June 2024 ABA Board Meeting Minutes

Saturday, June 8, 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT
Sunday, June 9, 9:00 am – 4:45 pm CT

In Attendance
Kathy Burnette
Danny Caine
Diane Capriola
Jenny Cohen
Cynthia Compton
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock
Joy Dallanegra-Sanger (ABA COO)
Ray Daniels (ABA CCO)
PK Sindwani (ABA CFO)
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo
Lisa Swayze
Tegan Tigani
Holly Weinkauf

Absent
Allison Hill (ABA CEO, joined for the second half of Day Two)
Christina Pascucci Ciampa
Raquel Roque

Day One:  Saturday, June 8, 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT

3:08 pm – 3:13 pm CT: Call to Order & Welcome

3:13 pm – 3:15 pm CT: May Board Minutes
Holly moved to approve the $1.1 million in IndieCommerce upgrade funding. Jake seconded the motion. The Board unanimously approved the motion. Kathy moved to approve the May meeting minutes and Jessica seconded the motion. The Board discussed changing a couple of typos and the Board unanimously approved the May Board meeting minutes.

3:15 pm – 4:18 pm CT: Board Education on Carver

4:19 pm – 4:31 pm CT: Break

4:32 pm – 4:55 pm CT: Committee Updates
Nominating Committee: Danny made a motion to approve the nominating committee appointments of Tina Ferguson (Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, CA); Dara Landry (CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX); Melissa DeMotte (The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d'Alene, ID) and Kathy seconded the motion. The Board discussed the appointments and unanimously approved the Nominating Committee appointments.

Agenda Committee: No update.

Vendor Review Committee: No update.

Finance Committee: No update.

Document Committee: The membership is currently voting on Bylaws revision proposed by the Board. Lisa volunteered to be on the Document Committee going forward. The committee will discuss the annual Governance Policies review soon.

CEO Review Committee: No update.

4:55 – 5:38 pm CT: Board Status/Pipeline Discussion
In light of Jeff’s departure from Seminary Co-op and subsequent ineligibility to serve on the ABA Board per the Bylaws, Kathy moved that Nominating Committee co-chairs develop a slate of candidates for an appointment. Lisa seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously to approve the motion.

5:38 pm – 5:51 pm CT: Break

5:52 pm – 7:00 pm CT: Board self-evaluation survey results and Board performance discussion

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT: Dinner

Day Two: Sunday, June 9, 9:00 am – 4:45 pm CT

9:08 am – 10:30 am CT: Annual Ends Policies review.

10:30 am – 10:45 am CT: Break

10:45 am – 12:05 pm CT: Annual Ends Policies review continued.

12:05 pm – 1:45 pm CT: Lunch

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm CT: Annual Ends Policies review continued. Holly made a motion to approve the updated Ends Policies. Diane seconded the motion. The Board approved the motion with one Board member abstaining.

2:45 pm – 3:05 pm CT: Break

3:05 pm – 4:35 pm CT: Governance Review Committee Presentation and Board Discussion
The Board met with the Governance Review Committee to discuss their review of the Board's 2023 year.

4:35 pm – 4:40 pm CT: Volunteers for IndieCommerce Advisory Council and DEIC
Jake volunteered to serve on the DEIC Committee and Jessica volunteered for the IndieCommerce Advisory Council as Board representatives.

4:40 pm – 4:45 pm CT: CEO Report and Monitoring Report (Ends Policies 1 & 2)
Jessica moved to accept the CEO Report and Monitoring Report for Ends Policies 1 & 2. Danny seconded the motion. The Board unanimously accepted the report.

4:45 pm CT: Adjourn
Danny made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jake seconded the motion.