Board Meeting Agenda, Materials, and Link

[David Kirsch]

Dear Audubon of Kansas Board Members and Staff,

We will be meeting virtually next Saturday, January 24, from 2-5 pm for our Board meeting. Please find the agenda below, followed by some additional materials and a link to the entirety of materials for consideration, and a link to the meeting at the bottom.

I look forward to seeing you all then!

Board Meeting Agenda

1. Call to order and confirmation of quorum (2:00 pm)

2. Approval of minutes of the previous meeting (October 2025, Ashland, KS) (2:05)

3. Introduction of AOK Staff, Board Members, and proposed Board Members (2:10)

4. Election of new Board Members and Officers. Approval of Committee Chairs (2:30)

• Slate of Officers proposed by Governance Committee:
• Past Chair: David Kirsch
• Board Chair: Michael Machell
• Chair-elect: Elizabeth Dodd
• Treasurer: Tom Ewert
• Secretary: Brian Bohnsack

Standing committees and proposed chairs:

• Governance: Lucia Johnson
• Finance: Tom Ewert (automatic as the Treasurer serves in this capacity)
• Protected Areas: Randy Carman (I assume he will stay on with the expanded role)
• Chapter Liaison: Jackie Augustine (as provided in the by-laws)

Proposed Ad hoc committees:

• Outreach Committee (Education, Events, Communications)
• Advocacy Committee
• Philanthropy Committee

5. Report on Executive Committee evaluation of Executive Director 2025 Performance (David Kirsch to lead) (2:45)

6. Finance Committee Update: Budget and Fundraising (Tom Ewert to lead, with Jackie Augustine and Kathryn Chambers) (2:50)

• Proposal for wealth screening tool
• Proposal to increase health care allowance
• Approval of the 2026 budget proposal

7. HR Committee Policies (3:15)

• Overview of Employee Handbook
• Approval of proposed policies

8.  Break (4:00)

9. Land acceptance policy approval (4:10)

• Revised text following August Special Board Meeting (document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_fiDS1f5l-LkPNCpbfsLPJ8m-5bTkLwa/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=116440534266072857987&rtpof=true&sd=true)

10. Mount Mitchell Report (Cindy Jeffries, AOK representative to MMPG Board, to lead) (4:15)

10. Strategy session discussion (4:25)

11. Any other business (4:45)

12. Scheduling Spring Meeting and Adjournment (4:55)

The folder on the Google Drive with all documents for this meeting is located here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18_hkRzUH7f4aYQt7I1a7DWwCoJk0m8Bx?usp=share_link

And the Zoom meeting link is:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ksu.zoom.us/j/97125477232

Meeting ID: 971 2547 7232

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Cheers,

Dave