General Membership Meeting Minutes

General Meeting Membership Minutes for the 
38th Annual St. Patrick's Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Luncheon 
held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Sunnyvale, CA.

Friday, March 16, 2001

10:00 - 11:00 am - Pre-Registration and Networking
11:00 - 12:00 noon - Registration and Networking
Noon

• The meeting was called to order at noon by David Gibbs CPP, Master of Ceremonies
• Pledge of Allegiance was lead Chapter Chairman Ron Sathre CPP
• Invocation was provided by Chapter Chaplain Gary Sepulveda CPP
• Opening Remarks were provided by David Gibbs CPP
• Chapter Business was conducted by Ron Sathre CPP:
  • Ron asked for a motion, which was seconded and approved, to suspend the regular meeting business activities, which will be reported in the chapter newsletter (www.sfasis.org), to allow time for the 38th Annual St. Patrick's Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Luncheon.
  • Ron introduced the Head Table:
    • Kris Rennett, Chapter Secretary
    • Jay Johnstone, Keynote Speaker, World Series Player
    • David Gibbs CPP, Master of Ceremonies
    • Gary Sepulveda CPP, Chapter Chaplain
    • Denny Haw CPP, Budget & Finance Committee Chairman
      • Connie Vaughn, Vice-Chair was seated with her guests
      • Brad Minnis CPP, Treasurer, was excused as he was on vacation.
    • Recognizing the importance of ASIS membership, Ron encouraged all the non-members in attendance today to join ASIS by completing the applications available at the registration table.
    • For all those who qualified, Ron encouraged them to take the CPP examination. In a continuing effort to promote the CPP Program, Ron asked that all the CPP's stand and be recognized. Of the nearly 100 CPP's in the Chapter, over 10% were in attendance at today's luncheon.
    • Stressing to the audience that they could get a great deal of important security related information through the Internet, Ron encouraged everyone to visit the Chapter's website at: www.sfasis.org. Additionally, the Chapter Newsletter could be found at the website.
    • In a continuing effort to give credit to those who helped pave the way for us today, Ron also recognized all the Past Chapter Chair's. Approximately ten were in attendance.
    • With some unique challenges facing Ron as he put on this year's program, he recognized Kendra Pollack, Connie Vaughn and John Suhr for their time and talent in helping make this event successful.
    • As part of the year long celebration of the Chapter's 45th Anniversary, Ron, through his "ASIS SFBA Chapter Longevity Recognition Program," identified members of ASIS from the 1960's and 1970's. For their efforts and years of service to ASIS and this chapter, the following members were given baseballs autographed by the keynote speaker, Jay Johnstone:
      Robert Borissoff
      Ciro "Ci" Cardelli, CPP
      Wayne Dexter CPP
      David Gibbs, CPP
      Chuck Jones
      Darryl LeDoux CPP
      Ed Loyd
      Ron Sathre, CPP
      Gary Sepulveda CPP
      Plus one member not yet identified
      Also standing with the group, but previously identified were Dennis Haw CPP and John Suhr.
• Filling in for the Annual May Seminar & Exhibits Committee Chair Patrick Sharkey CPP, Denny Haw CPP announced the details of the program this year. He also encouraged all to read the brochure at their tables, and to attend the Annual May Seminar and Exhibits on Thursday, May 17, 2001 at the San Mateo Expo Center.
• David Gibbs CPP recognized and thanked the event sponsors:
  • Gold - Allied Security, Connie Vaughn
  • Silver - Factor One, Jim Cawood CPP
  • Silver - Tomasi Dubois and Associates - Paul Dubois
  • Bronze - ALL-GUARD Systems Inc. - George Keefe
  • Bronze - Guardsmark - Bob Jensen
  • Bronze - IPSA International - Dan Wachtler
  • Bronze - Pinkerton - Kris Rennett
  • Bronze - RFI Communications and Security Systems - Brad Wilson CPP

David also recognized the efforts of Chapter Chair Ron Sathre CPP for almost single-handedly putting this year's program together. Ms. Beth Cala from AnyEvent was also acknowledged.

• Lunch was served.
• 1:10 p.m. - David introduced our Key Note Speaker: Mr. Jay Johnstone. Mr. Johnstone was a former player from the Yankees, A's, Angels, Dodgers, Phillies and Cubs. He had three World Series appearances, including two titles. Jay shared several of his personal baseball experiences. He encouraged everyone to learn what he/she does best and make that his/her focus in life. He was well received by our attendees.
• 1:40 p.m. - David presented Jay with a special large box of See's Candy and thanked him for his appearance. David closed our meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
Kris Rennett
SFBA Chapter Secretary