Board Meeting Minutes, December 6, 2009
Published by Admin on 2009/12/6 (946 reads)
The Board of Trustees met in a Gmail chat at 2:00 PM Eastern time, with Ari Ne'eman presiding. Dora Raymaker, Scott Robertson, Meg Evans, and Paula Durbin-Westby were present. Meg Evans prepared the meeting minutes.
The first item on the agenda was the addition of new board members. Specific details were excluded from the minutes in order to allow for frank conversation. After discussion of the candidates' qualifications, the Board unanimously voted to appoint Elesia Ashkenazy and Melanie Yergeau as board members.
Ari Ne'eman then proposed scheduling a Strategic Planning Session, separate from the board meetings, to discuss ways to improve ASAN's operations so that ASAN can better meet its responsibilities to the community. The Board agreed to hold a planning session and decided that it should include input from some cross-disability allies on how to work more effectively as a disability advocacy group. Meg Evans agreed to moderate the session, as suggested by Ari Ne'eman. The Board considered structure issues and agreed that it should be a Gmail chat and that it should begin with discussion of prepared questions, followed by a brainstorming period.
Meg Evans gave the Board a brief update on the activities of the Chapter Anatomy Committee, chaired by Elesia Ashkenazy, which is currently working on a handbook for new chapter leaders. Ari Ne'eman discussed a proposal for a new Higher Education/Academia Workgroup, led by Melanie Yergeau, which will provide mentoring to autistic academics and will work to increase acceptance of neurodiversity in higher education. The Board voted to authorize the workgroup.
Dora Raymaker briefly discussed ASAN's research activities and stated that she will provide regular research updates to the Board. She will create a section of the website dealing with ASAN's involvement as an Autistic Community partner in research.
The Board agreed that the next meeting will be held Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, at 2:00 PM EST.
The first item on the agenda was the addition of new board members. Specific details were excluded from the minutes in order to allow for frank conversation. After discussion of the candidates' qualifications, the Board unanimously voted to appoint Elesia Ashkenazy and Melanie Yergeau as board members.
Ari Ne'eman then proposed scheduling a Strategic Planning Session, separate from the board meetings, to discuss ways to improve ASAN's operations so that ASAN can better meet its responsibilities to the community. The Board agreed to hold a planning session and decided that it should include input from some cross-disability allies on how to work more effectively as a disability advocacy group. Meg Evans agreed to moderate the session, as suggested by Ari Ne'eman. The Board considered structure issues and agreed that it should be a Gmail chat and that it should begin with discussion of prepared questions, followed by a brainstorming period.
Meg Evans gave the Board a brief update on the activities of the Chapter Anatomy Committee, chaired by Elesia Ashkenazy, which is currently working on a handbook for new chapter leaders. Ari Ne'eman discussed a proposal for a new Higher Education/Academia Workgroup, led by Melanie Yergeau, which will provide mentoring to autistic academics and will work to increase acceptance of neurodiversity in higher education. The Board voted to authorize the workgroup.
Dora Raymaker briefly discussed ASAN's research activities and stated that she will provide regular research updates to the Board. She will create a section of the website dealing with ASAN's involvement as an Autistic Community partner in research.
The Board agreed that the next meeting will be held Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, at 2:00 PM EST.
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