Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants: Fiscal Policies

1/20/12 

1. The accounting system used will be cash based accounting.
2. The funds will be deposited into the PAPA checking account with Wells Fargo Bank.
3. All payments and requests should be directed to the Treasurer or President.
4. All checks shall be co-signed by the Treasurer and/or President.  In the absence of those officers, 2 other board of director's members, assigned by them may serve as signatory.
5. The fiscal year will begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year.
6. The treasurer will give a quarterly report to the board of directors of all financial transactions.
7. The 990N e-Postcard shall be filed with the IRS each year by the May 15th deadline, providing the treasury continues to maintain an income of less than $50,000 for that fiscal year.  If the total is greater than $50,000 then a 990 EZ will be submitted by that same deadline.
8. No item worth less than $2000 will be capitalized, but will be expensed currently
9. Website job posting guidelines:
1. Cost per ad:  $100 for 3 months
2. If the business employs a current PAPA member, they will be entitled to one free posting per year.
3. Information for the job postings will be submitted to the Webmaster/Webmistress.
10. If a check is returned for insufficient funds, the person who wrote the check will be contacted.  A certified check or cash for the original amount with an additional $15.00 bank fee will be requested.

 Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants: 2011 Year End Report

2011 Officers:

• President:  Mandy Dozier
• Vice President:  Samantha Rogers
• Secretary:  Courtney Hughes
• Co-Treasurers:  Audrey Tuttle and Ryan Vann
• Webmaster:  Julie Dubuisson
• Directors at Large:  Rich Leshock, Mike Davanzo, Margaret Speas
• Student Representatives:  Dawn O’Reilly and Jess King

PAPA Membership:

Greater than 150 paid members (2/3 PAs, 1/3 NPs, PA students, and others).

Accomplishments: 

• Maintained an updated website www.papanc.org.
• Maintained 501c6 and incorporation status.
• Successfully hosted the 14^th Annual PAPA Fall Seminar offering 6 hours of free CME-I to about 100 attendees.  Had 8 exhibitors.
• Donated $500 to the Katherine Anderson Society of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of PA Studies to help fund student attendance to the national AAPA conference.
• Participated in a Mentorship program with the WFU PA students and paired prospective PA students with PAs for shadowing opportunities.

Member Education:

• Goal of one CME-I and one CME-II meeting monthly. 
  
• PAPA sponsored 13 grant-supported CME-I meetings
  
  • 6 hours from the Fall Seminar
  • 14 hours CME-II meetings
• PAPA has booked CME-II meetings through March 2012

• CME Committee is working on grants for 2012 CME-I meetings.