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Governance & Nominating Committee minutes (draft)
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Members Present in person:
Member Present virtually: Member Absent:
Other Present:
Bill chaired the meeting.
Malcolm Macleod, Mike Miller, Bobby Krause (non-voting) Bill Corwin
David Blaikie
Sharon Wood
Minutes of Governance & Nominating Committee March 17, 2025
1. Approval of Minutes of January 2025 meeting Minutes were approved as presented.
2. MattersarisingfromtheMinutes
There were no matters not being covered during this meeting.
3. InterviewwithBeaAwoniyi Sharon left the meeting.
Notes were taken by Bobby during the Governance and Nominating Committee’s discussion regarding Bea Awoniyi’s Director evaluation.
The Committee agreed that Bea’s contributions to JSF as a Director are significant and meaningful. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in higher ed, and a real time understanding of trends and practices in higher ed and the disability field. Her vast network in these areas is a real value to JSF. Bea has demonstrated her commitment as a Director through her availability to attend grantee events. She is pleasure to work with and represents the Foundation with excellence.
Following the evaluation discussion, Bea joined the meeting. Bea was appreciative of the opportunity to serve as a Director. She shared how she has learned a lot in her role and is grateful for the opportunity to contribute.
Bea highlighted some of her priorities for JSF which included clear communication. She affirmed staff’s efforts to reach out and stay in touch with our grantees. She also pointed out the importance of appropriate language in our communications to best steward JSF - especially on our website. She is enthusiastic about the opportunity to continue to serve as a Director.
Bea was thanked and dismissed. The Committee agreed to recommend to the Board that Bea be reappointed to serve another three-year term as a Director.
Sharon returned to the meeting.
4. SuccessionPlanning
The Committee discussed the February 11, 2025 memo which had been circulated.
The Compensation Committee will review the Board Chair and CEO job descriptions. Malcolm shared some thoughts about the Board Chair job description:
▶ The Board Chair should be preoccupied with the Foundation and needs to know/understand what is going on. This is a fiduciary duty.
▶ The Board Chair needs to be a sounding board and support for the CEO. That implies availability. ▶ Compensation needs to reflect recognition of the position’s importance.