The GLOBE Academy
Minutes
Governance Committee Q3 2026
Date and Time
Tuesday September 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location
Pure Taqueria
3589 Durden Dr NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319
Please note, this is an in-person meeting. Zoom meeting will be for Executive Director, Christi Elliott-Earby to call in for a portion of the meeting.
Committee Members Present
K. Torres, N. Cowan
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
pollyc87@gmail.com, tertichnyfamily@gmail.com
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Torres called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The GLOBE Academy to order on Tuesday Sep 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Torres made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 06-23-26.
N. Cowan seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Committee Updates
A.
Board Recruitment
B.
Playbook(s) Review
C.
Next Meeting
Discuss new board member onboarding at next meeting December 15.
III. Other Business
A.
Next Steps
Katrina made a motion to swear new committee members: Polly Castro and Alex Tertichny.
Nathan Cowan seconded.
New members were sworn in.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Torres
Discussed refining the candidate experience process from initial interest to actual appointment.
Discussed committee interest form and process for candidate tracking. Aspiration for a more consistent, structured process.