Ohio NATS
Spring Membership Meeting
April 13, 2024
Capital University
≈ President Sue Wallin called the meeting to order
≈ Motion to approve fall meeting minutes: C Payton; second A Wells
≈ Message from Ohio NATS governor Alison Acord:
o Results of fall 2023 chapter survey
o NATS homepage has many resources available to us; links available on ohionats.org o We have membership deals – also linked on ohionats.org
o Memberships fees: national office is looking at discounts for new teachers and students; emeritus status
o Chad Payton suggested that adjunct faculty be offered a discount
o Social time!
▪ Monthly zoom cocktail/mocktail party
▪ Zoom presentations
▪ Mentorship programs
o Other ideas? Let Sue, Andrea, or Alison know!
o Zoom presentation ideas:
▪ Continuing education
▪ Build tenure file (peer review invitation)
▪ Build professional file (peer review invitation)
o Mentorship
▪ Beginning this summer
▪ Chad Payton: needs to not JUST be seasoned/college mentors
≈ District Governor is becoming District Membership Director
o Anyone interested? Let Sue know!
≈ Secretary/Treasurer Tracy Grady gave report
o Treasury has about $5100
o Membership stands at 105
≈ VP Andrea Chenoweth Wells
o Fall auditions at Ohio University
▪ 35 teachers
▪ 139 singers in person; 23 online
▪ 162 total singers
o Linda Synder’s message (past NATS president)
▪ NATS is 80!
▪ The History of NATS (book)
▪ Is being scanned
▪ Creating an 80th anniversary fund to recognize volunteers
o In order to increase prizes, we need to raise an additional $1500/year; Andrea is happy to help! o Trying to set up a high school scholarship program
▪ Need to raise $1500-2000
o We can also sponsor a prize, which can be named as you would like
▪ You can sponsor a prize in perpetuity
o Anyone have any fund-raising ideas? Talk with Andrea!
≈ Fall 2024 Auditions are Oct 18-19 @ Kent State
≈ 2025 Great Lakes auditions will be in Detroit
≈ 2024 Great Lakes auditions were fantastic!!
≈ Next Spring we will have 4 Board Positions open; President and Vice President will also turn over; Sue will set up a nominating committee this summer
≈ Audition categories
o Many regions have two days of auditions to allow for the increased number of categories ▪ We cannot do this fall 2024, but looking further into the future
▪ This presents issues with not having enough judges
o Any thoughts/ideas? Talk with Sue!
▪ Joanne Uniatowski: perhaps have adult/grad levels on Friday?
▪ We will keep children online
▪ NATS is requiring anyone under 18 (including college first years) to have an adult chaperone (cannot be teacher or pianist)
≈ Chad Payton moved to adjourn; Marc Weagraff second
≈ Meeting adjourned