Meeting Summaries

Each month we have a video meeting with NAC and CFA Staff to sync our work with the larger group. The meeting agenda and summary output are the responsibility of the NAC Chair (Jill Bjers). Below is a running total of those summaries:

February 27, 2018

We started our discussion with welcomes and introduction. Since this was the first NAC meeting after the elections, we had new members as well as a new staff member. Our first discussions went to what it means to be the NAC Chair and the agenda for future meetings, our cadence (once a month) and the importance of attending meetings.

There will be items that are deemed important enough to discuss each month, therefore we started a Standing Items section. First up in this section is the Wins/Props and Brigade Onboarding and Offboarding updates.

Our first order of business was to elect a chair. The chair's responsibilities are to create the agenda and output for each meeting, keeping us accountable for action items, and help with strategic decisions on NAC progress and engagement. I'm honored to say that I'll be your 2018 NAC Chair.

Dawn and Laura are going to tackle the initial discussions of a NAC Strategic Plan, including figuring out what that means. This plan will help set the purposes and goals of this year's NAC work. The workflow for this strategic plan will start with Dawn and Laura, then included the rest of NAC members, and then open up to the network for feedback.

Erie and Veronica updated us on Brigades that are new to the network. Welcome Code for Muskogee and Open Uptown! There are still a few brigades that Code for America and NAC are trying to connect with to verify they are still active. Code for America Brigade team will include monthly updates to Brigade on-boarding and off-boarding. NAC members have also agreed to participate in new Brigade on-boarding sessions.

Our last piece of discussion was about Summit, and more specifically Pre-Summit. Most of the Code for America Brigade Team, sans Christopher, have not been to Summit or Pre-Summit. Dawn updated us on the CFA Content committee for Summit, while I updated the group on the usual format of Pre-Summit. Additionally, some improvements and aspects that I'd like to bring back, such as Summit Buddies and Recognition Awards. I will head the working group planning Pre-Summit, so if you're interested in helping, please reach out to me on Slack.

It was a great first meeting, and I'm looking forward to sharing these monthly updates with you as we progress. As always, if you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, you can reach me on Slack or through our form.

Thank you! Jillzey

Attendees:

NAC: Chris Alfano, Laura Biediger, Jill Bjers, Emma Burnett, Jason Hibbets, Nina Kim, Dawn McDougall, Janet Michaelis, Neil Planchon

CFA Staff: Tom Dooner, Erie Meyer, Hashim Mteuzi, Veronica Young