Voices for International Business and Education

Minutes

2022 VIBE Board Retreat

Overnight Retreat (Friday Night)

Date and Time

Friday August 19, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Location

Canal Street Inn 

3620 Canal Street

New Orleans, LA 70119

Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1

Directors Present

C. Jones, D. Barnes, J. Lampton, K. Dwyer, M. Diaz Fugetta, P. Manson, S. Olivier, T. Winfield

Directors Absent

T. Carmouche

Ex Officio Members Present

A. Berger

Non Voting Members Present

A. Berger

Guests Present

Collette Tippy, F. McKenna

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Lampton called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Friday Aug 19, 2022 at 7:37 PM.

C.

Board (Team) Building Activities

Board Retreat Goals

  • Getting to know each other and about each other 
  • Networking
  • Sharing of institute knowledge
  • understand their goals
  • Support our Mission and Vision
  • Discuss how we all work together
  • Gaining a clear understanding of what it means to be a Board member
  • Receiving and understanding their board binder
  • Open communication
  • Sharing contact information
  • Preferred method of communication

 

Social contract

  • Mutual respect
  • Respectful in communication
  • considerate of each other's time
  • Using Board on Track to communicate- meeting attendance
  • Open communication 
  • come prepared for the meeting (Review documents before the meeting and come with questions)
  • Participate and share knowledge in meetings
  • Be physically present (attendance of school events)
  • Know roles and expectations as a board member
  • For HOS, summarized monthly report- give executive summary
  • Efforts
  • Engagement
  • Willing to provide support for students when needed

 

II. Public Comment

A.

Request for Public Comment

No public comments

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

K. Dwyer made a motion to to adjourn the meeting.
S. Olivier seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Carmouche
Absent
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
F. McKenna