Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018 @ 7:15 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting Conference Call AGENDA Chief of Stewards: Vince Mestre Treasurer: Michael Maxwell Secretary: Brian Frank Directors at Large: George Basile Todd Canfield Mike Del Castillo David Heimerl Theo Khachaturian Tom Kirksey Mike Thompson Roll CallApproval of Minutes (Attachment 1) Item 1. ADOPTION OF BOARD CALENDAR Discuss proposed board meeting dates for the upcoming 2018-2019 school/rowing year. (Attachment 2) Item 2. RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS In order to align all board members on the same re-election cycle, shall we vote to re-elect the entire board for new 3-year terms? Item 3. REPORT ON FUNDRAISING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Frank discusses possible meeting with fundraising staff at another organization. Item 4. TREASURER’S REPORT Maxwell to give simple overview of current balance in FoUCIR-owned accounts. Item 5. COACH’S SALARY Report by Thompson, Basile, and Mestre on negotiations with Coach AJ Brooks regarding compensation, plus discussion of Brooks’s email on coaches and salaries from Aug. 8, 2018. Possible vote. Summary of recommendation: Cover $80,000 salary with $60,000 for 10 months full-time coaching and $20,000 for fundraising and program development. Work with the University to get health coverage and, failing that, Board pays the Covered California cost. […]

Friends of UCI Rowing Meeting July 15, 2018 AGENDA Goals for this meeting:           - Henley review         - Endowing/funding coaching position         - Boathouse replacement team         - need to up our game on fundraising 1. Introduction of New Board Member Meet new board secretary Brian Frank 2. AG: Henley Royal Regatta - Review: Regatta / Experience - What Did We Gain / What Did We Learn Total Fundraised - Distribution of Funds Thank You Notes - Address / List of Donors Campus Leadership - Exposure / Media / Momentum 3. Vince: Meeting with UCI staff         - endowing coaching position, the numbers         - boathouse and the campus architect         - lease restrictions         - who are these people? 4. Vince: Alternatives for funding coaching position         - endowment         - through oarsman fees (fees to club, club pays salary and benefits)         - through NAC staffing, possible Friends subsidize NAC partially         - Friends funding via stipends.         - adding AJ as center of  fundraising effort 5. Vince and AJ Upping our fundraising game         - discussion with Brian Frank about efforts to fill-in missing alumni (database hell)         - adding women alums and their families                 - ability to designate donation to men’s or women’s crew         - establishing donor level categories […]