January 18, 2024
Minutes of a
Special Meeting of the Board
January 18, 2024
Attendance
Board Directors in Attendance:
- Nick Bernier
- Lewis Bryant
- Geoff Chasin
- Thomas Cole
- Allison Doherty
- Peter Fearey
- Ariel Matisse
- Michael Mittleman
- Morgan Pierson
- Puppy
- Scraps sparcS
- Alice Stein
Board Directors Absent:
- Netia McCray
- Arti Mehta
- Dariush Nejad
- Rosa Weinberg
Non-Directors in Attendance:
- Dan Kulla
A special meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Artisan’s Asylum, Inc. (“Artisans” or the “Corporation”) was held via Zoom on January 18, 2024. Geoff Chasin took a role call and all of the directors of the Board were present, except for Netia McCray, Arti Mehta, Dariush Nejad and Rosa Weinburg. The meeting was then called to order at 6:02 p.m. EST.
The first order of business was a discussion of the search for an Interim Executive Director (“IED”). In a previous communication, the Search Committee (which had been formed by the Board in late 2023) had recommended Libby Masek to be appointed as the IED and provided information about her qualifications and justification for their recommendation. The group discussed their perceptions of the candidate gathered during video meetings with her prior to this meeting. Puppy, chair of the search committee, provided an overview of the reference checks that members of the committee had done as part of the search process. The board discussed the references and how those aligned with the board members’ experiences during the interviews.
After this extensive discussion and review of the candidates qualifications to fill the role of the IED at Artisans, Mr. Cole presented to the Board the following resolutions:
1. RESOLVED, that Libby Masek is hereby appointed the Interim Executive Director of the Corporation, for a one-year period (to commence when a suitable start date is negotiated) or until her successor is elected and qualified, or until her earlier resignation or removal.
2. RESOLVED, that Nick Bernier, Geoff Chasin, Tom Cole and Michael Mittleman are hereby authorized as representatives of the Board, and on behalf of and in the best interests of the Corporation, to enter into discussions and negotiate, in coordination with the Finance Committee, directly with Libby Masek regarding an employment contract as the interim Executive Director of the Corporation, in connection with the foregoing resolution.
3. RESOLVED, that each officer of the Corporation is authorized and empowered to take any and all action he or she may deem necessary and advisable to effect the foregoing actions approved by these resolutions.
Mr. Cole motioned to approve the resolutions and each of these resolutions was passed unanimously.
After the votes, the Board members thanked the members of the search committee (Puppy (Chair), Lewis Bryant, Dan Kulla, Michael Mittleman and Scraps sparcS) for their work on recruiting an IED for Artisans.
The board members generally agreed that an announcement of Ms. Masek’s appointment would be made once both parties executed an employment agreement.
Mr. Chasin then motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:29 p.m. EST and, as there were no objections, the meeting was adjourned.
