park interpreter, EMT and hotshot wildland firefighter. Settling in Ashland, Wendy has worn many hats in the non-profit sector, ranging from event coordinating to film festival programming, from rowing to community storytelling. In the wake of the Almeda and Obenchain fires of 2020, her heart found its home at Rogue Food Unites; first as a volunteer delivering hot meals to fire-affected community members throughout Jackson County and then coming on staff. As a first-generation college graduate, Jordan Bruyn studied Criminal Justice/ Criminology and Native American Studies as a Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Scholar at Southern Oregon University. She became more involved in local community organizing and mutual aid efforts during the covid-19 pandemic and 2020 wildfires as a volunteer and intern with Rogue Climate and Rogue Action Center (RAC). Now as Co-Executive Director of RAC, she is dedicated to developing new leaders and enjoys finding collaborative solutions to reach our collective liberation. Located in rural Jackson County, Jordan gladly spends her free time with her goats, listening to podcasts and taking on new hobbies. She is an enrolled member of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians.

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, Aquarius 10:15am, MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD Malinda Gaul, Vice Chair, AAUW National Board of Directors Ms. Gaul practices employment law in San Antonio, Texas, and has worked with several non-profit organizations to advance the rights of women. She has served in a variety of AAUW positions at all levels, including president of AAUW of Texas.

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, Aquarius 12:15pm, Lunch, BREAKING BARRIERS AWARD Andrea Reeder, vice president and executive director of the Asante Foundation in Medford is this year’s recipient of AAUW of Oregon’s Breaking Barriers Achievement Award. Asante Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Asante, which has three hospitals and 30+ primary care and specialty clinic locations in southern Oregon. The mission of Asante Foundation is to generate private support and encourage community involvement. Andrea Reeder’s focus is to enhance the nationally recognized medical care delivered by Asante. In her position, Andrea mentors and advocates for women who are working and going to school. Her executive leadership position allows her to ensure equal treatment and advancement for women in the organization through policy and culture change. The Breaking Barriers Achievement Award has been given since 2015 to recognize a woman or organization, not currently a member of AAUW, for exemplifying AAUW’s mission and positively impacting our state’s women and girls in the areas of equity and/or education. Mardy Stevens, Gresham Branch, is the coordinator of the award. 6

Saturday, April 15, Afternoon 1:45 -3:00pm

3:15-4:30pm

4:30-5:15pm

Breakout Sessions A1 The Path to Probation and Prison: Advancing Gender Equity for Justice Involved Women A2 Road Map for Developing Leadership Breakout Sessions B1 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: Models for Action B2 Sharing Successful Mission-Related Programs and Projects B3 Women and Wine: Resiliency, Motherhood, and Creating a Path in a Male-Dominated Industry Breakout Session Unwind with Dina: Chair Yoga, All Levels

5:30-7:00pm

Wine Bar (no host) District Happy Hours

6:30pm 7:15pm

Dinner Program: Three AAUW Local Scholarship Recipients Echo Anderson, Ashland; Kristen Morales, Grants Pass; and Melissa Fritts, Medford. Interviewed by Georgia Applegate, Grants Pass Branch.

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Saturday Afternoon Break-Out Sessions 1:45-3:00pm 1A) Orion 1:45pm The Path to Probation and Prison: Advancing Gender Equity for Justice Involved Women Tira Hubbard, Deputy director, Jackson County Community Justice. Women make up 25% of our justice involved population and have unique pathways into the justice system. Oregon has led the Nation in developing strategies to create equity and success for mothers, children and women that are systems involved. This workshop highlights the pathways of women, the systems response, and the ways that community can empower women to create better outcomes. Ms. Hubbard is a national presenter on trauma, staff resilience and developing gender responsive practices for justice involved women. She has 27 years of experience in person-centered services. She started her career in victim advocacy and systems advocacy with victims of domestic and sexual abuse. She is the Oregon representative to the American Parole and Probation Association and a board member of the Association of Justice Involved Females and Organizations.

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2A) Andromeda 1:45pm, Road Map for Developing Leadership

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Joyce Zook, Central District Director, Salem Branch, moderator. Branch panelists include Darlene Barlow, Salem co-membership vice president; Karen Beck, Seaside co-president; Pat Hines, Wallowa County finance vice president; Catherine Lutes, Ashland co-president; and Donna Wellington, Hillsboro-Forest Grove president. During this exercise in interactive sharing of best practices, the panel of Oregon Branch leaders share their experiences, and you will: Learn what motivated them to step up to leadership. Discover their successes and challenges to achieve goals. Share methods of engaging and keeping volunteers Create a roadmap for your branch’s leadership in 2023-24

Saturday Afternoon Break-Out Sessions 3:15-4:30pm 1B) Orion 3:15pm, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: Models for Action Trish Garner, AAUW of Oregon DEIB Officer, Portland Branch Wondering what you can do to bring the principles of DEIB to your Branch and your community? We will hear and talk about how to accomplish this goal and learn why this topic is so important to your Branch and its members. Please bring along your own reports of DEIB activities to share, whether successful or not. We can all learn from each other’s experiences.

2B) Andromeda 3:15pm, Sharing Successful Mission-Related Programs and Projects Judy Silverforb, Tigard Branch program vice president, moderator. Panelists include Dolores Mlynarczyk, Salem Branch; Karen King, Pendleton Branch; Catharine Hojem, president, Lake Oswego Branch; Nancy Lester, co-president, Grants Pass Branch. This session will provide examples of successful projects and branch programs and involve the audience with telling their success stories. Strategies for applying some of these ideas to your branch will be discussed.

3B) Stardust 3:15pm, Women and Wine: Resiliency, Motherhood, and Creating a Path in a Male-Dominated Industry Rachael Martin, Winemaker, Red Lily Vineyards, Jacksonville. Join Ms. Martin to hear her story about how she learned to love wine and become a winemaker. She’s rumored to be bringing a few special samples! After growing up in Southern Oregon, Rachael Martin graduated from the University of Nevada in 1992 with a BS degree in Criminal Law. She spent 5 years working with the U.S. Customs Department and Hunting World USA, prior to drastically shifting her focus to the wine industry. She apprenticed at RoxyAnn Winery in Medford learning to make wine under three different accomplished winemakers. She enhanced her hands-on education by taking enology classes at UC Davis and SOU. With the opening of Red Lily’s winery and tasting room in 2011, Rachael has continued to make wine at her new facility and has received growing recognition as an important and emerging winemaker. In addition to handling all the primary winemaking functions, she also oversees operations in the tasting room and the vineyard. 8

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, Aquarius Special Session 4:45-5:30pm, Andromeda, Unwind with Dina: Chair Yoga, All Levels Dina Press, Grants Pass Branch, Certified Yoga Instructor This session will conclude a day of meetings and conversations and is a chance to relax and unwind before the evening festivities. This class is a therapeutic practice supported by the chai, with an emphasis on strengthening the knees, opening the hip flexors and low back. Relax your mind and body with this gentle collection of basic postures, with an emphasis on the breathing to create a sense of calm. Dina has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is a Certified Yoga Instructor.

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, Aquarius 6:30pm, Dinner, PROGRAM Hear from Three AAUW Local Scholarship Recipients, what they studied, what they’ve done since receiving their scholarship, and what AAUW means to them: Echo Anderson, Ashland; Kristen Morales, Grants Pass; and Melissa Fritts, Medford will be interviewed by Georgia Applegate, Grants Pass /Online Branch president. You’ll be inspired as you hear these remarkable young women tell their stories and talk about their goals and ambitions, and how AAUW’s assistance has made a difference.

Sunday, April 16 8:30 – 9:00am

Hot breakfast buffet compliments of AAUW of Oregon

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Closing Speaker State Representative Pam Marsh, District 5

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10:00-10:30am

Closing Remarks Linda Lybecker, President, AAUW of Oregon

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11:00am

Hotel Check-out time Return name tags, check in voting paddles.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16, Aquarius 8:30am, Breakfast Buffet, CLOSING SPEAKER State Representative Pam Marsh, District 5. Representative Marsh was first elected to House District 5 in southern Oregon in November 2016. She currently serves as Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Environment, and Vice-Chair of the House Special Committee on Wildfire Recovery, along with several other committee assignments. Prior to joining the Oregon Legislature, Pam served the City of Ashland as a city councilor for four years, and as a member and chair of the City Planning Commission, and a member of the Ashland Charter Review Committee. She has a long history of non-profit and community leadership. 9

AAUW of Oregon Annual Meeting Agenda 10:15 – Call to Order: President Linda Lybecker presiding. • Welcome • Introductions and announcements • AAUW of Oregon mission, vision, and diversity statements Business session opening and purpose • Credentials report, Mary Pat Silveira, North Central District Director • Adoption of standing rules and agenda • Statement of approval of 2022 Annual Meeting minutes Holly Alexander, Eugene-Lane, Barbara Ternus, HillsboroForest Grove, Madison Yoshioka, Tigard Area. • Committee to read the minutes for the 2023 Annual Meeting Susan Hornung, Lake Oswego, Pat Hines, Wallowa County, Sheila Ramerman, Eugene-Lane Reports of Officers and Committees • Financial Review • • • •

Governance Committee AAUW Funds Public Policy Committee Nominations Committee

Monica Weyhe, Medford Margaret Drummond, Oregon Online Betsy McDowell, Salem Claudia Gray, Hillsboro-Forest Grove Claire Berger, Hillsboro-Forest Grove Theresa Johnson, Albany

Officer Candidates 2023-2025 Catherine Lutes, President Elect 2023-24 Monica Weyhe, Finance Vice President 2023-25 open, Program Vice President open, Secretary Mary Pat Silveira, North Central District Director 2023-25 Marisa Fink, South District Director 2023-25 Nominations from the floor Election of officers Nominating Committee Candidates 2023-2024 Claire Berger, North Central District Pat Lehman, Northwest District Wanda Raffety, Northeast District Marcia Kelly, Central District Deb Watts, South District Linda O’Hara, alternate New Business Announcements Adjournment 10

2022 Meeting Minutes

2023 Officers’ Reports

2023 Reference & History

Annual Meeting Standing Rules 1.

The printed program is the official order of business and is subject to change as needed.

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The voting body of the convention shall consist of those members specified in the AAUW of Oregon Bylaws, ARTICLE XVIII. Section 2. a. Voting Body.

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Each member of the voting body shall have one vote to cast. Only duly accredited delegates shall be entitled to vote and to offer and second motions.

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A quorum shall be delegates representing a majority of the branches (AAUW of Oregon Bylaws, ARTICLE XVIII. Section 2. c. Quorum), even if all delegates from a branch have left the convention. The Credentials Committee Chair shall report the number of delegates registered as present at all business sessions, and at other times as requested by the president.

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For the purpose of voting, delegates will be issued and shall use voting paddles. Such voting paddles are transferable only through the Credentials Committee. Voting paddles must be returned at the close of the convention.

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Alternates will not be allowed to vote until cleared at the credentials desk by showing that the elected delegate is not coming, and the alternate is taking their place, or the elected delegate has left the convention and their badge and paddle have been turned in to the credentials desk.

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During voting, no one shall enter or leave the room.

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All attendees must wear name badges at all business sessions.

12. In addition to answering questions from the chair, a member may speak a second time on a question after all those who wish to speak have had the opportunity. The two (2) minute time rule also applies when speaking a second time. No member may speak more than twice on the same subject except by unanimous consent of the body. 13. A main motion or an amendment offered from the floor shall be in writing, signed by the person making the motion and presented immediately to the AAUW of Oregon secretary. 14. All reports and other materials for the permanent record or printed proceedings shall be typed and, immediately on presentation, shall be presented to the AAUW of Oregon secretary. 15. Branches or individuals intending to propose resolutions from the floor must consult with the Governance Committee no later than 8:00 pm on Friday evening of the conference. Resolutions proposed from the floor should relate to emergency issues that arise after the deadline for submission of resolutions. Such proposals require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the body for adoption. (AAUW of Oregon Policies, 620.F) 16. Any resolution or amendment to the AAUW of Oregon Bylaws adopted at the annual meeting shall become effective at the end of the conference.

Alice Bartelt, AAUW of Oregon Parliamentarian

10. A member asking the privilege of the floor shall request a microphone, stand and first state their name, branch membership, position(s) and/or voting status. 11. No member may speak in debate more than two (2) minutes on the same question, and no question shall be debated for more than ten (10) minutes, without permission of the convention body granted by a twothirds (2/3) vote without debate.

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Parliamentary Rules and Etiquette 1.

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To speak during the business session, observe the following and Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. a. Request the nearest handheld microphone from the attendant. b. Tell the microphone attendant if you wish to speak for or against the topic of discussion or that you have a point of information or a point of inquiry. c. Stand and wait until the chair recognizes you by name or microphone number. d. Begin by stating your name, home branch, and your office if it’s appropriate to the discussion.

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Keep the last (bottom) copy of the form and ask a page to take your motion form to the secretary at the front table.

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Follow the steps in #1 for making your motion.

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Address the chair as Madam President and speak only to her. If you are questioned by someone else while you are at the microphone, address your response to the chair.

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You will have a two-minute time limit, and there will be an overall time limit for the overall discussion. Once you have spoken to an issue, you may not speak again until everyone else who wishes to address the issue has done so or until you are asked to respond.

To make a motion during the business session: a. Get a motion form from one of the pages on the floor. b. Write your motion beginning with the words “I move that…” and have it seconded by a voting delegate.

Report of Financial Review Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023. Monica Weyhe, AAUW of Oregon Finance VP, Medford ASSETS--all US Bank Cash:

Cash-Checking Cash-Savings Conference 2023 Future Conference Future Meet/Train/Retreat

TOTAL ASSETS

44,177.38 32,546.22 1,050.31 1,000.00 2,000.00 80,773.91

LIABILITIES and NET ASSETS Liabilities: Public Policy Fund-Restricted Net Assets Unrestricted Funds Balance Current Net Income TOTAL LIABILITIES and NET ASSETS

2,487.32 64,268.91 14,017.68 80,773.91

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To Whom It May Concern: I have reviewed the financial records of AAUW Oregon kept by Finance Vice President Monica Weyhe for the period July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. I found them to be complete, accurate and in excellent order. I found nothing in the financial records that concerned me or made me question how it was handled. I looked at expense reports and deposits and found no errors or discrepancies. Bank statements were reconciled on a monthly basis. I commend Monica on a job well done! Margaret Drummond, Oregon Online Branch PO Box 217; Coolin, ID 83821 12

AAUW Oregon Proposed Bylaws Amendments 2023 Rationale 1. The AAUW of Oregon delegate voting system was modeled on the voting system used at AAUW national conventions. 2. In 2009, AAUW adopted the ‘one member, one vote’ system, and soon after, most states did the same. 3. These proposed bylaws amendments are aligned with national and other states to allow all individual members attending the AAUW of Oregon state meetings to vote on business items and elections. 4. The proposed amendments would apply to both in-person and virtual state meetings. 5. State Policies will be updated to conform to these amended bylaws, if adopted. NOTE: Strike through is used on language deleted, and bold italic for new language. (1) ARTICLE XII. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 3. Elections. A. The elected officers of the state shall be elected at the annual meeting by the duly accredited delegates. the voting members in attendance. See Article XIX. Section 2. B. Voting 3. B. Delegates Members from each district shall elect the director from their district director. C. Elections shall be by ballot except when there is only one candidate for an office, in which case the election may be by voice vote. D. A majority of the votes cast shall be necessary for election. E. C. The president, the communications vice president, and the membership vice president shall be elected in even-numbered years. The finance vice president, the program vice-president, and the secretary shall be elected in odd-numbered years. The president-elect shall be elected in odd- numbered years for a one-year term. F. D. The board of directors shall designate which district directors shall be elected in even-numbered and in odd-numbered years. (2) ARTICLE XIX. MEETINGS OF THE STATE (Annual Meeting) Section 1. Time, Place and Notification. A. The state shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year, to be known as the annual meeting, to conduct the business of the state. It will include, but not be limited to, the election of officers and the nominating committee, amending bylaws, and the receiving of reports. of officers and committee chairs. Section 2. Representation. A. Voting body. The voting body of any meeting of the state shall be composed of registered members of the state in attendance, who are in good standing at least 30 days prior to the meeting. 1. state representatives, including the following: 2. elected and appointed officers; 3. chairs of all standing and special committees; 4. past presidents of the state so long as they are members of AAUW; and 5. Oregon members serving at the AAUW national level; 6. branch and other delegates, including the following: 7. branch presidents; B. Delegates. 13

1. one (1) delegate for each twenty-five (25) members of each branch or major fraction thereof, the number being determined by branch membership totals 2. Each branch shall be entitled to at least one delegate, in addition to the president. Each branch president may rotate delegates and alternates as necessary, as long as those voting have registered with the credentials desk, and the total branch delegates voting at any one time does not exceed the number allotted to the branch. 3. A branch recognized after February 1 shall be entitled to be represented by one (1) delegate. 4. No delegate shall represent more than one (1) branch.(c) one (1) delegate appointed by the president for each twenty-five (25) paid-up members-at-large of the state; and(d) one (1) delegate of each college/university partner member of the state. B. Voting. 1. A member of the voting body shall cast no more than one (1) vote. 2. There shall be no proxy voting. 3. The vote shall be conducted under the supervision of the state president, parliamentarian, and board secretary. The voting system and policies shall be adopted by the board of directors and available to the individual members. C. Quorum. Delegates Members representing a simple majority of the branches and at least five percent (5%) of the total membership on February 1 of the meeting year shall constitute a quorum.

If adopted, Article XIX will read: ARTICLE XIX. MEETINGS OF THE STATE (Annual Meeting) Section 1. Time, Place and Notification. B. The state shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year, to be known as the annual meeting, to conduct the business of the state. It will include, but not be limited to, the election of officers and the nominating committee, amending bylaws, and the receiving of reports. Section 2. Representation. A. Voting body. The voting body of any meeting of the state shall be composed of registered members of the state in attendance, who are in good standing at least 30 days prior to the meeting. B. Voting. 1. A member of the voting body shall cast no more than one (1) vote. 2. There shall be no proxy voting. 3. The vote shall be conducted under the supervision of the state president, parliamentarian, and board secretary. The voting system and policies shall be adopted by the board of directors and available to the individual members. D. Quorum. Members representing a simple majority of the branches and at least five percent (5%) of the total membership on February 1 of the meeting year shall constitute a quorum. --Submitted by the Governance Committee Claudia Gray, Mary Pat Silveira, Betsy McDowell, Chair

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Candidates For Office Catherine Lutes, President-Elect 2023-24 I attended the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in and getting a Masters in Linguistics. Later I got a second master’s degree at night in Educational Administration. After retiring from first, teaching, then administration, teaching educational psychology at Dominican University, then as a principal coach in Northern California, I moved to Ashland. The first thing I did was join AAUW and there I found my people-wonderful intelligent, caring women, and oh, so much fun!! My first job was as hospitality chair for our branch and then I got recruited to be the membership chair. I am currently serving as Co-President of the Ashland Branch and Membership VP for Oregon AAUW and will continue as Membership VP for the next year. I’m looking forward to working with Linda Lybecker and a great State team and meeting members from all over our great state. Monica Weyhe, Finance Vice President 2023-25 I am currently your AAUW Oregon Finance VP and the Communications Coordinator for AAUW Medford, following a term as Finance VP for our branch. I have Master’s Degrees in Public Administration and in Information and Library Science, and retired after about 30 years and three careers as a manager and director in public administration, finance and libraries in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Michigan and California. I have also served about 20 years on aviation, library, Rotary and AAUW Boards. It would be an honor to serve a second term as your Finance VP, now that I have learned the AAUW ropes at the state level. Most of my first term has been during the Covid lockdown and I am now enjoying the opportunity to work with other state leaders in person occasionally. Mary Pat Silveira, North Center District Director 2023-25 My background is in international public policy and diplomacy. I enjoyed a 30-year career at the United Nations, in New York and abroad, that ranged from policy advice for governments, consensus-building, directing emergency operations, and peacekeeping. I joined AAUW Lake Oswego Branch in 2016 when I moved to Oregon. Since then, I have served as Finance VP and President of the LO branch, North Central District Director, Credentials Chair of the Annual State Meetings, and a member of both the state Public Policy Committee and the state Governance Committee. I consider it a privilege and a pleasure to work with the branches of this district in pursuit of a common mission, for which purpose I seek election to a second term as District Director. Marisa Fink, South District Director 2023-25 As the Executive Director of the Oregon Alliance of YMCAs, Marisa connects all 11 YMCA Associations across the state to build organizational capacity. Marisa holds a Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education (K-12), a Master's Degree in Adult and Community Education, and a Doctorate in Adult, Community and Higher Education with a concentration in Organizational Communication. She has also held faculty positions at Marist College and Ball State University. She is active in the community and is a member of AAUW and the Roseburg Rotary Club and served as president 2016-17. She was honored as the Rotarian of the Year for Rotary District 5110 in 2022. Marisa has been actively involved in many community collaborations including Blue Zones Project Umpqua, the Umpqua Valley STEAM Hub, and Partners for Student Success. She and her husband Martin live in Roseburg, Oregon and they enjoy bicycling, travel, gardening, and cooking. 15