Thursday, April 16, 12:45 pm – 4:00 pm ET
In Attendance
Diane Capriola
Lauren Ciborski (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
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo
Lisa Swayze
Tegan Tigani
Talia Whyte
Absent
Donya Craddock
Raquel Roque
Holly Weinkauf
12:54 pm – 12:57 pm ET: Call to Order and Welcome
Board members were reminded to prioritize a commitment to antiracism, equity, access, and representation as a Board and in this meeting.
Board members were asked to add any disclosures of Dualities of Interest and Conflicts
of Interest pertaining to the meeting to the chat for everyone to review. None were
reported.
Board members were reminded to adhere to ABA Board norms during the meeting.
12:57pm – 1:21 pm ET: CEO & Monitoring Report
A motion to designate Allison as designee member liaison to American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) was made by Tegan, and seconded by Paul. Motion unanimously approved. A motion to approve the monitoring report was made by Jessica and seconded by Lisa. Motion unanimously approved.
1:21 pm – 1:30 pm ET: Annual Publisher Meetings
1:30pm – 1:53 pm ET: Plan Annual Meeting and Community Forum
1:54 pm – 2:10 pm ET: Break
2:10 pm – 2:13 pm ET: Approve Minutes
A motion to approve minutes from the March meeting was made by Paul, and seconded by Lisa. Motion unanimously approved.
2:13 pm – 2:31 pm ET: Committee Updates
Cynthia thanked the Nominating Committee for their work.
2:31 pm – 2:42 pm ET: Wrap Up, Housekeeping, and Follow Up Actions