Las Américas ASPIRA Academy

Minutes

ADCO Board Meeting with Executive Session

Date and Time

Wednesday January 25, 2023 at 5:00 PM

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Directors Present

A. Ben Addi (remote), A. Viscarra Gikas (remote), C. Dipres (remote), E. Diaz (remote), G. Gonzalez (remote), K. Fana-Ruiz (remote), M. Brown (remote), M. Terranova-Fissel (remote), R. Penix-Tadsen (remote)

Directors Absent

A. Chávez, J. Lawrence, P. Viera, Jr., R. Rhem

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

C. Dipres

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 Jan 25, 2023 at 6:05 PM.

C.

Vote to enter Executive Session

R. Penix-Tadsen made a motion to enter executive session.
A. Ben Addi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Dipres arrived at 6:10 PM.

II. Executive Session

A.

Strategic Planning

B.

Vote to Return to Public Session

C. Dipres made a motion to return to public session.
M. Brown seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Approval of Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes

A.

Approve January meeting agenda and December meeting minutes

The minutes from December 20 need two corrections - to change the ASIRA to ASPIRA in the title and to fix Carlos Dipres name.  They were unanimously approved subject to these changes.  Motion was made by Rebecca Penix-Tadsen and seconded by Carlos Dipres.  Greg will contact Board on Track to get the minutes corrected. 

R. Penix-Tadsen made a motion to approve the minutes from Las Américas ASPIRA Academy on 12-20-22.
C. Dipres seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. LAAA Team Member Spotlight

A.

Nemorio “Nemo” Rosas

Nemo made a presentation to the Board.

V. Finance

A.

Financial Report

G. Panchisin presented the financial report.

B.

Approval of Financial Report

R. Penix-Tadsen made a motion to approve the financial report.
C. Dipres seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Fiscal Year 2023 Final Operating Budget

G. Panchisin presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 final operating budget.

D.

Approval Fiscal Year 2023 Final Operating Budget

C. Dipres made a motion to approve the final operating budget as presented.
R. Penix-Tadsen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Operations

A.

Operations Update

G. Panchisin gave an operations update.

VII. Development

A.

Development Update

E. Diaz gave a development update. 

VIII. DEIB

A.

DEIB Report

R. Penix-Tadsen provided a report from the DEIB committee. 

IX. PTO

A.

PTO Report

No update.

X. CEO

A.

CEO Report

M. Lopez Waite gave her CEO report. 

XI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

R. Penix-Tadsen made a motion to adjourn meeting.
M. Terranova-Fissel 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 7:40 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Terranova-Fissel