Board Minutes and Members
On this page you will find the minutes of our Governing Board meetings for the current and previous two months.
Contact the Governing Board leadership team at [email protected].
Contact the Governing Board leadership team at [email protected].
Board members, left to right:
Adelena Rodriguez, Member-at-Large, Diane Suffridge, Co-Moderator,
Gail Lester, Member-at-Large, Caroline McKinnon, Member-at-Large,
Lisa Bogart, Co-Moderator, Patti Mitchell (center), Treasurer
Adelena Rodriguez, Member-at-Large, Diane Suffridge, Co-Moderator,
Gail Lester, Member-at-Large, Caroline McKinnon, Member-at-Large,
Lisa Bogart, Co-Moderator, Patti Mitchell (center), Treasurer
CCC Tiburon Board Meeting Minutes
March 27, 2025 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
March 27, 2025 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
In Attendance at Diane’s home: Diane Suffridge, Lisa Bogart, Gail Lester, Caroline McKinnon, Patti Mitchell, Adelena Rodriguez, Rev. Jess Shine
Call to order: 4:30pm
Opening Meditation: Rev. Jess Shine, encouraging abundance over scarcity
February 2025 minutes approval postponed due to some Board members being unable to access.
Staff reports
No questions on posted staff reports from Christina or Ladé. However, Christina would like some clarity on rental applications with CCC members and friends.
Minister’s Report
Rev. Jess would like the Board to consider the significance of CCC membership and discuss it further next meeting.
They reported that work in the office flows with ease and collaboration between Ladé, Christina and CCC member Quinn Folkes.
They are now in preparations for holy week, the enneagram workshop (look and share the promo flyer) and a workshop on planned giving.
Rev. Ann Eichhorn will be honored during the April 6 worship for her leadership of the Nurture/Home Nursing team. Ann has led this ministry for eight years and is stepping down. Several on the team wish to continue, and Rev. Jess will explore with them how they would like to shape its next chapter.
Thinking a lot about the recent Board retreat’s 3 main themes: Community, Spiritual Development and Safe Harbor, Rev. Jess asked the Board our choice for the theme to emphasize this year. We aligned with them around “Community” as that starting place. Meanwhile, they all interweave.
Treasurer’s Report
Patti’s revision of the report presentation shows any over spends as a negative number and unspent monies as a positive. She reported that so far the “budget vs actual” is manageable. She highlighted two areas in which the expenses are ahead of what was projected this early in the year. Patti reported $25,000 being taken out of the Endowment for the months of January and February and expects this amount will not be needed in March. Patti noted that the CCC Endowment team will meet to transfer funds in their next meeting.
New Items
We continued last month’s conversation about Workshop Proposals/Community-building events:
A “Dykes Do High Tea” is planned for May 3. Organizers Barbara Buckley and Barb Hargrave submitted a proposal with detailed event costs. Motion to approve event and associated expenses was voted and passed.
We discussed a September retreat weekend with M Jade Kaiser, (website Enfleshed), a leading national voice on the intersection of spirituality, activism, culture(s) and creativity. Motion to approve event and associated expenses with some tweaks was voted and passed.
Congregational Meeting Moving to August. Due to co-moderator travel plans, the CCC annual meeting usually held in May will be in August. The Board will discuss adding a new Board member for the congregation to vote on at that meeting. The new member’s term will start in August (instead of July) due to the timing of the congregational meeting.
Upcoming
Diane and Lisa propose two after church Sunday conversations led by facilitator Lisa R. (who facilitated the recent Board retreat) for the whole congregation to reimagine Sunday mornings. The Board approved a motion to request Rev. Jess to work with Lisa R. on a proposal for these conversations including costs. We do not currently have a line item in our budget for this expense, so more discussion will occur when we review the proposal.
Meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm for Executive Session to discuss pastor review.
Date and time of next meetings:
Thursday 4/24 at 4:30 pm
Future dates: 5/29, 6/26
Respectfully submitted
Gail Lester
Recorder 3/27/25
Call to order: 4:30pm
Opening Meditation: Rev. Jess Shine, encouraging abundance over scarcity
February 2025 minutes approval postponed due to some Board members being unable to access.
Staff reports
No questions on posted staff reports from Christina or Ladé. However, Christina would like some clarity on rental applications with CCC members and friends.
Minister’s Report
Rev. Jess would like the Board to consider the significance of CCC membership and discuss it further next meeting.
They reported that work in the office flows with ease and collaboration between Ladé, Christina and CCC member Quinn Folkes.
They are now in preparations for holy week, the enneagram workshop (look and share the promo flyer) and a workshop on planned giving.
Rev. Ann Eichhorn will be honored during the April 6 worship for her leadership of the Nurture/Home Nursing team. Ann has led this ministry for eight years and is stepping down. Several on the team wish to continue, and Rev. Jess will explore with them how they would like to shape its next chapter.
Thinking a lot about the recent Board retreat’s 3 main themes: Community, Spiritual Development and Safe Harbor, Rev. Jess asked the Board our choice for the theme to emphasize this year. We aligned with them around “Community” as that starting place. Meanwhile, they all interweave.
Treasurer’s Report
Patti’s revision of the report presentation shows any over spends as a negative number and unspent monies as a positive. She reported that so far the “budget vs actual” is manageable. She highlighted two areas in which the expenses are ahead of what was projected this early in the year. Patti reported $25,000 being taken out of the Endowment for the months of January and February and expects this amount will not be needed in March. Patti noted that the CCC Endowment team will meet to transfer funds in their next meeting.
New Items
We continued last month’s conversation about Workshop Proposals/Community-building events:
A “Dykes Do High Tea” is planned for May 3. Organizers Barbara Buckley and Barb Hargrave submitted a proposal with detailed event costs. Motion to approve event and associated expenses was voted and passed.
We discussed a September retreat weekend with M Jade Kaiser, (website Enfleshed), a leading national voice on the intersection of spirituality, activism, culture(s) and creativity. Motion to approve event and associated expenses with some tweaks was voted and passed.
Congregational Meeting Moving to August. Due to co-moderator travel plans, the CCC annual meeting usually held in May will be in August. The Board will discuss adding a new Board member for the congregation to vote on at that meeting. The new member’s term will start in August (instead of July) due to the timing of the congregational meeting.
Upcoming
Diane and Lisa propose two after church Sunday conversations led by facilitator Lisa R. (who facilitated the recent Board retreat) for the whole congregation to reimagine Sunday mornings. The Board approved a motion to request Rev. Jess to work with Lisa R. on a proposal for these conversations including costs. We do not currently have a line item in our budget for this expense, so more discussion will occur when we review the proposal.
Meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm for Executive Session to discuss pastor review.
Date and time of next meetings:
Thursday 4/24 at 4:30 pm
Future dates: 5/29, 6/26
Respectfully submitted
Gail Lester
Recorder 3/27/25
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