AAA Board Meeting – July 18th, 2017
In Attendance:
Jordan Karabinov, Georgi Malchev, Simona Parvanova, Deyan Vassilev, Todor Karaivanov, Boriana Zaneva, Anton Tonev, Avgustina Pasheeva, Daniel Secareanu, Vladimir Rusev, Martin Ouzunov, Petar Svarc
Agenda Items
- AAA Board Members Introduction
- Action Points
AAA Board Members Introduction
Newly elected members of the board introduced themselves and listed areas of interest within the AAA as follows:
- Avgustina: communication (website/design), local chapters, organization/marketing, events, NOT finance
- Todor: communication with BoT, IT/internal communication, recognizing opportunities and ready to jump in wherever helps needed, create systems
- Dani: website, tech for communication, communication in general, educational program for students & alumni based on alumni provided resources
- Marto: focus on change of leadership in BoT, more alumni in board, implementation of structural changes, alumni giving, strategy for next BoT, “winning the peace”
- Deyan: high standard for current AAA board, define pressure points which are synchronized, The Alumni Pledge
- Georgi: outreach to stakeholders (DB, FB, website, automated tools, CTAs)
- Vladi: alumni pledge, AAA needs for economic independence, high expectations on AAA organization, accessible info on AAA operations for alumni (minutes, action plans)
- Schwartz: faculty/students/ABF/etc. liaison, membership fee strategy, alumni on BoT + rules followed, alumni pledge, AAA organization
- Jordan: improving AUBG, membership fee + AAA to offer services to alumni, country visits
- Boriana: positive psychology, asking right questions, re-engaging alumni communities around the world, pull more positive leaders into the BoT
- Anton: finances, event organization at local chapters, educational programs/workshops for students by alumni (direct help, not through administration)
Action Points
- Alumni Pledge (Deyan to share draft of alumni pledge, by next meeting)
- Create shared doc for priorities & task groups (Avi, Deyan, already done)
- Create Slack group for AAA (Dani, already done)
- Create Google Group to be used for Hangout calls as well (Deyan, Avi, already done)
- Draft intro statement, representing the AAA; commit to deadline for AAA action plan, reference petition, BoT in May (Jordan, by Friday, July 21st; feedback by AAA board members by Sunday, July 23rd; final approval at next meeting)
- Deyan to organize Doodle poll for meeting time (July 18th)