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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. Page 2 of 3 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 Page 3 of 3 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