Welcome

Clara welcomed all present and thanked them for their continued support of the BWA.

Agenda

No further items where added to the Agenda

Minutes

Clara reported that there are no minutes from the previous AGM.  The coordinator left BWA and did not hand over any of the information.

Chair report

Clara stated that the JHB branch currently has 506 paid members and requested that each member encourage on new person to join and we would double our membership.

Financial Report

Nicole provided the financial report.  A summary of 2007 and 2008 comparison was handed out.

In 2007 and 2008 the JHB branch employed two coordinators which increased the overheads considerably, however the results where poor.

Going forward a new Business Development Manager has been appointed and with a new Chair and an enthusiastic committee the future will be very exciting.Â
Clara introduced Lynne Morris.

Events

Clara suggested that the new committee re look at the types of functions and workshops which we host.
As an NGO the charge for each event is to cover the costs, however any surplus is utilized towards bursaries.

Workshops are mostly held on a Saturday, to ensure that we have good attendance as well as the fact that we are at the mercy of the presenter’s schedule.

RBAA is the biggest event in the JHB calendar.  The purpose of the event is to celebrate the achievements of the outstanding business woman in our region.

Clara requested that each person nominate one person for these awards and discussed the process involved.

Bursaries

The majority of the funds raised from RBAA are allocated to the bursary fund for woman wanting to complete a postgraduate degree.
Lebo Lethoba is the current chair of the committee; she explained the process for applications.

Committee 2009 – 2010

Clara confirmed that she would be stepping down as the Chairperson of JHB committee and advised of the succession plan which has been put in place.

Clara proposed that Lebo Biko would take over as Chair and Nicole Bilap Nsegbe would move from Treasurer to Vice Chair.

Due to a number of resignations within the committee as well as vacancies there are seven positions that need to be filled within the committee.

Clara reported that the nomination process will be more strategic in that specific skills sets have been identified as requirement for the committee.

The skills are:

• Legal / Corporate Governance
• IT / CRM / Membership
• Event Management
• Fund Raising
• Marketing and Communication
• Finance / Treasurer
• Mentoring / Coaching

Existing Committee    Resignations

Clara Priester   Chair    Clara Priester
Lebo Biko   Vice Chair   Teryl Schroenn
Nicole Bilap Nsegbe  Treasurer   Caryn Conidaris
Prudence Ndlovu
Matshepo Msibi
Lebo Lethabo
Lorraine Keenan
Teryl Schroenn
Caryn Conidaris

Each nominee introduced themselves and provided a brief summary of the value they bring to the Johannesburg Committee.

The following nominees were elected to the committee

• Legal / Corporate Governance  Safiyya Patel  
• IT / CRM / Membership   Karabelo Pitoe  
• Events Management   Xolile Mkhize
• Marketing and Communication Linda Siso  
• Fund Raising    Terry Njuguna  
• Treasurer    Zukie Siyotula  
• Coaching    Barbara Walsh 

Sub committees

• IT / CRM / Membership  Thumelo Makgari
• Qini Skwambane
• Event Management   Deidre Singh
• Nqobile Kunene
• Marketing and Communication Nandi Gila
• Mentoring    Zukie Siyotula
• Petro Bothma
• Romelda Kodisang
• Lorraine Keenan
• Karabelo Pitsoe
• Linda Siso

Clara confirmed that the next committee meeting would be held on 24 June 2009, during this meeting the Chair and vice chair would be elected.

Closing

Clara thanked all attendees for the time and commitment to the BWA.