WRFi Board Meeting Minutes 1-14-25

By Peter Bakija | July 1, 2025

WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Tuesday January 14, 2025 

In attendance:

Current membership:

Talaya Centeno

Amie Herman

Mike Cook

Robin Elliott

Peter Bakija

Joe Romano

Joseph Haefeli

John Young

Felix Teitelbaum

Ben Coakley

Absent:

Corinne Shanahan

Agenda Items:

6:05: Call to Order.

Committee Reports.

Development+Outreach

  • Did not meet this month.

Finance

  • Financials were shared out prior to the board meeting.

ED Report

  • Fundraising and listenership are both up over last year.
  • The transition has been the biggest piece of news right now. Lots of training and transferring.
  • Recommendation to go back to review of the org’s value statements as part of the strategic planning process, in particular references to freedom of speech
  • It looks possible to bring fiber to the Irish Hill tower (longer term, in a year)

Succession Planning and Transition.

The board entered executive session at 6:45 pm.

Job Description for Program Director.

In Progress Draft: WRFI PROGRAM DIRECTOR Job Description [DRAFT]

The board exited executive session at 7:10.

7:45: Consent Agenda.

Peter moves, John seconds. Without objections so approved.

We will return to the topic of board recruitment in the next month or two. Let’s think about skillsets and qualities of board members we could use most for this discussion.

Board meeting adjourned at 7:17 pm.

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