Southwest Regional Coordinator Report – 7/2004

Part 1: Regional Staff Section

 

Regional Staff Contact Information
Questions/Problems from the RC & Staff
Projects
Events
Regional Funds
Officer Removal
Distribution:

 

 

Part 2: Chapters & Domains

 

Chapter/Domain Statistics
Approved Pending Chapters/Domains
Chapter/Domain Summary
Pending Chapters/Domains
Questions/Problems/Comments/Suggestions from Chapters/Domains
Distribution: us-reports, sw-rcoord, SW Regional Website (www.camarilla-sw.org)

 

 

Part 3: Prestige & Policies

 

National Recognition Program
Prestige Awards
New Policies
Clarifications
MC 9+ Approvals
Pending Prestige Reviews
Distribution: us-reports, sw-rcoord, SW Regional Website (www.camarilla-sw.org)

 

 

Part 4: Comments, Questions, Problems & Disciplinary Actions

 

Comments
Questions
Problems/Issues
Disciplinary Actions
Distribution: us-reports, sw-rcoord, SW Regional Website

 


Part 1: Regional Staff Section

Contact Information

SWRC

Acting-Wes Contreras

 

ARC Admin & Reports

Anna Quinn

 

ARC Arbitration (Arizona)

Vacant

 

ARC Arbitration (So Cal)

Frank Dometrovich

 

ARC Arbitration (No Cal)

Vacant

 

ARC Arbitration (Nevada)

Jamie Homampour

 

ARC Arbitration (Utah)

Nikki McCorristin

 

ARC Events & Charities

Charmain Hopkins

 

ARC Mentor & Outreach

Matt Giezentaner

 

ARC Prestige

ARC Prestige

ARC Prestige

Sharon Johnson

Ira Fay

Ryan Ziegler

 

ARC Publications

Leif Davisson

 

ARC Technologies

Nicko Demeter & Lisa Schoop

SWRST

Kevin Millard

 

ARST Administration

Kyle Humfeld

 

ARST Cam/Anarch

Jeremy White

 

ARST Changeling

Luci Byrd

 

ARST Garou

Keith Johnson

 

ARST Mage

Mike Gearman

 

ARST Mortal

Joe Barrett

 

ARST Reports

Irfan Dadabhoy

 

ARST Sabbat

Dave Sauter

 

ARST Solitary

Steve Gergeni

 

ARST Technology

Adam Ness

 

ARST Web

Bryan Cartwright

 

ARST Wraith

Harold Hulbert

Questions/Problems from the RC & Staff:

Questions to National from the RC:

Projects:

 Events:

Regional Funds:
Note: Regional funds are maintained by White Wolf; no petty cash reserves are held by any Regional or local officer. Funds expenditures are cleared through the Club Director's office.

There were no funds transactions this month.

Officer Removal:

 No officers were removed from office this month.

Transfers:

Pending-Elisa Greybill

Completed: Monica Maygar, Kelly Phillips, Kris Moore

Part 2: Chapters and Domains

Chapter/Domain Statistics:

Number of chapters in the Region:

Number of domains in the Region:

Number of Chapters reporting on time:

Number of Chapters reporting late (after 12:00pm of the 2nd.):

Number of chapters with no report:

Number of Domains reporting on time:

Number of Domains reporting late (after 12:00pm of the 8th):

Number of Domains with no report:

Approx number of members: 662

 

Approx # of members at MC9 or higher:

Percentage of members at MC9 or higher:

 

# of Domains, Chapters, and members in each state individually listed.

 

AZ: 3 Domains, 1 Chapters, apx. 117 members

 

CA: 14  Domains, 29 Chapters, apx. 424 members

 

HI: 0 Domains, 1 Chapter, apx. 6 members

 

NV: 2  Domains, 3 Chapters, apx. 80 members

 

UT: 1 Domain, 2 Chapters, apx. 35 members

Approved Chapters/Domains:

Chapter/Domain Summary:

ARIZONA:

DOMAIN AZ-003 Paradise of Thorns {on time, good}

Chapters in Domain: None

Members as per national: 23 members.

4 Members who qualify for MC advancement:

Meyers, Mike MC9 (Regional)

Santschi, Jonneth MC12 (National)

 

Domain Treasury: $65.00

Last Domain Meeting: Online

Next Domain Meeting: Unknown

Highlights of Meeting Minutes:

Only a couple of people are playing – excluding my husband and I, so I don’t know anything that is going on. This coming month is my last month as DC and I am joining many of the members here as a paper member until and unless I hear the Club becomes fun again.

Stephanie has all the logs she will need if she chooses to run for DC (if there is a Domain in September, that is). Otherwise, there’s nothing more to report except that the audit will not be completed until then.

 
Current Projects: None Listed 

 

 

 

DOMAIN AZ-005 Tithe of Souls {on time, good}

Chapters in Domain: None

Members as per national: 34 members.

0 Members who qualify for MC advancement:

Domain Treasury: $2,111.49

Last Domain Meeting: 07/24/2004

Next Domain Meeting: 08/07/2004

Highlights of Meeting Minutes:

Attending:
Meeting called to order at 5:00

Damon was re-elected as Domain Coordinator for TOS. He announced his current staff.

Travis Neal was elected VST for Cam Street.

For the month of August there will be a Back to School drive. At each game site fee will be accepted through the regular cash or through school supplies as donations.

Site locations: We need everyone’s assistance on finding in door sites. Jennifer is the contact person on this area but she needs your help. We cannot keep renting site area and expect to run games like Tinhare. There will not be money for it.

Hexacon:
Date of event: 07/30-31, 2004
Location: Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe AZ
Type of Event: Recruitment Drive
Camarilla Members in Attendance:
 This was our annual recruitment drive for Hexacon in Phoenix Arizona. We volunteered to run 3 separate games for the Convention this year:

Vampire the Masquerade
Changeling the Dreaming
Vampire by Gaslight

 Special Note: For the past 4 years we have attended Hexacon and held these recruitment drive games. Each year we have a special attendee. We all know him as 'little Shawn". 'Little Shawn' turns 17 this year, and will be 18 six weeks before ICC 2005 next year. He has been given more and more complex characters to play at each of our games and has never let us down in his portrayals. This year, we asked him to play our megalomaniac Toreador Prince for the Vampire the Masquerade Game on Friday night. He did not let us down. "Little Shawn" is important to our gaming staff, because he has shown us that the limitations of this game extend only as far as your imagination can take you. "Little Shawn" is quadriplegic, and plays his characters from a mechanized wheelchair. Never ONCE while he was playing his characters or interacted with the scenes have you felt that he was playing anything other than the character he has been given. He is a true inspiration and I am honored to say that I know him.
We are each limited only by our own imagination.

Current Projects:

3 month Clothing Drive
Back to school Drive
Regional Blood Drive

 

DOMAIN AZ-010 Dead Man’s Hand {on time, good}

Chapters in Domain: None

Members as per national: 30 members

3 members who qualify for MC advancement:

Kara Swenson, 2002021550, MC 9 (to 10 pending audit, holding)

Jordan Lees, 2002021235, MC 8 (to 9 pending audit, holding)

Ben Wintersteen, 2002022032, MC 11 ( to 12 Pending Audit )

Ryan Thomas to MC 6

Domain Treasury: ??? (pending audit after SWRE)

Last Domain Meeting: 07/15/2004

Next Domain Meeting: 08/19/2004

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Discussed the workings of the Domain and announced the Election results of the newest VST of the Domain, Jo Abbott. Jo was elected as Mortal VST and conformed as of that date. Topics of discussion also included the upcoming Tithe of Souls Participation in a local Gaming Convention, Hexacon. I do not believe that we attended any of those games, though it was briefed to the members.

 

Current Projects:

- With the loss of a RC at this time, the election process will be starting
soon… I will be forwarding a list of the candidates to my Domain list and
ask each member to prioritize their choices in a private email to me. I
will base my votes on the wishes of my Domain, that in my opinion is the
only way to vote.

 

 

AZ-009 Que Sera Sera  {late, good}

Membership as per national: 7 members. 

0 member who qualifies for MC advancement

              Chapter Treasury: $7.64

              Last Chapter Meeting: 05/01/2004

              Next Chapter Meeting: 08/04/2004

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: No meeting held in July.

 

Current Projects:

Getting ready to have a chapter meeting to discuss the state of the chapter and have VST elections

 

CALIFORNIA:

WWCA-012 Moonlight Masquerade

Membership as per national: 16

1 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Demeter, Nicko US2003122606

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 5/22/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 8/29/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Working on putting together some fund raising ideas. Nothing has been completely ironed out yet.

 

WWCA-013 Pharos Myst

Membership as per national: 16

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Accumulating and verifying chapter's prestige logs

 

WWCA-015 Anathema

Membership as per national: 33

4 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Joe Barrett US2002021369     Steward (6)*(7)
Chris Williams US2002021540  Mentor (11)*(12)
Adam Ness US2002021697       Advocate (8)*(9)
Mitch Berthelson US2002022640 Sponsor (5)*(6)

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/31/04

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - ~ More participation at our meetings and socials.

 

WWCA-016 House of the Silver Crescent

Membership as per national: 6

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 5/30/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 8/22/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - No projects currently.  Domain is voting on new DC and so chapter activities have been put on  hold.  CC has been speaking with representatives from Baja Fresh and Carls Jr for fund raising ideas for the domain.

 

WWCA-018 Paradise Lost (no report received)

 

WWCA-021 Moustique Noir

Membership as per national: 35

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

 

WWCA-022 Dark Tower (no report received)

 

WWCA-023 The Sepulchre

Membership as per national: 7

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $64.16

Last Chapter Meeting: 2/2/02

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

 

WWCA-024 Maledorium

Membership as per national: ?

2 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:2

Michael Medinger, US2004051456 qualifies and is now awarded at MC-3.
Kevin Lindgren, US2002045614 qualifies for MC-6, awaiting prestige log.

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 6/26/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 7/31/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

 

WWCA-028 La Maison Du Sanguinaire

Membership as per national: 30

? Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $27.50

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/17/04

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Held a storyteller meeting to explain the Garou and Mage VST situation. Both the Garou and Mage storytellers are up for election (Garou due to his term being up, Mage because she didn’t take the Membership and Storyteller Ordeals). Also explained some of the events at the Sabbat game and some of the current Year of Fire stuff going on. We then went on to hold the chapter meeting, in which we explained that several members would be transferring, made everyone aware of some of the new members that joined our chapter, and held an open forum for chapter issues. Elections were an important topic, both for the Garou and Mage VST slots and the CC slot. People really want to hold the CC election so it’s official. The topic of forming a domain came up, and it was explained that the fact that we held a chapter meeting / social meant we only needed to hold a charity event in order to get our domain application ready. As such we are currently planning a canned food drive – there will be more details on that in the next report, but everyone agrees that this is probably a good idea, especially considering the state of the local food banks in Riverside County. People seem pretty opposed to the idea of splitting into 2 chapters to become a domain, although we were told we would have to do so by the previous RC in order to get our application approved. Now that there will be a new RC, this doesn’t seem like it will be a requirement, and people are more enthusiastic. Once we felt like we had debated those issues en ough, we order pizza and commenced the social.

Current Projects: - Elect a Coordinator, Work on Domain Paperwork, Elect Garou and Mage VSTs, Prepare Prestige Audits for new RC, Working on Jason Weber’s transfer

 

WWCA-029 Reign of Ash (no report received)

 

WWCA-030 Luna’s Reprisal

Membership as per national: 6

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

 

WWCA-033 The Dragon’s Coils

Membership as per national: 12

5 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $39.50

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/10/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 8/28/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Attending:  Adam Patchett, Erik Clippard, John Oliver, Jim Flood
The meeting was brief this month.  I spoke with Erik about being the
Assistant Chapter Coordinator and confirmed him into the position.  We then
spoke about selling concessions at the Garou games, but I stated that we
should receive permission from the Domain Coordinator before we begin.

Current Projects: - *Getting the website up and running.
Currently the chapter has 5 prestige audits pending my approval.  Aside
from the current freeze on Regional audits, I lack website links to
associate National awards with or the awards from the Domain are not up to
date.  Current audits pending are:  James Flood, Keith Johnson, John
Oliver, Rowan Cota and Christine Cornish.

 

WWCA-036 Void Ascending

Membership as per national: 19

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $280.00

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/17/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 8/21/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes:  • Review of the team building meeting
• Discussion of people not talking to the person they have a problem with
• People still not showing up to meetings
• Reminder that DC can proxy for player (as well as offer peer support)

• Vision statement- Allow ADC to make rough draft or allow players to make statement

• Words from Philip: “I am approachable.”

• Recruitment: Pass out more flyers, bring friends to game.

• Keep current members happy- communication
• Priority should be to keep chapter alive.
• Prevent members from leaving by keeping them happy as well as recruit for more members.

• Domain Web page to be made by Keith since past web page makers left their site abandoned. Other members to help by creating individual pages?

• Charities:
• Soda pop tabs- bring to game and give to Holly or Crystal.
• 100 tabs = 5 prestige.
• Possibility of clothes drives in the future?

• Chronicle Building team- positions to be given in August.
-Until August, Philip and Dan studying county history
-hopefully to have Vampire and Garou ready by September
-In December, election for VSTs
-ENTIRE CHAPTER TO BE INVOLVED IN CREATING NEW CHRONICLE!

 

WWCA-037 Twilight Chronicles

Membership as per national: 23

5 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Kim Anderson, US2002021347, MC4, awaiting submission of logs from member;   Anthony "Tony" Grant, US2002034054, MC9, Domain review in progress;Josh Hoffler, US2002023774, MC3, awaiting submission of logs from member;Jeremy K. Shuman, US2002055997, MC4, approved; Wayne Weisser, US2002056165, MC2, awaiting logs from member.

Chapter Treasury: $240.10

Last Chapter Meeting: 10/30/03

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

1. Chapter Games: Cam/Anarch; Changeling; Sabbat

2. Working on tracking membership renewals and familiarizing members with new Membership Handbook.

3.Philanthropy - Working on new charity drive ideas.  Clothing drive, food drive and preliminary work on the "Toys for Tots" drive.

Domain Socials -

 1. Working on a Domain BBQ for sometime soon, as weather and interest allow. Possibly August 2004

 

WWCA-038 In the Shadow of a Saint (no report received)

 

WWCA-039 Sunset Strip

Membership as per national: 8

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: April

Next Chapter Meeting: May

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - We are in an odd situation.  I have been trying to step down as CC for a month but we can’t have the election until Kris is officially transferred in.  I am requesting Mike Gearman step in for the interim.

 

WWCA –042 Sangria De Lago

Membership as per national: 15

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $40.00

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/10/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 8/?/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: 1. Domain application was discussed.  It was sent in
mid-April and the membership was concerned with the length of time it is taking to get any answers.
2.  A new chapter charity was agreed upon.  We are going to be supporting the regional pet food drive. We have adopted Sun City K-9 Adoptions, a local no-kill adoption agency for dogs.  We can donate food, supplies, as well as time for these animals.  It’s a smaller program that recieves less state funding but operates with more love and compassion.  We are looking forward to becoming more aquainted with the group.
3. VST Chris Knepper has decided to change our game days from 2nd and 4th fridays over to 3rd and 4th fridays.
4.  I reminded the members that I NEED them to e-mail me what they should earn for prestige for the month by, at least, 3 days before the months end so I have time to enter it into the report.
5.  Lindsey Jacobo has also set up a charity with the Aquarium of the Pacific.  We are collecting money to donate to "adopt" a sea creature.  Proceeds from our donation go helping the enviromental efforts of the AotP.

Current Projects: - Still rebuilding logs and stuff.  I have more help now when it comes to the tech part if it.  Working on chapter relations to build a stronger chapter.
Looking into charities and social events that can bond the group.

 

WWCA –045 False Reflections

Membership as per national: 19

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 6/29/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 7/27/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Reiterated that the DC elections are in fact going on despite lack of communication from Nick Caston. Monique Gilbert, Nick’s Primary assistant, will be handling the election. DST covered some rules clarifications, and some thought was put into the form of the domain in the new chronicle. Ideas were proposed as to how to divvy up certain areas, positions etc.