The 2020 Annual Meeting was held on May 26th on www.ZOOM.us. Watch it below.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Massachusetts Social Distancing requirements, the Board of Directors decided to hold the Annual Meeting of the Charity online. Our 30 Members (How to become a Member) were invited and 19 were in attendance. The meeting space was opened at 6pm and the actual meeting was called to order at 6:30pm. While there is always room for improvement, clearly many of us have been familiarizing themselves with the format. Much of the structure remains the same as with past years, with one difference; the self-nomination process was changed. In all of the years since the Board of Directors was expanded, anyone who wanted to serve on the Board was allowed to put their name on the Slate of Directors and the Members voted YES/NO the Slate. In the view of the President, that system depended on unanimous consent of the Board of Directors. This year, each Director's self-nomination was voted upon by the Membership present. The new Board of Directors will consist of: (9 returning Directors) Rhonda Roberts, Jeff Stevens, Ginny Kraus, Susan Tyler, Darlene Peters, Faith Martin, Lori Ashley, Jeri Thayer, Ann Pierce, (6 new Directors) Dottie Hood, Sandy Silvester, Chris Hubble, Dennis Hubble, Kate Mackiewicz, and Jeff Rivard.
Not returning to the Board are Chip Mangio and Barbara Winslow.
Two Directors who self-nominated in advance were not added to the slate at this meeting. The Board of Directors will exercise their authority to appoint Directors in order to honor their self-nominations and address this oversight before the Board elects the new Officers of the Charity. Those Directors are Susie Sherman and Anne Williams.
When watching the video, remember that the Business Meeting begins about 30 minutes in, so fast-forward accordingly.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Massachusetts Social Distancing requirements, the Board of Directors decided to hold the Annual Meeting of the Charity online. Our 30 Members (How to become a Member) were invited and 19 were in attendance. The meeting space was opened at 6pm and the actual meeting was called to order at 6:30pm. While there is always room for improvement, clearly many of us have been familiarizing themselves with the format. Much of the structure remains the same as with past years, with one difference; the self-nomination process was changed. In all of the years since the Board of Directors was expanded, anyone who wanted to serve on the Board was allowed to put their name on the Slate of Directors and the Members voted YES/NO the Slate. In the view of the President, that system depended on unanimous consent of the Board of Directors. This year, each Director's self-nomination was voted upon by the Membership present. The new Board of Directors will consist of: (9 returning Directors) Rhonda Roberts, Jeff Stevens, Ginny Kraus, Susan Tyler, Darlene Peters, Faith Martin, Lori Ashley, Jeri Thayer, Ann Pierce, (6 new Directors) Dottie Hood, Sandy Silvester, Chris Hubble, Dennis Hubble, Kate Mackiewicz, and Jeff Rivard.
Not returning to the Board are Chip Mangio and Barbara Winslow.
Two Directors who self-nominated in advance were not added to the slate at this meeting. The Board of Directors will exercise their authority to appoint Directors in order to honor their self-nominations and address this oversight before the Board elects the new Officers of the Charity. Those Directors are Susie Sherman and Anne Williams.
When watching the video, remember that the Business Meeting begins about 30 minutes in, so fast-forward accordingly.
Here you will find the President's Report, the Clerk's Report, and the Treasurer's Report, all as PDFs.