2020-10-29 OMA Agenda - Board of Trustees

Obesity Medicine Association

Board Meeting Minutes – August 4, 2020 Call to Order: Dr. Craig Primack, President, at 7:03 pm ET Roll Call: Dr. Lydia Alexander, Secretary/Treasurer Attendees: Drs. Wendy Scinta, Craig Primack, Ethan Lazarus, Marisa Censani, Lydia Alexander, Ms. Sandra Christensen, Drs. Allen Rader, Michelle Freshwater, Krishna Doniparthi, Wickham Simonds, Larry Richardson, Angela Fitch, and Harold Bays. Mr. Jim Wilson (OMA Legal Counsel), Ms. Joan Hablutzel (OMA Interim Co-Executive Director), and Ms. Dana Wicklund-Stifter (OMA Operations Specialist) were also in attendance. PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL ACTION: APPROVE PREVIOUS 2020 BOARD MEETING MINUTES Approve meeting minutes for the March 31 st Board Meeting, May 6 th Executive Committee Meeting, June 3 rd Board Meeting, and June 15 th Board Meeting, Motion to approve minutes from previous meetings made by Dr. Primack. Second: Dr. Lazarus Motion Carried Discussion Item: MEDICAL/SURGICAL COMMITTEE OR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP The Board discussed whether to form a special interest group, task force, or committee. Discussion was had on the addition of committees and whether the bylaws would need to be changed and what would need to be done to get this committee off the ground. Motion to form a committee of medical/surgical obesity medicine professionals working in a surgical setting. Committee with a Charter to be started now by Dr. Primack. Second: Dr. Lazarus. Motion Carried Action: Discussion was had to amend the wording to advocacy being under the scope of medical versus surgical. The Board would like to assign Dr. Bharti Shetye to head up and Dr. Fitch volunteered to take on the board member role. Amendments should go into the Charter per direction from the Board . Discussion and Action Item: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE Discussion was had on whether to form an International Committee and/or a Diversity Committee. Two proposals were made with slightly different committee recommendations. One being a Diversity Committee and the other being an International and Diversity Committee. The Board discussed the previous meeting in which a proposal was defeated, however, the previous meeting just addressed the diversity aspect. Motion to create an International and Diversity Committee was made by Dr. Bays. Second: Dr. Alexander Motion Carried 6 voted yes on this proposal, 2 voted nay, and 2 abstained from voting.