Voices for International Business and Education
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 20, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Location
IHS Community Room
Voices for International Business and Education
http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1
Directors Present
C. Allen, E. George, H. Blumenthal, K. Dwyer, K. Katner, K. Turner, L. Hughes, M. Garcia, M. George, S. Retzlaff
Directors Absent
E. Graf, L. Johnson
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Wilson
Non Voting Members Present
S. Wilson
Guests Present
Allison Anderson, Betty Thibiodeaux, Donald Thomas, Kaye Morrison, Shannon Fazande, Timothy McGregor
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Blumenthal called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Wednesday May 20, 2015 at 6:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes of 4/22/2015
K. Dwyer made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 04-22-15 Board Meeting on 04-22-15.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Items for discussion concerning Officer and Committee Elections per Errol George email of 5/12/2015
Motion to change the Board Policy manual to reflect date change concerning the choosing of officers, died.
II. Chair Report
A.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION
Harry Blumenthal and Karen Dwyer to speak at the senior graduation.
III. Committee Meeting
A.
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE MEETING
B.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
K. Dwyer made a motion to vote on the budget at the June meeting.
E. George seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND Board Member RECOMMENDATIONS ! Dr Vera Triplett&Franz McField
E. George made a motion to recommend Vera Triplett to the V.I.B.E. Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2015.
M. George seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E. George made a motion to recommend Franz McField to the V.I.B.E. Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2015.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ON REELECTION OF ELIGIBLE BOARD MEMBERS
K. Katner made a motion to modify agenda by adding "recommendation of Board members who have not been termed out".
M. George seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E. George made a motion to recommend to re-nominate Board members who have not been termed out.
M. George seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Other Business
A.
BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE JULY 2015-JUNE 2016
C. Allen made a motion to adopt Board meeting schedule that was presented to all Board members.
E. George seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS FOR TERM 2015/2016
L. Hughes made a motion to nominate Harry Blumenthal to be Chairman for the '15-2016 SY.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Yeas:
Harry Blumenthal
Carol Allen
Maria Garcia
Maria George
Kevin Katner
Stacie Retzlaff
Kendal Turner
Karen Dwyer
Laval Hughes
Abstention:
Errol George.
L. Hughes made a motion to nominate Carol Allen to be the Vice Chair for the '15-2016 SY.
M. Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Yeas:
Harry Blumenthal
Carol Allen
Maria Garcia
Maria George
Kevin Katner
Stacie Retzlaff
Kendal Turner
Karen Dwyer
Laval Hughes
Abstention:
Errol George.
M. Garcia made a motion to nominate Stacie Retzlaff to be Board Secretary for the '15-2016 SY.
K. Dwyer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Yeas:
Harry Blumenthal
Carol Allen
Maria Garcia
Maria George
Kevin Katner
Stacie Retzlaff
Kendal Turner
Karen Dwyer
Laval Hughes
Abstentions:
Errol George.
K. Dwyer made a motion to amend the vote for Board Treasurer to be postponed until June.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Yeas:
Harry Blumenthal
Carol Allen
Maria Garcia
Maria George
Kevin Katner
Stacie Retzlaff
Kendal Turner
Karen Dwyer
Laval Hughes
Abstention:
Errol George.
E. George made a motion to amend the amendment to move the nomination of Board Treasurer to August 2015.
K. Dwyer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
Betty Thibodeaux - Secretary of State paperwork is due in August and needs to be renewed. PTO final meeting is 5/28 at 6pm and a OneApp guest speaker will be there. There will be an open chat.
Sean Wilson - Embarrassment to have the Board conducting a debate in a public forum.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Dwyer made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. George seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Anderson