Minutes

City of Chandler — Special (2024-10-28)

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Meeting Minutes 
Chandler Museum Foundation  
Regular Meeting 
 
September 16, 2024| 5:30 p.m. 
Chandler Museum, Saguaro Room 
300 S. Chandler Village Drive, Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by Barbara Meyerson at 5:30 p.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Board Member Attendance 
 
 
Staff Attendance 
Barbara Meyerson, Chair  
 
 
Jody Crago, Museum Manager 
Joan Clark, Vice-Chair  
 
 
 
Samantha Groff, Programs Coordinator 
Rich Feely, Treasurer 
 
 
 
Rebecca Vega, Marketing & Volunteer Coordinator 
Joshua Askey 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tom Escobedo 
Calvenea Malloy 
Al Quihuis 
Jacki Ryan 
Martin Sepulveda  
 
 
  
Adam Turner 
 
Absent 
Brenda Abney 
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
Consent Agenda  
1. August 2024 Board Meeting Minutes 
• Calvenea Malloy made a motion to approve the minutes of the Museum Foundation 
Board Meeting of August 19, 2024.  
• Rich Feely seconded the motion.  
• Jacki Ryan suggested that section six of the minutes be revised and that the misspelling 
of her name be corrected.

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• Motion carried unanimously (10-0). The minutes with suggested changes were 
approved.  
 
Action Agenda  
2. Formation of a Museum Foundation Fundraising Workgroup  
• Rich Feely made a motion to approve the formation of a Museum Foundation 
Fundraising Workgroup.  
• Calvenea Malloy seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously (10-0). 
• The Workgroup will be led by Adam Turner. 
3. Approval of Waving Fees for November OAD Event 
• Calvenea Malloy made a motion to approve waving fees for the November 9th OAD 
event. 
• Martin Sepulveda seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously (10-0). 
 
Briefing 
4. Introduction of new Museum Staff 
• Samantha Groff, Programs Coordinator, and Rebecca Vega, Marketing and Volunteer 
Coordinator, were introduced to the Foundation. 
5. Museum Division Reorganization 
• The Vision Gallery and the gallery at the Chandler Center for the Arts will become part 
of the museum division. 
• Staffing changes within the Cultural Development Department were communicated. 
• There will be additional shifts in the organization chart which will be communicated in 
the future. 
• The department reorganization will happen in October. 
6. Chandler Museum Store Report: FY 23-24 
• Jody Crago presented the FY23-24 Store Report. Foundation members were provided 
with a copy. Discussion about the Report commenced. 
• There was additional discussion about the Vision Gallery Store. 
• There was additional discussion about relocating the Chandler Museum Store. 
7. Update on Friends of the Chandler Museum Membership 
• Foundation members submitted their lists of email addresses for contacting about 
Friends of the Chandler Museum Membership. 
• Foundation members discussed the launch of the membership, and communication 
and marketing strategies. 
• Jody Crago discussed the process of becoming a member online and in-person 
through the Museum Store. 
• The letter from the Foundation that will launch the membership program will be put 
on the agenda for approval at the next Executive Subcommittee meeting  on October 
7th. 
• The membership program will launch on October 8th.

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8. Museum Director’s Report 
• Jody Crago provided an update on the following exhibits and associated programs: 
o Portraits of Dementia (traveling) 
o Votes for Women (poster show) 
o Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross (traveling) 
o History Spot at City Hall: Veterans (kiosk) 
• Jody Crago provided an update on the progress of the redevelopment of The Ranch. 
• Museum marketing and promotional signage was discussed. 
• Jody Crago provided an update on potential Foundation member applications. 
 
Member Comments 
None. 
Member Announcements 
None. 
Calendar 
Next Museum Foundation Executive Subcommittee Meeting will be October 7, 2024, at 
1:00 p.m. at the Chandler Museum. 
 
Next Museum Foundation Governance Subcommittee Meeting will be October 14, 
2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Chandler Museum. 
 
Next Museum Foundation Board Meeting will be October 21, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the 
Chandler Museum. 
 
Next Museum Foundation Governance Subcommittee Meeting will be October 22, 
2024, at 3:30 p.m. at the Chandler Museum.  
 
Adjourn 
The meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m. 
 
 
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Barbara Meyerson, Chair  
 
 
 
 
Jody Crago, Staff Liaison