Board Members in attendance: Aylin Cimentepe, Saba Colakoglu, Leyla Conrad, Ela Cubukcu, Alptekin Derinkok, Didem Devletsah, Dogan Eroglu, Ozben Iyigun-Yet, Anil Ozkaynak, Esra Santesso, Esat Sezer,
Dennis Smith, Atinc Sonmezer, Burcin Sonmezer, Guran Yet
Guests in attendance: Seda Pazarbasi
Minutes:
President, Ozben Iyigun-Yet called the 2025 annual Board meeting to order at 2:18 pm. Quorum was not reached.
Ozben Iyigun-Yet started her presentation by thanking the attendees.
She summarized her goals in terms of communication efforts and methods
She raised concerns about recruiting volunteers among the 26 members of the Board
The minutes of the previous meeting will be shared and voted online.
President then shared her annual report which included:
The election of the new chairperson; the ballots will be shared at a later time for online voting.
Overview of the 2024-2025 events and activities
Overview of future plans
Treasurer Ela Cubukcu gave a detailed account of the 2024 Income Statement. There will be further exploration for applying for private grants. There was also discussion about keeping the annual membership fee at $350.
Ozben Iyigun Yet proposed to adjourned the meeting at 3:28 pm. Members voted unanimously in favor of the adjournment.
