April 26th, 2015
Updates
Forward Food: went great, had 120 people, all food rescue organizations
learned a ton, incorporating food justice principles into their work
Finances: doing great!
Allison Leaving: BOOOOO. But great for her. going to hire Lindsey in her
place.
Women who light the community Award: Hana won!
Budget Change; Pay Michael 20 hrs/ week: May, August-Dec.
Benko has been working more than 10 hours a week. Would like to pay him for 20.
May, Aug-Dec. Horray, all approved!
New Board Members
8 Candidates for board: We could choose 5; Could choose less or more.
Rhonda goes over her opinion of candidates.
1. Lisa: corporate background, management consulting, Rhonda likes that she
asks good questions
2. Wendy Peters Moschetti - FRA experience, development and health equity
experience, consultant on food issues
3. Summer Laws - non-profit startup experience.
4. Becky Higbee - lots of time available, organizational knowledge, physician
5. Ashley Rumble - fundraising plans, individual donor relations
6. Nina Holtz - community partnership building, lots of time available,
connections to CU faculty in other departments, maybe, for research
partnerships. A bit concerned that she lives at the Radish.
7. Stephen Bolling - needs direction
8. Lauren Spinrad - didn’t take it seriously
Barbara goes over her opinion
1. Lisa Lai: Developed and high level of expertise. Her profession would be a
huge benefit to Hana. Without knowing BFR, she is spot on regarding the
needs over the next 2 years. Too good to be true? Definitely #1 of all
applicants.
2. Wendy Moschetti: Loads and varied experience with food issues. Grant
knowledge highlighting analytical and writing skills. Dynamic in ability to
engage an audience and impart information. (observation from FFS)
3. Nina Holtz: Passion for BFR. Strongly connected to CU...benefit. Current
fellowship a plus, especially with the connections to The Community
Foundation and the Boulder Chamber. Willing to invest time.
4. Ashley Rumble: Enthusiasm is evident on application. Young development
professional and gaining experience. Could use more experience, but believe
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that she would benefit from board work. Strong application….said the right
things.
Summer Laws: Liked her application the best until I saw the others. Solid
management experience in nonprofit work. Grant writing and research
experience. Didn’t feel she was engaging as a speaker at the FFS.
Becky Higbee: ER doc...will she really have the time? 5-10 hrs. per week?
Great knowledge of BFR is a benefit, however, having another founder on the
board is not appealing to the board structure.
Stephen: Passionate for homeless. Solid volunteer with BFR. Wasn’t wowed
by application.
Lauren: adorable Cha Cha <3
Hana:
1. Wendy: Incredibly knowledgeable of food landscape in CO. Worked with her
before and she is super on point. Advocacy efforts and knowledge of FRA will
be incredibly helpful.
2. Becky: Application and ideas for BFR were really solid. Has tons of time.
Incredible passion for organization. She is a volunteer. Provides medical
background for why healthy food access is so important.
3. Ashley: Development director experience, incredible passion for BFR. Easy to
work with. Connections in the community.
4. Summer: BCPH perspective is important. Great at educational campaigning.
Quieter but great facilitator and knowledgeable about health outcomes,
impact. Has tons of connections in the community. Has access to large
grants.
5. Nina: Volunteer, knows lots of our recipients, passionate about BFR, provides
incredible perspective, puts in lots of time; super quiet, will need space to
speak up in the board meeting
6. Lisa: Incredible knowledge of business/ corporate level, consulting.
Consulting work could be incredibly beneficial for the organization. Automatic
power dynamic will be generated if she is on the board which is something we
have to be super conscious about if we have quiet people/ less experienced
people. Still want to challenge ideas.
7. Cha Cha: Awesome volunteer, great perspective if you know her
8. Stephen: would love to give him some other type of title but not a great
candidate for the board
Xavier:
1. Lisa sounds great, worried about different values
2. Wendy rocks- sounds awesome
3. Becky rocks- wonder about role on board
4. Nina rocks5. Ashley- seems young but good
6. Summer- don’t know
7. Cha
Suze
1. Lisa - I want her to be my mentor
2. Wendy- lady after my own heart
3. Becky- need her perspective
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Nina- I know her and she is really passionate
Summer- told her bad public speaking against her
Ashley- she wants to fundraise!
Stephen- maybe advisory board
Cha- didn’t take it seriously
Michael
1. Lisa sounds great, haven’t done anything that offends her yet
2. Cha cha is an awesome writer of LOE; Communications director - possible
role - keep cha cha in consideration!
3. Wendy sounds great
4. Becky - like continuity of having a founding board member coming back, has
institutional memory
5. Stephen- happy to eliminate
6. Summer, don’t know, not a lot of passion the way she stated
7. Ashley- like the EFAA connection; have more people involved from recipients
**Ashley- fundraising, partner → unanimous yay
**Becky- health, continuity, volunteer → unanimous yay
Cha Cha - communications → some yay
**Lisa- management, strategy, contacts → unanimous yay
Nina- volunteer, community relations, communications → 2 yays
Summer- BCPH, health, grant writing, → 3-4 yays
**Wendy- data, food committees, grant writing, research → unanimous yay
ChaCha: not on board
Nina: Suze thinks Barbara will like Nina; Rhonda worries that because she lives with
Hana that could be a thing; going into a leadership fellows → board votes yes!
Summer → board votes yes
Michael- nice to have overlap
Board offers to 6 people: Ashley, Becky, Lisa, Nina, Summer, Wendy
Board orientation after that
What to do for first meeting → lots of board meetings;
Thoughts on what we onboard them with. What should we do next.
Will ask New Era if we can use their space for a meeting