June 2025 Board Meeting Minutes

Board members in attendance
Karla Nephew - President, Conrad Cole - Treasurer, Michelle Oberndorf - Secretary, Megan Sand - Board Member, Tom Ela - Board Member, Martin Wiesiolek - Board Member, Ryan Sullivan -Board Member
Guests
No guests

Meeting started at: 6:00 PM

Approval of Minutes (April 8, 2025):

  • Megan Sand was marked absent from April meeting

Financial Standing:

  • Reviewed current savings, profits/donations, and expenditures
  • Reviewed financial opportunities:
    • Grand Mesa Timing: Karla will test the new Jaguar system update at the Turkey Flats race in preparation for GMU
    • Tour of the Moon Sag Wagon

Board Memberships and Board Duties:

  • Discussion on board membership. Martin and Karla shared plans for the website to support auto-renewals and membership expiration reminders.
  • Questions raised about the ideal number of board members. No decision made.
  • Discussed encouraging more involvement from Strider members and making non-executive meetings more visible and open.
  • New newsletter co-editors: Megan Sand and Michelle Oberndorf

Election Results:

  • Reviewed election results and Teller Committee process
  • Concerns about anonymity in voting due to verification needs. Determined current process is appropriate for the club’s size and funding.
  • Discussed difficulties some members experienced with online voting. Agreed to send out a survey to gauge satisfaction.

Honoring MMS Founders:

  • Discussion on creating a lifetime membership, plaque, and website page to honor founding members
  • All members voted in favor of Lifetime Membership Honor

Action Items:

  • Create survey for election process – Megan Sand and Ryan Sullivan
  • Create Sign-Up Genius for GMU – Karla Nephew
  • Ensure sufficient bibs for upcoming races – Karla Nephew
  • Discuss QR codes for donations – Karla Nephew and Martin Wiesiolek
  • Create Founders page on MMS website – Martin Wiesiolek
  • Revise and print June newsletter – Tom Ela
  • Start template for August newsletter – Megan Sand and Michelle Oberndorf
  • Write and send letter of honor to Larry Ingram – Karla Nephew

End of Meeting: 7:45 PM