WRFI Board Meeting Minutes — April 2021

WRFI Board Meeting Minutes — April 12, 2021, 6-8pm

 

Present:

Joseph Haefeli

Joe Romano

Chantal Thomas

Pamela Tan

Felix Teitelbaum

John Young

 

Not Present:

Stephen Cope

Carlos Gutierrez

Godfrey Simmons

 

 

Agenda:

AGM role/search

News Director role/search

Further conversation about WRFI and anti-racism.

 

AGM role/search

• Review of job description (shared document)
• Include some language from board-approved anti-racism statement (shared document)
• ACTION ITEM: Joe will make suggested edits using suggested edits and share with the Board for vote.
• ACTION ITEM: Personnel Committee will take the lead on screening initial candidates and setting ups.

 

News Director role/search

• June 1: posting

 

Further conversation about WRFI and anti-racism

• Felix reached out to: Black Hands Universal
• Felix reached out to Southside: Chavon Bunch
• Felix reached out to Civic Ensemble Re-entry program: Julia Taylor
• ACTION ITEM: reach out to organizations
  • Village at Ithaca (Pamela)
  • Ithaca Children’s Garden (John)
  • Reuse Center (Felix)
  • BLM (Stephen)
  • Geneva Women’s Assembly (Stephen)
  • MRC (Joe)
  • Southside Community Center
  • Groundswell (Pamela)
  • Cornell Prison Project connection (Stephen)
• ACTION ITEM: Read article Jum Warritay suggested for discussion at May meeting.
• Find out what history has been erased (Color of Law)