Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
Minutes
ADCO Board Meeting with Executive Session
Special Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
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Directors Present
D. Curry (remote), E. Diaz (remote), G. Gonzalez (remote), J. Lawrence (remote), M. Casanova (remote), N. Nunez (remote), P. Viera, Jr. (remote), R. Miranda (remote), R. Redden-Huff (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Ben Addi, A. Chávez
Guests Present
De'Yanna Yancey-Harris (remote), Debbie Panchisin (remote), G. Panchisin (remote), Jennifer Becnel-Guzzo (remote), M. Lopez-Waite (remote), Mandy Minutola (remote), Michael Rodriguez (remote), Shakima Kelly (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
G. Gonzalez called a meeting of the board of directors of Las Américas ASPIRA Academy to order on Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
II. Executive Session
A.
Move to Executive Session
P. Viera, Jr. made a motion to move to Executive Session.
D. Curry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Vote to Return to Public Session
A.
Vote to Move to Public Session
J. Lawrence made a motion to move to Public Session.
E. Diaz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Action Items
A.
Vote on Action (TBD)
E. Diaz made a motion to approve action item dicussed in Executive Session.
R. Miranda seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Guest Speaker - Ms. Shakima Kelly spoke for three minutes on her concerns of the AVA Program.
V. 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 8:18 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Panchisin