Minutes

City of Chandler — Executive (2026-01-21)

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Meeting Minutes 
Chandler Museum Foundation  
Executive Subcommittee  
Regular Meeting 
 
November 19, 2025 | 2:00 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 2:07 p.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Board Member Attendance 
 
 
 
Staff Attendance 
Rich Feely, Vice-Chair 
 
Jody Crago, Museum Manager 
Greg Herriman, Treasurer 
 
Peter Bugg, Museum Operations Manager 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Becca Vega, Marketing & Volunteer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coordinator 
 
Absent 
Barbara Meyerson, Chair 
 
 
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
 
Consent Agenda  
1. Approve Minutes from October 22, 2025, Museum Foundation Executive Subcommittee. 
• Board Member Greg Herriman made a motion to approve Minutes from October 22, 
2025. 
• Board Member Rich Feely seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously 2-0). 
The minutes were approved with corrections: 
o Change dates on item 1 to September 24

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Action Agenda 
2. Increase Vision Gallery Store Budget from $2,000 to $5,000. 
• Mr. Herriman made a motion to increase Vision Gallery Store budget from $2,000 to 
$5,000. 
• Mr. Feely seconded the motion.  
• Peter Bugg, Museum Operations Manager, explained that the increase was proposed 
because data from previous years showed an average of $5,000 in spending on 
merchandise 
o The expected return on investment is roughly 2 times the amount invested 
• Motion carried unanimously (2-0). The motion was approved as presented.  
 
Briefing 
3. Opening Event for Eddie Basha Exhibition 
• Jody Crago, Museum Manager, shared updates and the proposed event layout 
• No budget has been confirmed as of the meeting date 
4. Update on Keen Independent Strategic Planning 
• Mr. Crago shared that the strategic plan steering committee reviewed public 
feedback the week before this meeting 
• Keen staff have conducted a SWOT analysis 
• The steering committee has an all-day meeting planned November 21 
• Chandler Museum staff have an all-day meeting planned December 19 
5. Agenda Items for December 2, 2025 Chandler Museum Foundation Board Meeting. 
• Mr. Crago shared that Barbara Meyerson, Chandler Museum Foundation Chair, had 
proposed cancelling the December 2, 2025 Chandler Museum Foundation Board 
meeting. 
• Mr. Feely and Mr. Herriman agreed 
• Becca Vega, Museum Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator will confirm if Board 
Member Jacki Ryan has any needs in planning the Eddie Basha exhibition opening 
event that the Board needs to discuss 
6. Museum Manager's Report. 
• Events: 
o The November 1 Book of Names event at the Chandler Museum went well, 
with over 250 attendees. 
o The opening of Dean Terasaki’s exhibition, Echoes Unearthed, went well 
o The OA+D symposium on November 15 was very successful 
1. The Chandler Museum received multiple complements on the building 
and the Sonoran Shapes + Structures exhibition 
2. Projected rain did not interfere with the event 
• The Chandler Museum has hosted multiple rentals in October and November

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• Mr. Crago and other Museum staff had a successful meeting with the Frank Lloyd 
Wright Foundation 
o The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation invited museum staff to visit their 
headquarters after the new year and is interested in collaborating with the 
Museum 
• Four upcoming Vision Kids programs will display SRP’s logo to recognize the 
organization’s donation 
• The Chandler Museum will be closed on Thanksgiving (November 27) and Black 
Friday (November 28) 
• The Chandler Museum Store will participate in Museum Store on Sunday November 
30th, offering a 10% discount to all shoppers 
 
Member Comments 
None. 
 
Member Announcements 
None. 
 
Calendar 
7. Events and Exhibits Calendar 
 
Adjourn 
With no other business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 2:53 p.m. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rich Feely, Vice-Chair  
 
 
 
 
Jody Crago, Staff Liaison