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
- Last Meeting Minutes
- February 2026 Dark Clouds Board Meeting Minutes
- Nick motioned, Jack seconded, all approved
- February 2026 Dark Clouds Board 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
- Alicia motions for Andy W, Jack seconds
Cat tangent
- We blame Karma
Reports of Officers and Committees
- Treasurer’s Report
- Board of Directors report 3/10/2026 YTD
- Andy highlighted budgeting constraints for committees
- Board of Directors report 3/10/2026 YTD
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
- Event at blackstack went well, want to do more things like that
- 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
- In the process of ordering flags, some new, some re-runs
- 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
- Blackstack event was great
- 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
- Trying to sort out which days to do the next tifos
- 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
- WW Affinity Group Proposal
- Meagan and Jackson will connect about this
- Getting younger people to help us with DC social media
- Andy K will put something together to discuss at next meeting
- 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?
- Do a Proud Clouds social
- Teampass
- 1Password
- $20/month 10 seat license
- Could we go off of WW?
- Nick is gonna look into this
- 1Password
- Board photos
- 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
- Idea for meeting in June 2026
- Strategic Planning for 2027 and beyond
- Open to Public
- Set Date for Next Meeting
- Do we want to stay at 3rd Tuesdays?
- YES
- Do we want to stay at 3rd Tuesdays?
- Adjournment-
- 8:48pm