Tuesday, June 10, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm PT
Wednesday, June 11, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm PT
In Attendance
Diane Capriola
Lauren Ciborski (incoming ABA CFO)
Cynthia Compton
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock
Joy Dallanegra-Sanger (ABA COO)
Ray Daniels (ABA CCO)
Paul Hanson
Allison Hill (ABA CEO)
Brein Lopez
Christina Pascucci Ciampa (Attended Remotely)
Raquel Roque (Attended Remotely)
PK Sindwani (outgoing ABA CFO)
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo (Attended Remotely)
Tegan Tigani
Lisa Swayze
Holly Weinkauf
Talia Whyte
Day One: Tuesday, June 10, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm PT
3:21 pm PT: Call to Order
Cynthia called the meeting to order and reminded members of their commitment to antiracism,
equity, access, and representation in their discussion and their continued exercise of current Board norms.
Board members were asked to share any Dualities of Interest. Jake noted his service on the Bookshop.org Board. Paul noted his membership in IBC. PK noted his service on the BINC Board.
3:25 pm PT: Roses and Thorns/Board Discussion
4:25 pm PT: May Board Meeting Minutes
Tegan moved to approve the May Board Meeting minutes. It was seconded by Brein. Motion passed unanimously.
4:29 pm PT: New President's Introduction
Allison shared her CEO monitoring report. Holly moved to accept the report. It was seconded by Jake. Motion passed unanimously.
4:38 pm PT: CEO Monitoring Report
Allison shared her Monitoring Report 3.0. Holly moved to accept the report. It was seconded by Jake. Motion passed unanimously.
5:30 pm PT: Ends Policies Discussion
7:08 PM PT: Break for Dinner
Board meeting to resume on June 11.
Day Two: Wednesday, June 11, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm PT
9:00 am PT: Ends Policies Discussion Continued
Motion to accept changes as written to the Ends Policies, moved by Jake. It was seconded by Lisa. Motion passed unanimously.
10:55 am PT: Board Norms Discussion
The Board reviewed and discussed the existing Board norms document.
11:25 am PT: Q2 Financials and Endowment Report
Allison shared the FY 2025 Q2 projections and budget spreadsheets.
Williams Jones Endowment Report presented by John Cummings, Tom MacCowatt, and Joseph Ghio via Zoom.
12:25 pm PT: Lunch
1:35 pm PT: Board Self Evaluation and Governance Survey
The Board discussed the results of the recent governance survey and reviewed the Board
matrix.
2:15 pm PT: Committee Updates
The Board reviewed committee assignments. All committees to report at next Board meeting.
3:12 pm PT: Meeting Adjourned
Motion to adjourn moved by Jessica. It was seconded by Brein. All present voted in favor.