Minutes

City of Chandler — Executive (2026-02-18)

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Meeting Minutes 
Chandler Museum Foundation  
Executive Subcommittee  
Regular Meeting 
 
January 21, 2026 | 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 2:06 p.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Board Member Attendance 
 
 
 
Staff Attendance 
Barbara Meyerson, Chair  
 
Jody Crago, Museum Manager 
Rich Feely, Vice-Chair 
 
Peter Bugg, Museum Operations Manager 
Greg Herriman, Treasurer 
 
 
 
Dani Schulze, Museum Management  
Assistant 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Becca Vega, Marketing & Volunteer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coordinator 
 
Absent 
 
 
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
 
Consent Agenda  
1. Approve Minutes from November 19, 2025, Museum Foundation Executive Subcommittee. 
• Board Member Rich Feely made a motion to approve Minutes from November 19, 
2025. 
• Board Member Greg Herriman seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously 3-
0). The minutes were approved as presented.

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Action Agenda 
None. 
 
Briefing 
2. Update on Eddie Basha Exhibition Opening Event 
• Board Member, Jacki Ryan, shared updates on the event planning: 
o Expecting 100 guests 
o Budget: roughly $10,000 
o Hiring valet company 
o Board Member Devin Moreno will be in charge of registration 
o Hiring 2 security officers to comply with liquor license requirements 
o Mr. Herriman and Board Member, Shatavia Elder, are researching barriers to 
comply with liquor license requirements 
o The liquor license for the event was received on 1/21/2026 
• Board Chair, Barbara Meyerson, gave kudos to Jacki Ryan for her work on the event 
3. Update on Donations 
• Donations solicited by Board Members for the Being Eddie Basha Opening Event: 
o $2,000 received 
o $8,000 in process 
o Board Members are in conversations for possibly $2,000+ more  
o Expected total: $12,000+ 
4. Museum Donor Wall 
• Mr. Herriman has received renderings of possible donor walls and will meet with the 
workgroup soon to discuss 
• Mrs. Meyerson recommended planning for how to thank the being Eddie Basha 
Opening event donors 
5. Update on Keen Strategic Planning Process 
• In November and December, the steering committee and Museum senior staff met 
to discuss possible objectives and tactics 
• Draft objectives, tactics, and working timeline are due to be returned to Keen by the 
end of January 
6. Agenda Items for February 3, 2026 Chandler Museum Foundation Board Meeting. 
• Consent Agenda 
• Discussion: 
o Update on Eddie Basha Opening Event 
o Update on Chandler Museum Strategic Planning 
o Board Chair's Report 
o Museum Manager's Report 
• The Subcommittee members also discussed a possible agenda item for the next 
Finance Subcommittee meeting

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7. Museum Manager's Report. 
• Museum Manager, Jody Crago, shared that the Museum and Museum Staff were 
busy in the month of January: 
o AZ Photography group – January 13 
o KJZZ panel event – January 14 
o Lent 500 chairs and 60 tables to the Chandler Police – January 15 
o City of Chandler (CoC) videographers took footage for the State of the City – 
January 15th and 16th 
o 2026 CoC Legislative Kickoff event – January 16 
1. Chandler Museum requested as permanent location for annual event 
o Senior Staff met with Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation staff at Taliesin West – 
January 16 
o Arizona Architectural Foundation meeting – January 16 
o MLK Awards at Vision Gallery – January 16 
o Multicultural Foundation – January 17 
• CoC Building and Facilities fixed the parking lot lighting that was out 
• CoC IT assisted with the KJZZ panel event 
• Museum Operations Manager, Peter Bugg, has been working with staff and artists 
on multiple public art projects 
• Mr. Crago presented the Museum’s proposed budget to CoC management 1/21/2026 
 
Member Comments 
None. 
 
Member Announcements 
None. 
 
Calendar 
8. Events and Exhibits Calendar 
 
Adjourn 
With no other business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 2:54 p.m. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rich Feely, Vice-Chair  
 
 
 
 
Jody Crago, Staff Liaison