AGA Meeting – Friday, July 19, 2024

Thank you for joining the meeting. Here are my notes. Please feel free to add anything I may have missed.

 

Attendees:

Attendees:
Elaine Ortiz	Raji Welch-Bey	Balwinder Beasley
Nathaniel Overby	Rob Beasley	Jackie Carrillo
Tatiana Fonseca	George Bermeo,	Philippy, Jene
Laura Restrepo	Ron Gedeon

Jeannine Anderson (technical issue)

Unbailable to attend the meeting:

Lou Ockunzzi

Abisoye Olayinka

Notes:

Raji:

§ Highlighted AGA's PDT (Professional Development Training) initiatives, including modernizing payment scrubbing and reaching out to other agencies.

§ Emphasized focusing on wellness and incorporating AI into our agency.

Mrs. Ortiz:

§ Offered additional support, including approval and financial assistance for PDT attendance.

§ Emphasized increasing Cleveland’s presence at PDT.

§ Inquired about raising AGA awareness through career fairs, new employee orientations, and flyers.

Ron:

• Discussed federal debt, fraud, and difficulties of accessing virtual PDT.

Jackie:

· Suggested ways to increase awareness of AGA and mentioned the activity of Central Ohio, including a possible merger.

· Emphasized the need to review the by-laws.

· Will send the by-laws document to Balwinder.

George:

• Offered to post the flyer on the Coast Guard floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tatiana and Laura:

 

Laura:

• Offering marketing support and platforms.

Tatiana:

o Recommended increasing social media presence.

o Discussed ways to post material and questioned the need for flyer approval.

o Need more information about AGA; I will meet with them on weekends.

Nathaniel:

· Needs to update the website.

· Will reach out for assistance.

Jean Philippy:

· Offered a suggestion for a roadmap.

· Highlighted the importance and obstacles for PDT, stressing the need for recognition and approval from management.

Balwinder Beasley

· Discussed networking and the challenges of applying for AGA positions.

· Mentioned using Outlook to filter information down to agencies.

· Explained how priorities go to the front office and data is scrubbed.

· Stressed the need for senior management support to increase AGA representation.

· Will receive a word copy of the by-laws from Jackie and update them.

· Requested a copy of the new by-laws and proposed forming a committee for this task.

· Mentioned that the I-90 has been filed.

· Asked if Jackie or Ron could help with the annual evaluation.

 

Agenda for the Meeting:

Jeannie, Rob, and I:

· Will provide information in the cafeteria.

· Announced volunteering at the Cleveland Food Bank.

· Discussed the job fair on August 23rd (see flyer) from 11-4. AGA booth has been reserved. I am meeting AGA National on August 5^th at 12:00PM. Anyone wants to join during lunch time.

· Mentioned the culture fair on August 10th (I will not be able to attend due to reporting duties).

Goals:

• Set a goal of gaining 10 new members to be considered a success.

Next Monthly Meeting is on August 16^th.

 

Thank you for everyone support.

Balwinder