About Us

The Health and Business Alliance, Inc. is a not-for-profit professional association comprised of dynamic individuals who represent the business community, the not-for-profit sector and the healthcare industry.  Together this diverse group analyzes the different ways they each conduct business and then examines new and innovative ways they can work together for mutual benefit.  This process results in action oriented projects, new strategic alliances, and educational programs that benefit HBA members and the community.

General meetings are held monthly and are partly devoted to hands-on, working creativity sessions that result in the formation of new projects and ideas.  There is ample opportunity for even newcomers to get involved immediately by joining committees and working alongside people from diverse industries who are willing to share expertise and resources.
Examples of the projects that the HBA has helped to create in the past are 

Employment Opportunity Co-op

High School Student Mentoring Program 

Eldercare Expositions

Community Service IMPACT Awards

These original ideas and projects have created “Win-Win” situations for businesses, workers, and for the community.

The HBA offers its wealth of talent through the Speaker’s Bureau, which provides free educational seminars on a wide variety of topics including issues in law, health, finance, business management, self-improvement, real estate, eldercare, and women’s issues.  Any community group or corporation can make arrangements to have programs conducted on premises or at locations arranged by HBA.

The HBA provides an open forum for anyone with a “wish list” to come and make connections to other resourceful individuals who can help them achieve their goals or make their ideas come to fruition.

Contact us for further information.

HBA Board Nomination and Election Process 

Under the HBA’s By-Laws, as amended, there are three “classes” of Board members.  The first “class” of Board members’ terms will expire as of the HBA “Annual Meeting” in November 2011, one year from now (subsequent classes’ terms expire in each successive year).  The following explains how the nomination and election process will occur, in accordance with the By-Laws. 

To be nominated, an HBA member must be in good standing and eligible to vote, and must obtain the supporting signatures of at least 7 HBA members in good standing and eligible to vote, on a Nomination Form to be supplied by the Board (providing, e.g., “I, ___, am a member of HBA in good standing, and I hereby support the nomination of ____ for possible election to the HBA Board.”)  The form will contain at least ten signature lines -- legitimacy of signatures and good standing status expressly will be in the sole discretion of the Board, so that candidates may wish to obtain more than 7, against the possible challenge of some signatures.  A member can support the nomination of more than one candidate.

The candidate for nomination must attach to the Nomination Form a copy of a Candidate’s Statement, signed by the candidate, which theretofore must have been filed by e-mail no later than September 15, 2011 with the President and Treasurer of the HBA Board, expressing briefly the candidate’s intent, qualifications, and reasons for seeking Board nomination and election.  A copy of the Candidate’s Statement must be attached to the Nomination Form when presented to members for possible signature supporting the nomination.  All Nomination Forms are due to be submitted to the President or Treasurer by the start of the October 2011 meeting of HBA.   

All prospective nominees will be offered an opportunity to speak for approximately 2 - 3 minutes at the October 2011 general meeting preceding the November 2011 Annual Meeting, regarding their candidacy.  Voting by the membership will occur by paper ballot during the November 2011 Annual Meeting, held during the time of the regular November HBA meeting; voting by proxy and/or voting by e-mail also may be options.

The class of three current Board members whose seats are open for election are:

David Abeshouse, pro bono General Counsel 
Vicki Elner, Vice President
Anita Mancini, Secretary

HBA Board Nomination and Election Process
2011

The HBA membership will be reminded of this procedure in late Spring or early Summer of 2011, to afford members sufficient opportunity to determine whether to seek nomination.

The first election of a class of three HBA Board members will take place this fall, in accordance with our By-Laws (and the same will occur each successive year).  This is a very important event for our organization, and the Board encourages all members to participate actively, either by declaring candidacy for a working position on the Board or by submitting a vote by proxy or ballot.  All of the details are explained in the documents that have been prepared for this purpose and made available on the HBA website: the Nomination Form, the Voting Proxy Form, and the Voting Ballot Form.  Please visit our site: http://www.HBAmetro.org for more information, and we look forward to your participation in this important process that will help chart the future course of the HBA.

HBA Board Nomination Form - July 2011

HBA Election voting Proxy Form 2011