Thursday, April 17, 12:45 pm – 4:15 pm ET
In Attendance
Diane Capriola
Jenny Cohen
Cynthia Compton
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock
Joy Dallanegra-Sanger (ABA COO)
Ray Daniels (ABA CCO)
Allison Hill (ABA CEO)
Christina Pascucci-Ciampa
Raquel Roque
PK Sindwani (ABA CFO)
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo
Lisa Swayze
Tegan Tigani
Holly Weinkauf
Talia Whyte
Absent
Brein Lopez
12:51 pm ET: Meeting Called to Order
Tegan reminded the Board of their commitment to antiracism, equity, access, and representation as a Board and in this meeting, and their agreement to adhere to ABA Board norms. Board members were invited to share any Dualities of Interest, and Jake noted his continued service on the Bookshop.org Board.
12:53 pm ET: Minutes
Diane moved to approve the minutes of the March Board meeting, seconded by Raquel. Motion passed.
12:55 pm ET: Committee Updates
Nominating Committee: No update at this time. Committee meeting to be scheduled in late April/early May.
Pipeline Committee: Committee will schedule meeting in several weeks to update status and timeline for the year.
Vendor Review Committee: No update at this time. Gave a reminder of the 2026 agenda to review both audit and investment management firms.
Governance Committee: A Board governance review survey has been distributed to Board members.
Audit Committee: No update at this time.
1:31 pm ET: CEO Update
Allison reviewed new staff additions and promotions at ABA, and updated the Board on technology, advocacy, and member education projects currently in progress.
1:45 pm ET: CEO Monitoring Report
Allison reviewed the Monitoring Report 1.0 as distributed to the Board. Holly moved to accept this report, as seconded by Lisa, and the Board unanimously approved this report with thanks to the ABA leadership team and staff for their efforts and significant accomplishments on behalf of membership.
2:05 pm ET: Annual Publisher Meetings Agenda & Logistics
The Board discussed the agenda items and schedule for upcoming annual meetings with publishers and submitted individual availability data for the primary schedule to be coordinated by Joy.
2:51 pm ET: Annual Meeting & Community Forum
The Board reviewed the agenda for ABA’s Annual Meeting and Community Forum on Thursday, May 22, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET. Immediately following ABA's Annual Meeting, the ABA Community Forum will provide an opportunity for members to share challenges their stores are facing, support they need from ABA, and their thoughts about the future of bookselling. The agenda and an email address for members to submit questions for the Community Forum will be distributed beginning April 22.
3:45 pm ET: Adjournment
Jessica moved to adjourn the meeting, and Jake seconded.