Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2025-03-17)

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Meeting Minutes 
Chandler Museum Foundation  
Regular Meeting 
 
February 18, 2025| 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  
 
 
 
Peter Bugg, Museum Operations Manager 
Rich Feely, Treasurer 
 
 
 
 
Calvenea Malloy 
 
 
 
  
Brenda Abney 
Tom Escobedo 
Adam Turner 
Mary Cimaglio 
Gregory Herriman 
Jacki Ryan  
Martin Sepulveda 
 
Absent 
Joshua Askey 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
Consent Agenda  
1. Approval of Minutes from January 21, 2025 Chandler Museum Foundation Board Meeting 
• Calvenea Malloy made a motion to approve minutes from the January 21, 2025 
Chandler Museum Foundation Board Meeting 
• Joan Clark seconded the motion.  
• Motion carried unanimously (11-0). The minutes were approved as presented.

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Action Agenda  
None. 
 
Discussion 
None. 
 
Briefing 
1. Updated Museum Funding Options for 2025 
• Chair moved this briefing item from #5 on the agenda to #2  
• Peter Bugg presented the updated and extended version of the Museum Funding 
Options for 2025 presentation that was given at the previous Museum Foundation 
Board Meeting. 
• Barbara Meyerson asked questions about how exhibitions have been funded in the 
past and how much the museum’s exhibit budget from the City of Chandler is. 
• Board members discussed which opportunities to target sponsorships for first. 
• Museum Finance Subcommittee will discuss next steps at February meeting. 
2. Executive Subcommittee Report 
• Barbara Meyerson provided review of February Executive Subcommittee Meeting 
discussion points. 
• Barbara asked for the Governance Subcommittee to assist with reviewing 
prospective Board candidates 
3. Museum Marketing Report 
• Jody Crago presented the Museum Marketing Report as created by Museum Marketing 
and Volunteer Coordinator Becca Vega. 
o Jody provided a brief definition of target marketing, which the museum 
engages in 
4. Marketing Workgroup Update 
• Marketing Workgroup will schedule a meeting to discuss Museum Marketing Report 
and meet with Becca Vega and Jody Crago to plan future marketing efforts. 
5. Governance Subcommittee Report 
• Joan Clark provided a short description of the Governance Subcommittee Report and 
asked board members to review the presentation before the next board meeting in 
March. Board members will discuss the report at that meeting. 
6. Annual Retreat Discussion 
• Special Meeting of the Chandler Museum Foundation Subcommittee will be scheduled 
after the regular monthly Board meeting on March 17 to discuss SWOT analysis and 
plan deliverables for the upcoming year. 
7. Bond Election Update

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• Kim Moyers, Cultural Development Director, was out sick and unable to attend to 
provide an update. 
• Martin Sepulveda requested that Jody Crago ask Kim about Bond Election updates and 
pass them on to the Board members. 
8. Museum Manager’s Report 
• Jody Crago requested that all board members complete Annual Survey of Museum-
Goers. 
• Jody provided an update on the current exhibitions on show and upcoming 
exhibitions. 
• Jody invited board members to the Celebration Plaza induction ceremony and 
Chandler Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, both taking place on February 22 (9 
a.m. and 11 a.m. respectively). 
 
Member Comments 
None. 
 
Member Announcements 
None. 
 
Calendar 
9. Next Museum Foundation Finance Subcommittee Meeting will be February 25, 2025, at 3:30 
p.m. at the Chandler Museum. 
 
Next Museum Foundation Executive Subcommittee Meeting will be March 3, 2025, 
at 1:00 p.m. at the Chandler Museum. 
 
 
Next Museum Foundation Governance Subcommittee Meeting will be March 10, 
2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Chandler Museum. 
 
Next Museum Foundation Board Meeting will be March 17, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the 
Chandler Museum. 
 
Adjourn 
The meeting was adjourned at 7:02 p.m. 
 
 
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Barbara Meyerson, Chair  
 
 
 
 
Jody Crago, Staff Liaison