March 10, 7:00pm @ Blackhart

Board Members

Present: Alicia Pedersen, Meagan Weber, Jack McFarland, Nick Moore, Jackson Smith,  Andy Wattenhofer,  Andrew Bruski, Jens Selin, Maggi Heyer

Absent: Shaun Sepala, Andy Kahl

Call to Order: 7:04 pm

  1. Last Meeting Minutes

Officer Elections

  • President
    • Alicia makes a motion for Meagan, Jackson/Bruski seconded at the same time
  • Vice President
    • Nick motions for Alicia, Jackson seconds
  • Secretary
    • Alicia motions for Nick, Bruski seconds
  • All in favor? All say Aye
  • Treasurer
    • Alicia motions for Andy W, Jack seconds
      • All approved

Cat tangent

  • We blame Karma

Reports of Officers and Committees

  1. Treasurer’s Report

Committee Updates

  • Merch
    • Event at blackstack went well, want to do more things like that
      • Stickers sold really well
    • Fuck ICE stickers- sold over 200, 300 just arrived
    • Wes will be donating $750 in April for the BH shirts
    • Sold 5 flags!
    • Presale launching 3/11- Come on you Loons shirts
    • Lots of other fun things coming up this year
  • Matchday
    • In the process of ordering flags, some new, some re-runs
      • Ordering a new pole for the BFF
    • Home opener went well
      • Smoke training went well
      • Didn’t march b/c of safety
    • Might do a march for seattle game
  • Membership/Events
    • Blackstack event was great
      • Scarf handout went well
      • Gonna try it again
    • Handout at home opener was great
    • Will be handing out on 3/25 with WW event at brew hall
  • Mar/Com/Social
    • No update yet from Andy
    • Nick did a few IG stories on gameday
  • Partnership
    • No updates
  • Tifo
    • Trying to sort out which days to do the next tifos
      • Discussions about pride vs hispanic heritage vs native american heritage tifos
    • Also trying to do more “team tifo” vs theme night tifos
    • Jack moves to approve Mags as committee chair
    • Last week’s tifo was great
  • Meagan asks for a vote to approve all committee chairs and co chairs
    • Alicia moves, Jack seconds, all approves
  • Silver Lining
    • Events coming up, no other update
  • ISC updates
    • A few new groups have joined
    • Bids will be opening soon for next year ISC
    • Notes from conference are still being gathered, Meagan will share.

Old Business

  • WW- observer trainings?/ morphing into ICE watch
    • Discussions are happening on where/who to offer it to. 
    • There is now a signal group for execs/board members
  • Quick review about cross-SG affinity group model
  • Getting younger people to help us with DC social media
    • Andy K will put something together to discuss at next meeting
  1. New Business
    • Board photos
      • Alicia will coordinate for April
    • Prideraiser, this year and going forward
      • Do this in October (pride month is every month)
    • Pride Merch discussion
      • Do a Proud Clouds social
        • Drag event in June
      • Maybe a sale on some merch?
    • Teampass
      • 1Password
        • $20/month 10 seat license 
        • Could we go off of WW?
      • Nick is gonna look into this 
  1. Open to Board
    • Strategic Planning for 2027 and beyond
      • Idea for meeting in June 2026
        • Get outside person to help (Maybe Nach, Fallon, Sam S)
      • Alicia will put a polly out soon
  1. Open to Public
  1. Set Date for Next Meeting
    • Do we want to stay at 3rd Tuesdays?
      • YES
  1. Adjournment-
    • 8:48pm