Thursday, June 25, 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT
Friday, June 26, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT
In Attendance
John Cavalier
Cynthia Compton
Donya Craddock
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock
Joy Dallanegra-Sanger (ABA COO)
Ray Daniels (ABA CCO)
Allison Hill (ABA CEO)
Brein Lopez
Raquel Roque
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo
Lisa Swayze
Holly Weinkauf
Talia Whyte
Absent
Diane Capriola
Lauren Ciborski (ABA CFO)
Paul Hanson
Christina Pascucci Ciampa
Day One: Thursday, June 25, 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT
3:06 pm – 3:10 pm CT: Call to Order and Welcome
Cynthia reminded Board members to prioritize our commitment to antiracism, equity, access, and representation as a Board and asked members to disclose any Dualities of Interest or Conflicts of Interest pertaining to any agenda items. No conflicts of interest were noted.
Board members were reminded to adhere to ABA Board norms during the meeting.
3:10 pm – 4:06 pm CT: Introductions/Roses & Thorns
Board members were invited to share something they are happy/pleased about in their personal or store life (a rose), something they are challenged by/not happy about in their personal or store life (a thorn), or something they're looking forward to (a bud).
4:07 pm – 4:09 pm CT: Briefing on Lit Circle Presentation from Allison
4:10 pm – 4:11 pm CT: May Minutes Approval
Motion to approve May minutes made by Holly, seconded by Brein. Motion approved unanimously.
4:11 pm – 4:30 pm CT: Break
4:30 pm – 5:16 pm CT: Review of Board Norms
The Board discussed some proposed updates to Board norms. Language for the updates will be workshopped by the Documents Committee and shared with the Board, to be voted on during the July meeting.
5:19 pm – 6:21 pm CT: CEO and Monitoring Reports
Allison shared that Indie Commerce 2.0 migration is officially complete for all stores. Congratulations to ABA staff on completing 3+ years of work on this project.
Motion to approve the monitoring report made by Brein, seconded by Lisa. Motion approved unanimously.
6:22 pm – 7:07 pm CT: Board Dinner
7:08 pm – 8:19 pm CT: Introduction to Ends Policies Discussion
8:19 pm CT: Break/End for Day
Day Two: Friday, June 26, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT
9:07 am – 10:52 am CT: Ends Policies Discussion Continued
Lisa moved to accept the new language proposed as a basis for moving forward, Jake seconded the motion. The motion carried.
10:52 am – 11:00 am CT: Break
11:00 am – 12:10 am CT: Lit Circle Presentation by Rebecca George
12:10 pm – 1:00 pm CT: Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:40 pm CT: Committee Updates
The Documents Committee presented updates to the governance policy for Board review. The Board provided directives for preparing a final document for a July vote.
Committee Assignments:
Agenda Committee: Cynthia, Jake, Diane, Allison, Christina
Audit Review Committee: Holly, Lauren, Jessica Osborne (Seeking 1–2 additional booksellers)
CEO Review Committee: Cynthia, Jake, Diane, Holly
Documents Committee: Jessica, Lisa, Talia, Christina
Finance Committee: Holly, Brein, Cynthia, John, Allison, Lauren
Nominating Committee: Lisa, Jessica, Donya, Brein (Seeking 2–3 additional booksellers)
Pipeline Committee: Brein, Jenny Cohen, Cathy Berner, Cal Crosby
Vendor Review Committee: Jake, John, Paul, Cynthia, Lauren
Ad Hoc Committee for Internal Communications: Lisa, Jessica, Christina, John
2:41 pm CT: Meeting Adjourned
Lisa moved to adjourn, Donya seconded.