June 2023 Cultural Foundation Board Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes 
Chandler Cultural Foundation 
Regular Meeting 
 
June 22, 2023 | 5:30 p.m. 
Chandler Museum, Saguaro Room 
300 S. Chandler Village Dr., Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by LaTricia Woods at 5:34 p.m.  
 
Roll Call 
Board Member Attendance 
Staff Attendance 
LaTricia Woods, Vice-Chair 
Michelle Mac Lennan, Arts Center Manager 
Steena Murray, Treasurer 
Kim Moyers  
Julia Marreel, Secretary 
Anna Camino 
Candy Yu 
Cynde Cerf 
Erika Castro 
 
Jeanne Forbis 
 
Jennifer Sanchez 
 
Linda Yarbrough 
Guests 
Peppur Chambers 
Debbie Rubenstrunk 
Susan Baker 
GarWen Jackson 
 
Jane Bjornstad 
Absent 
 
Christopher McMullan 
 
David Woodruff, Chair 
 
Mari Jo Woolf-Whitaker 
 
Mike Halle 
 
Sherida McMullan

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Scheduled and Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None 
 
Consent Agenda  
1. May Cultural Foundation Board Meeting Minutes 
 Steena Murray made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the May 25, 
2023, Cultural Foundation Board Meeting.  
 Susan Baker seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously, 10-0. The minutes 
were approved as written.  
 
Action Agenda  
2. Approve Event Budgets    
 Jeanne Forbis made a motion to approve the Event Budgets for An Evening with 
John Cusack, Kamasi Washington, Amy Grant, and Josh Stone.  
 Susan Baker seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously, 10-0.  
 
3. Approve FY24 Annual Budget 
 Steena Murray made a motion to approve the FY24 Annual Budget. 
 Julia Marreel seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously, 10-0. 
 Michelle Mac Lennan reviewed the FY24 Annual Budget.  
 Board members can contact Mac Lennan with questions.  
 
4. Appoint Board Development Subcommittee Chair 
 Jeanne Forbis made a motion to appoint a Board Development Subcommittee Chair. 
 Steena Murray seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously, 9-0. LaTricia 
Woods recused herself from the vote.  
 LaTricia Woods was appointed as the Chair for the Board Development 
Subcommittee.  
 
Briefing 
5. May Financial Report  
 Steena Murray reviewed the May Financial Report.  
 
6. Review Board Survey Matrix  
 Michelle Mac Lennan reviewed the results from the Board Survey. Thank you to all 
board members who responded.  
 Some of the areas covered in the survey included board member engagement, 
board member support, competencies, resources board members have experience 
in (fundraising, strategic planning, advocacy, education, community engagement, 
and more), and opportunities in various training topics such as diversity, Chandler

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Center for the Arts ecosystem, fundraising, Chandler politics, and specific roles of 
the groups that govern the Center (City of Chandler, Chandler Unified School 
District, and Chandler Cultural Foundation). 
 
7. EDI Readiness Workshop 
 The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Readiness Workshop will be held on 
August 25th.  
 An e-mail with a pre-workshop assignment will be sent a few weeks before the 
workshop. Please complete that assignment when received as data from it will be 
used by the facilitator to prepare for the Readiness Workshop.  
 
8. Center Stage Brunch Update 
 Debbie Rubenstrunk and Cynde Cerf provided an update for the Center Stage 
Brunch Event, which will be held on Sunday, October 22nd, starting at noon. 
 Information is on the Center’s webpage, under the Events tab, 
https://www.chandlercenter.org/Brunch2023 
 This year, an individual table of eight can be purchased online.  
 There is a folder on Google Drive which contains ‘everything you need to know 
about the Center Stage Event,’ including information on the Mystery Boxes. That 
folder is located: 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18rcXoI4h6mKjsEkbLe2zntNPkAP2MzD1?usp
=drive_link 
 
9. Profit & Loss Reports 
 Michelle Mac Lennan reviewed the Profit & Loss statements for Jarabe Mexicano 
and Melissa Ethridge.  
 A Profit & Loss Summary for the 2022-2023 Season year-to-date was also reviewed.  
 
Friends Announcements 
Garwen Jackson announced there were 12 events since the last board meeting, which equated to 
558 volunteer hours. There are 129 active volunteers. 
 
Member Comments/Announcements 
Michelle Mac Lennan informed the board that the meeting minutes and meeting agenda tabs in 
the LiveBinder will be removed. This information is available on the City’s Boards & Commissions 
webpage for the Chandler Cultural Foundation, 
https://www.chandleraz.gov/government/boards-and-commissions/cultural-foundation 
 
The FY2023-24 Key Dates document for the CCF was included in the meeting packet.

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For the Special Events Grant Panel, Chandler Cultural Foundation Board representation is Peppur 
Chambers as Chair, Erika Castro as Committee Member, and Julia Marreel as Alternate. The panel 
meets in September. More information will be sent to the Chambers, Castro, and Marreel by the 
City’s Special Events Coordinator.  
 
Calendar 
The EDI Readiness Workshop is scheduled for Friday, August 25, 2023, from 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 
p.m., at the Chandler Museum, Saguaro Room, 300 S. Chandler Village Drive. 
 
The next board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., at the 
Chandler Museum, Saguaro Room, 300 S. Chandler Village Drive. 
 
Adjourn 
The meeting was adjourned at 6:48 p.m. 
 
 
______________________________ 
 
 
             
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LaTricia Woods, Vice-Chair 
 
 
 
 
Michelle Mac Lennan, Staff Liaison