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April Report 2022
Nominating Committee meeting minutes
March 21, 2022
Members Present: David Blaikie, Bill Corwin, Malcolm Macleod, Mike Miller, Bobby Krause (non-voting)
Others Present: Sharon Wood Bill chaired the meeting.
1. Approval of Minutes of December 4, 2021 meeting.
Minutes were approved as presented.
2. Matters arising from the Minutes
Bill had sent the Committee Bea’s self-evaluation and an updated resume for David Sarju.
3. Update on potential Directors
Bobby reported that he met with Braulio Colon of the Helios Foundation primarily as a relationship building interaction.
Kevin Walker is on the Board for Board Source and is chairing their search for a new leader. There is concern about the amount of time he might have to give to JSF. Malcolm and Bobby both were impressed with him but noted that it is very difficult to get time with him. Bobby would like to continue to develop a relationship with him. He and Sherry had recently met with Kevin. Bill said that he and Kevin grew up in the same town. Bill’s daughter will be going to school in Minneapolis, so he expects he will connect with Kevin. The only other downside to him as a candidate is that he does not move us forward in our efforts to develop a more diverse board.
Cathy Yanosik is an experienced woman who is the Executive Director of the fund raising arm of a school. Mike noted that it is a very elite private school. David sat with her and her husband at the dinner Sunday night and liked both of them. Malcolm added that she was an excellent Development Officer when she was at Pathways to Education Canada. Cathy was the one to had suggested to Allison Urowitz of Ryerson University that she look at requesting a grant from JSF. Her perspective as a fund raiser could be useful for JSF. Plus, she would know the Pathways to Education Canada story well and bring an understanding of funding in the disadvantaged area. Mike and Malcolm could arrange to meet with her for lunch sometime in the near future.
Leslie Pendleton at University of Florida remains the most favorable consideration. She is a young, dynamic woman with great experience in student support services. She attended the event in Palm BeachinDecember2021. BobbywillmakeapointofgettingtoUniversityofFloridathisyeartomeetwith her about the Machen Scholars program as a means of continuing to develop the relationship.
King had advised Malcolm that Heidi Jordan has now left Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and moved to a position in a school in Tennessee. We could ask for an updated resume. It was pointed out that we do have a strong disability presence on the Board right now with Bea and Bill, plus King as a consultant.
The Committee recognized that after Hugh’s retirement from the Board, there were no imminent departures from the Board in the next few years. We currently do not have any unmet need for expertise on the Board. Committees are adequately staffed. There is no sense that Board members are overtaxed by their committee loads. Consequently, there is no urgency to place additional Board members. Instead, the Committee can continue to develop relationships opportunistically with potential candidates.
4. Preparation for interview of Bea Awoniyi
Bea’s answers to the self-evaluation had been circulated and reviewed. It was agreed that Bea’s answers were very thoughtful and thorough. Members were pleased with the questions in the form.
5. Confidentiality
It was noted that Bea’s self-evaluation had not been published in Diligent Boards because all Directors have access to all materials in the program. It was suggested that materials for this Committee’s
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