ACB Board of Directors Meeting January 30, 2024

• Call to Order: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Roll call and Introduction of Guests: Denise Colley, Secretary
• Approval of Agenda: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Approval of Minutes: Denise Colley, Secretary
• Mission Moment: Recognizing the entire ACB staff for pulling together to support ACBs mission with the departure of Clark and Kelly
• Update on Executive Director search process and timelines: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Executive Director Report: Dan Spoone, Interim Executive Director - Leadership conference; Introduction of Claire Stanley; Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs Advocacy
• Board discussion and action regarding Kingsley Plantation tour during convention: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Board discussion and action regarding confirmation of ACB mission and member expectations: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Discussion and action regarding ACB’s position on the human rights rally sponsored by BPI: Deb Cook Lewis, President

• Announcement of next board meetings: February 8th, 2024 meeting at 7 PM Eastern – Executive Session only February 15th, 2024 at 7 PM Eastern – Executive Session only March 2nd, 2024 in conjunction with the Leadership conference

• Adjourn

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The Board Of Publications Meeting Agenda: Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny] Roll Call [Zelda] Approval of Minutes from December 5, 2023 BOP Meeting [Zelda] Public’s Point of View [All guests are welcomed and encouraged to ask questions, share Comments, and make suggestions] Announcement: The Braille Forum Budget [Penny] Editor’s Report [Sharon] ACB Affiliate Editors’ Quarterly Meeting Update [Zelda] ACB Voices Blog: Member on the Mic Process Report [Cheryl, Anthony, Cachet] BOP BLOG Editors: Penny and Cheryl for January; Cachet and who for February? [All] Proposed Community Meeting: Let’s plan for this community event focused on the ACB Voices BLOG [All] BOP Editorial Manual Update [Let’s bring our calendars and schedule a preliminary meeting to work on the update.[Penny, Jeff, Zelda, Deb] ACB Media Report [Rick] Other Topics [All] Adjourn The next meeting of the BOP will occur on February 6, 2024, beginning at 8:30 PM, ET. Happy new year!

Agenda:

Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny]

Roll Call [Zelda]

Approval of Minutes from the November 7, 2023 BOP Meeting [Zelda]

Public’s Point of View ]Guests]

Editor’s Report[Sharon]

The ACB-Conversation E-mail Discussion List Moderation [Cheryl, All]

ACB Voices BLOG: The Member on the Mic(MOM) Process Report [Cheryl, Cachet, Anthony

Recruiting candidates for MOM interviews [Anthony] Have ACB members responded to our request for interview subjects?

BOP Voices BLOG Reviewers for December Who would like to volunteer?

Editorial Policy Manual Updates [Penny, Zelda, and Jeff] We still need to schedule a time for this. Shall we postpone until January?

Update on EReader training [Penny]

ACB Media Report [Rick]

2023 ACB Telephonic Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, November 28, 2023

at 8:00PM ET (after Executive Session)

Meeting Time: 7:30PM ET – 11:30PM ET

1. Call to Order: Deb Cook Lewis, ACB President
2. Roll Call and Introduction of Staff and Guests: Denise Colley, ACB Secretary
3. Review and Approval of Agenda: Deb Cook Lewis, ACB President

4. Executive Session: (7:30 PM ET Until 8:00 PM ET) Broadcast on ACB Media Six Starts at 8:00PM ET. President Deb Cook Lewis welcomes listeners and explains meeting agenda

5. Mission Moment: Deb Cook Lewis and Dan Spoone

6. ACB Celebrates the 3rd Annual AD Awards Gala: Our AD Awards Gala committee did an outstanding job creating, communicating, producing, and raising funds for ACB. Special thanks to Tabitha Kenlon, Kim Charlson, Carl Richardson, Joel Snyder, Rick Morin, Gabriel Lopes Kafati, Clark Rachfal, Jo Lynn Bailey Page, Kolby Garrison, Jeff Thom, Doug Roland and our industry partners for all of their contributions!

7. President’s Report: Deb Cook Lewis A. Dec. 4 and 11th board meeting B. January 30 Board Meeting C. March 2 DC Leadership Board Meeting

8. Staff Report: Dan Spoone

9. Review and Approval of 2024 D.C. Leadership Conference Calendar: Deb Cook Lewis, Dan Spoone and the Entire Board
10. Update on the 2024 ACB Conference and Convention: Janet Dickelman, Convention Committee Chair

11. Update on the Executive Director Job Description and Job Posting: Executive Director Search Committee and Entire ACB Board (Broadcast on ACB Media Six Stops)

12. Executive Session:

13. Adjourn

Rick Morin ACB Media and IT Manager American Council of the Blind, Inc. +1 (860) 426-9161 rmorin@acb.org

20231107 Board of Publications Meeting November 2023

Agenda:

• Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny]

• Roll Call [Zelda]

• Approval of Minutes from the October 3, 2023 BOP Meeting [Zelda]

• Public’s Point of View [Guests]

• Editor’s Report[Sharon]

• Including an Overview of ACB Media in each Braille Forum and on the web site [Penny, Sharon, All] Proposed content? Can an informative page be located on the inside back cover of the Braille Forum?

• Braille Forum boiler plate [Sharon, Penny, All] Where should it consistently appear in the magazine? What information should it include?

• A BOP page on www.acb.org How can we make this happen? [Deb, Rick]

• An e-mail address for the Board of Publications Can we create one? And, point it to the Chair’s personal e-mail address? [Deb, Rick]

• ACB Voices BLOG We need to add information about suggested wordcount to the introductory material. And a description of appropriate topics. Anything else? [All]

• Do we have the BLOG submission from Karyn? Anything else to review yet for November?

• Member at the Mic Process: Approval of Cheryl and Cachet’s proposal [Cheryl, Cachet, Anthony, all]

• Member at the Mic and Scholarship Winner Spotlight update [Anthony]

• Penny and Cheryl are BLOG reviewers for November. Who wants to volunteer for December?

• Editorial Policy Manual Updates Penny, Zelda, and Jeff agreed to address necessary updates, including to review Section 15 which deals with the BOP’s role with respect to social media, to incorporate changes approved in 2019 in the Editorial Manual that is published on the web site, and to add large print guidelines that were approved last year to the appendix on the web site.  . We need to find a time to meet. [Penny, Zelda, Jeff]

• Braille Forum Budget[Deb, Katie] What happens next? Has the list of Braille Forum subscribers been purged of non members, and did that reduce our costs for producing the Braille Forum??

• Update on EReader training [Penny]

• ACB Media Report [Rick] Is the new version of ACB LINK up now?

• Update on ACB’s presence on the Mastodon platform [Jeff, Rick]

• Other Topics? [All]

• Adjourn. Next BOP meeting: December5, 2023.

2023 ACB Fall Board of Directors Meeting Saturday, September 30, 2023

• Call to Order: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: Denise Colley, Secretary
• Review and Approval of Agenda: Deb Cook Lewis, President
• Review and Approval of Minutes: August 15, 2023, Telephonic - Denise Colley, Secretary

• Mission Moment: Deb Cook Lewis and Dan Spoone ACB Media Podcasts

• Consent Agenda: Deb Cook Lewis A. Advocacy Update Report: Clark Rachfal/Swatha Nandhakumar B. Resource Development Report: Bill Reeder, Jo Lynn Bailey Page, and Kolby Garrison C. Prospect Development Approach to Fundraising – Bill Reeder D. Membership Services Report: Cindy Hollis E. Braille Forum Editor’s Report: Sharon Lovering F. Financial Statements: Nancy Becker

• Convention and Survey Feedback Report: Janet Dickelman, Convention Committee Chair and Rick Morin, Information Technology and ACB Media Manager

• President’s Report: Deb Cook Lewis A. Committee Chairs and Assignments B. WBU and FCC Update C. 2024 Informational Board Budget Meeting: Proposed Date - Nov. 28th D. 2024 Board Budget Meetings: A Revenue and an Expense Meeting - Proposed Dates -Dec. 4th and Dec. 11th E. Support the Holiday Auction

• Staff Reports: A. Executive Director B. Advocacy C. Resource Development D. CFO

• Financial Summary for 2023 Year-to-Date: Michael Garrett, ACB Treasurer

• Review and Approval of the 2024 Legacy Endowment Drawdown: Michael Garrett and Nancy Marks Becker
• Board of Publications (BOP) Report: Penny Reeder, BOP Director
• Review and Approval of Mastodon Presence: Deb Cook Lewis and Dan Spoone
• Review and Approval of Changes to Community Event Platform Expectations & Guidelines: Deb Cook Lewis and Lucy Edmonds

• ACB Enterprise Services Board Report and Elections: Michael Garrett, ACBES Board Chair A. Jeff Thom, George Holliday, and Terry Pacheco (remainder of Dan Spoone’s term) terms are expiring

• ACB Demographic and Diversity Report: Deb Cook Lewis and Nancy Marks Becker

• Discussion on the 2024 DC Leadership Conference: Deb Cook Lewis, Dan Spoone, and Clark Rachfal
• Committee Reports (as needed): ACB Officers and other committee liaisons
• Adjourn

ACB Board Workshop Friday, September 29, 2023

• Introductions and Welcome: Deb and Dan
• Presentation on the Big Data Report Project: Dr. John Crews; Professor Ohio State University
• Medicare Expenditure Reimbursement Model for Rehabilitation Services: Lee Nasehi; CEO, Vision Serve Alliance 
• Review strategic plan: Deb Cook-Lewis and Dan Spoone
• Review of budget process: Dan Spoone and Nancy Becker

Agenda: The October 3, 2023 Meeting of the ACB Board of Publications

• Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny]

• Roll Call [Zelda]

• Approval of Minutes from the September 5, 2023 Meeting [Zelda]

• Public’s Point of View ]Guests]

• Editor’s Report[Sharon]

• Braille Forum Boiler Plate: Where should it consistently appear in the magazine? What information should be included? [Penny, Sharon, All]

• BOP Web Page on ACB.org: How can we make it happen? What information should it include? [Penny, All]

• The ACB Publications Policy Manual [Jeff, Penny, All] Should we appoint an ad hoc committee to take a look at Section 15, to clarify the BOP’s role with respect to social media,? To review all of the manual to determine if there are policies that need to be re-visited?

• The FY-2024 Braille Forum Budget: What recommendations should we make to the ACB Board’s Budget Committee? [Penny, Deb and Katie, All]

• The ACB Voices BLOGG Updates on Member at the Mic and Scholarship Winner at the Mic [Anthony, Katie]

• The Procedure for creating, updating, and sustaining Member at the Mic [Anthony, Cheryl, Cachet, All]

• BLOG reviewers for October, November [All]

• BOP Training Responsibility [Penny, All] Possible topics

• ACB Media Report [Rick]

• Other Topics? ]All]

• Adjourn. Next BOP meeting: November 7, 2023.

Board of Publications Meeting Agenda: September 5, 2023

• Welcome and Review of Agenda – Penny Reeder, BOP Chair
• Roll Call – Cachet
• Approval of Minutes from August 1, 2023 Meeting – Cachet
• Public’s Point of View: We welcome hearing from our guests.
• ACB Braille Forum Editor’s Report – Sharon Lovering, Editor

• ACB Braille Forum Themes – BOP; We have identified themes for October: White Cane Safety Day, Revisiting Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment; November: Audio Description, Thanksgiving; December: International Relations Committee; January: Looking ahead, affiliate plans for coming months; February: Voting for people who are blind in this election year, Black History Month and Civil Rights for Everyone. Let’s think about themes for March, April and May!

• The ACB Voices BLOG – Anthony Corona and BOP: Member at the Mic, an interview with Jamaica Miller, and who is scheduled next? – Anthony. Other submissions: Which BOP members will review proposed Voices submissions in September? Scholarship winners interviews, an Update – Anthony; Ad hoc Member at the Mic committee updates – Anthony, Cheryl, Cachet; Recruiting BLOG writers from affiliate leaders at Quarterly Editors’ Meeting – Zelda, Penny

• Quarterly Editors’ Meetings: Are we all set for the September meeting? Any concerns about subsequent meetings? – Zelda

• BOP and the ACB Annual Budget: Beginning to think about our Recommendations to the ACB Budget Committee – Penny, Katie, Deb, Sharon, BOP

• ACB Media – Rick Morin
• Public Affairs Committee Update -- Katie
• Additional topics – BOP
• Adjourn. Next meeting: October 3, 2023.

2023 ACB Telephonic Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Broadcast on ACB Media Six 8:00 PM ET – 11:00 PM ET 1.  Call to Order:  Deb Cook Lewis, President 2.  Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: Denise Colley, Secretary 3.  Review and Approval of Agenda:  Deb Cook Lewis, President 4.  Review and Approval of Minutes: June 30, 2023, Schaumberg, Illinois (Pre-convention), Denise Colley, Secretary 5.  Mission Moment: Deb Cook Lewis and Dan Spoone ACB celebrates all who contributed to the success of the 2023 ACB Conference and Convention in Schaumberg, IL. This includes every ACB staff member, the convention steering and program committees, our fabulous volunteers both members and people from the Schaumberg community, our IL host committee and so many, many more. It felt like we were all back together again even though many of us attended virtually. 6.  President’s Report:  Deb Cook Lewis A. Fall Board meeting dates: September 29-30 in Jacksonville, FL B. Update on Committee chairs and assignments C. Board discussion of a request from some members that we not hold a convention in Jacksonville, FL due to political considerations. A vote will be taken. D. Board resolution to change signatures on all ACB and ACBES bank accounts that end in 9070, 9062, 9222, 9118, and 9097.  Removing Eric Bridges and David Trott and adding Michael Garrett and Dan Spoone. 7.  Executive Director Report:  Dan Spoone A.   Review and approval of ACVREP letter pertaining Resolution 2023-16 B.   Other updates 8.  Review and Approval of the 2023 Resolution Priorities and Assignments:  Deb Cook Lewis, Jeff Thom, Clark Rachfal and Swatha Nandhakumar 9.  Election of the Budget Committee:  Elected members for 2022 were David Trott, Deb cook Lewis and Jeff Bishop.

1. Election of the Chair of the Public Relations Committee: Current chair is Deb Cook Lewis

2. Election of Executive Committee: Officers will be sent an additional Zoom link and Board members will use the Board meeting link. All will reconvene for the results. This portion of the meeting will not be streamed.

3. Adjourn

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