Board of Directors Meeting
February 2-3, 2006
The first meeting of the 2006 ChoralNet Board of Directors was called to order by President Michael Shasberger at 7:50am (PST) on Thursday, February 2, 2006. In attendance:
Frank
Albinder, representing ChoralNet Partner Chorus America;
Brigid Coult, representing ChoralNet Patrons;
Dean Ekberg, representing ChoralNet Donors;
James Feiszli, representing ChoralNet Partner IFCM;
Charles Fuller, representing ChoralNet Partner ACDA;
Carol Hague, representing ChoralNet Patrons;
Christine Hoffman , At large Director
Michael Shasberger, At-large Director
Shasberger presented a short agenda with only two items:
Approval of minutes from the previous meeting
Election of officers for the 2006 Board
Albinder moved to accept the minutes from the previous meeting. Fuller seconded. After calling for votes, Shasberger pronounced the minutes passed by a majority vote at 8:05am (PST), Friday, February 3, 2006.
Shasberger then presented a proposed slate of officers for 2006:
President: Feiszli
Vice President: Albinder
Secretary: Shasberger
Treasurer: Hoffman
Chair of Lists and Forums: Hague
and asked for a motion to adopt or for nominations different from the proposed slate.
Fuller moved for adoption of the entire slate. Feiszli seconded. Shasberger provided a grace period for discussion, alteration, or competing motions, Shasberger called for votes to be cast. Shasberger announced the slate approved and meeting adjourned at 12:55 (PST) on February 3, 2006. In that message, his last as ChoralNet President, Shasberger included this statement and charge to the 2006 Board of Directors:
I think we have made good progress over this time in stabilizing ChoralNet technically, financially and organizationally. We have successfully made the transition from a founding vision to a sustainable mission. We have done much to bring the choral world together and serve our colleagues. We have done all that through the dedicated work of individuals both on and off this Board to whom I owe great thanks. For all that I am thankful and glad to have been a part of the effort. I believe that the charge of our Board at the present moment is to continue to strengthen our financial base, extend the depth of our community, and continue to be innovative in response to the possibilities that technology presents us. We must not become the 'old school' on the internet choral word, we cannot afford to be complacent with the services we offer, we must not cease working to build community by bringing more members of the choral music community into contact with our services, and we must continue to be creative in our pursuit of financial support to enhance our efforts. I am very pleased to transition to a new role on this Board and am quite frankly excited to see one of our 'founding fathers' who shared in the original vision and technical insight that started this enterprise step into the role of president at this time.