Board members in attendance:  JoBeth Cruz, Lisa Woodruff, Ruth Best, Stephanie Naumoff, Mark Ladd, Ken Mertens, Anne Nicholls, Larry Hinken, Ed Griffith, Karin Albright-Coleman, Jeff Casey, Amanda Dietrich, and David Pifko

II.  Opening remarks

JoBeth began by addressing the goals set forth by the 2007 Board Members.

a)  Discussion ensued with participation from all Members

b)   JoBeth asked the Board to list goals that were:

            1. Specific

            2. Attainable

            3. Realistic

            4. Timely

c)  Twenty Five Goals were listed and discussed

III. Committee Reports

The following reports were given by each committee chair:

a)      Treasurer's Report (oral)

      1. Membership reminders

      2. Gala Sponsorship monies due

      3. Holiday card received from Crown Point Community Theatre

      4. Thank You card received from Hammond Community
          Theatre for Project Cast Support

b)      Development Report (oral)

            1. Main goal this year to be Grant Writing

            2. Looking for Committee Members

            3. Committee Member Suggestions made by Board

c)       Marketing Report - Written report distributed

            1. Local Media Contacts

            2. Advertising

            3. Ideas for Foundation Publicity

d)      Play Nominations Secretary's Report  (oral)

            1. Currently 22 Plays

            2. Web Page Submission Form Still Down - Viewer are
                emailing responses

e)      Musical Nominations Secretary's Report  (oral)

            1. Currently 17 Musicals

            2. Web Page Submission Form Still Down - Viewer are
                emailing responses

f)       Outreach Report - Written report distributed

            1. Finalizing Scholarship Application

            2. Board Recommendations Offered

IV. Old Business

a)   Scholarship ~ Discussion for the continual replenishment of fund       

b)       P&P manual / Bylaws

            1. November 2006 revision posted on webpage

            2. Questions raised on "Terms of Office" for Board &
                Viewing Members

            3. Decision to be made at a later date

VI. New Business

a)      Discussion on the role of the "Appointed NIETF Board Member" - Names were also submitted for the 12^th Board position.  A list was generated and given to JoBeth to make her final decision.

b)      Suggestions made for a "family oriented" casual event to be held in the summer. It was suggested that this event be held as a fundraiser to help replenish the scholarship fund.

c)       Calendar. JoBeth proposed we set the dates now for items due throughout the year. She passed out calendars to each Board member. Dates were set through December 2^nd, 2007 Board Elections.

    VII. Adjournment

            The meeting was adjourned by the President of the Board, JoBeth Cruz, at 3:42 PM.

        Next Board Meeting 6:30 PM, 2/18/2007 at 4^th Street Theatre

        Remaining Board Dates in 2007: 3/18/07 (Genesius Guild), 4/15/07, 5/20/07,    6/17/07, 7/15/07, 8/12/07, 9/16/07, & 11/18/07.

        Other Important Dates in 2007:

            - 8/12/07 Viewer Elections

            - 9/9/07 Initial Balloting

            - 10/27/07 Gala

            - 12/02/07 Board Elections

Respectfully submitted,

Stephanie A. Naumoff

NIETF Recording Secretary 2007

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