NORTHEAST MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 10, 1998

 PRESIDENTS REPORT

 NMIA is completing its’ second full year of operation and has grown significantly in the services offered to its’ members.  The organization continues to grow and is beginning to have a positive influence on the community and the local education system.  The outstanding success story continues in NMIA’s second year

MEMBERSHIP:

                                                1997                  1998                  Change

·          General members:              19                         18                        -1

·          Associate members:         14                         11                       -3

Total:              33                        29                        -4

Membership has slipped this year, which is due to the natural shakeout that occurs in a new organization.  The remaining members are dedicated and involved.  The task of the third year Board of Directors is to promote growth in the organization.

1998 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS:

·          November 1997 Annual Meeting:

¨        Election of new Board members:

Ø       John Friederichs, Valenite, Inc.

Ø       Toni Ott, West Branch Industries

Ø       John Patchin, CSI Industrial Industries

·          December 1997 meeting of new Board Members:

¨        Developed 1998 objectives.

¨        Appointed officers:

Ø       Denis Weiss – Taylor Door – President

Ø       Bob Scibor – Ogemaw Forge – Vice President

Ø       Doug Kreucher – Olofsson – Treasurer

Ø       Jeri Orlando – Ogemaw Forge – Secretary

Ø       Jeff Fournier – Taylor Door - Administrator

·          January membership meeting:

¨        Topic:   -   ISO9000 - “Logical Application and Implementation”

¨        Speaker:    -  Kirk Peterson – ISO9000 Training Facilitator for Star Cutter Company.

·          March membership meeting:

¨        Topic:   -  “The Human Resource Function Revisited”

¨        Speaker:    -  Dr. Daniel Kruger, Professor Industrial Relations, MSU.

·          May membership meeting:

¨        Topic:   -  “Internet Tools for Businesses”

¨        Speaker:    -  Jim Remensnyder, Delta College Corporate Services.

·          July membership meeting:

¨        Topic:   -  First Annual NMIA Golf Outing

¨        Organizer:   -  Mike Quigley, Assembly Concepts, Inc.

·          September membership meeting:

¨        Topic:   -  “How to Survive a MIOSHA Inspection”

¨        Speaker:    -  Joe Hrinik, Occupational Safety Consultant, State of Michigan.

·          Special membership meeting – November:

¨        Changes to the by-laws.

¨        Development of direction for the Education Taskforce.

·          November membership meeting:

¨        Annual membership Meeting

¨        Election of new board members.

1998 SEMINARS:

·          Principles and Practices of Supervision I

¨        January 16, 23, 30, 1998.

¨        Quality Inn, West Branch

¨        Dick Warner, American society of Employers.

·          Principles and Practices of Supervision II

¨        February 11, 18, 25, 1998

¨        Quality Inn, West Branch

¨        Dick Warner, American Society of Employers.

·          Principles and Practices of Leadership I

¨        July 16, 23, 30, 1998

¨        Quality Inn

¨        Dick Warner, American Society of Employers.

·          Principles and Practices of Leadership II

¨        August 3, 10, 17, 1998

¨        Quality Inn, West Branch

¨        Dick Warner, American Society of Employers.

·          Conflict Management

¨        November 5, 1998

¨        Quality Inn, West Branch

¨        Nikki Hornbacker, Eastern Michigan University

1998 INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION:

·          Development of a NMIA wide Explorer Post.

¨        Post development is being organized by:

Ø       Jackie Burgess, Taylor Door

Ø       Toni Ott, West Branch Industries

Ø       Jeri Orlando, Ogemaw Forge

¨        BSA is organizing the recruitment efforts.

¨        Project is expected to be implemented in 1999.

·          Involvement in Workforce Taskforce.

¨        Objective of Taskforce is to partnership with the local schools.  Partnership will allow the voice of business be heard by the school systems. 

¨        Taskforce is developing a list of skills that entry level employees (directly from high school) should know but currently are not taught in school. 

¨        NMIA representative on the Taskforce  -  Denis Weiss, Taylor door.

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS:

·          Denis Weiss, Taylor Door  -  President

·          Bob Scibor, Ogemaw Forge  -  Vice President

·          Doug Kreucher, Olofsson  -  Treasurer

·          Jeri Orlando, Ogemaw Forge  -  Secretary

·          Jeff Fournier, Taylor Door  -  Administrator

·          Jim Edgar, West Branch Industries

·          Mike Quigley, Assembly Concepts, Inc.

·          John Friederichs, Valenite, Inc.

·          Toni Ott, West Branch Industries

·          John Patchin, CSI industrial industries

·          Conrad Kronening, Linaberry Products

OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS:

•  Second year of operation was very successf

• Membership meetings topics were timely but only fairly attended.

• The first annual golf outing was successful and a lot of fun.  A welcome break to our usual informational and educational membership meetings.

• Seminar schedule was expanded to five events that were well attended and also provided some revenue for the association.  The seminars are following the supervisor Certification schedule from ASE and SVSU.

•   Education system involvement is off to an excellent start.

• NMIA is financially solvent as a non-profit organization.

• Board of Directors and Officers are both active and involved.

•   NMIA had a very successful year!

• Task ahead for the 1999 Board of Directors:

• Grow the membership.

• Find a way to boost attendance at membership meetings.

 Thanx for the opportunity to serve the NMIA:

Denis Weiss

President    11/10/98