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Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 6-21-22

Date: 6/21/2022Time: 6:30 pm PST Location: Virtual via ZoomATTENDANCE.Board Members Present via phone/virtual: All view ZoomBoard Members Present: Stephen Taplin,

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 4-19-22

Date 4-19-22Time 6:30 pmLocation: Virtual via ZoomATTENDANCEStephen Taplin, Ellie Hochman, Julianne Kohn, Denny Tsang, Trever Contreras, Eirene Blomberg,Tamara BuchananAbsent: Rick

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 3-15-22

Date 3-15-22Time6:30pmLocation: Virtual via ZoomATTENDANCEStephen Taplin, Rick Johnson, Ellie Hochman, Julianne Kohn, Denny Tsang, Trever Contreras, EireneBlomberg, Tamara BuchananAbsent: noneStaff

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 1-18-22

Datel-18-22Time: 6:30 pm PSTLocation: Virtual via ZoomATTENDANCEStephen Taplin, Rick Johnson, Ellie Hochman, Julianne Kohn, Denny Tsang, Trever Contreras, EireneBlomberg, Tamara

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 11-16-2021

ORGANZIATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 11-16-2021Time 6:30 p.m.Location: Virtual via ZoomATTENDANCEBoard members present:Stephen Taplin, Rick Johnson,  Ellie Hochman, Julianne Kohn, Denny  Tsang, Tamara Buchanan

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 10-19-2021

 Date10-19-2021           Time 6:30 p.m.Location: Virtual via ZoomATTENDANCEBoard members present:Stephen Taplin, Rick Johnson, Ben Medford, Ellie Hochman,Julianne Kohn, Denny , Trever Contreras,

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 9-21-2021

Date 9/21/21 Time: 7PM Location: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE   Board Members Present:  Stephen Taplin,  Ellie Hochman, Julianne Kohn, Denny Tsang,

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 5-3-2021

Date 5/3/21Time 6pmLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCEBoard members on 20/21 boardRick Johnson, Ben Medford, Ellie Hochman, Julianne Kohn, Trever Contreras,

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 2-28-2021

ORGANZIATION NAME: NWSSADate 2/28/21Time 4pm PSTLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCEBoard Members Present via ZoomRick Johnson, Ben Mefford, Ellie Hochman, Julianne

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 10-10-2020

ORGANZIATION NAME: NWSSADate: 10/10/20Time: 2PMLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCEBoard Members Present via phone/virtual:Ben Mefford – PresidentDenny Tsang – Vice PresidentTrevor

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 8-8-2020

BOD meeting Called to Order following General Membership Meeting 8/8/2020 Present:Ken Barnes, Constance Jones, Rick Johnson, Steve Taplin, Ben Mefford,

Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 7-25-2020

NWSSA BOD meeting 7/25/20 BOD meetingPresent:Ken Barnes, Constance Jones, Rick Johnson, Steve Sandry, Ben Mefford, Trever Contreras, Denny Tsung ,

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