BET Meeting Minutes
July 22, 2025
Presiding Officer:
Jesus Mendoza
Theme: Chaos
Roles & Responsibilities:
Opener: Jesus Mendoza
Toastmaster: Kristen Williams
Word of the Day: Emily Thompson
antic, adj./noun - wildly playful or funny act or action; sometimes used disapprovingly
Humorist: Janet Schreibman
Table Topics: Jesus Mendoza
Table Topic Speakers:
1) Michael Lin - 2:03
2) Kelli Dixion - 1.17
3) Emily Thompson - 1:56
4) Janet Schreibman - 2:50
Speaker(s):
1) Salman Farabi - "Chasing Snowflakes" (requested 5-7 min) 7:57
General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman
Evaluator(s):
1) Chris Goldman - 3:13
Ah Counter/Grammarian: Willy Baumgartner
Timer: Lydia Underwood
Club Business:
- Minutes approved for last meeting on July 8th
- TLI
(leadership training) makeup sessions are: 7/26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for
Division D; 8/2 from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. for Division B; and 9/5 and 9/7 from 6-8:30 p.m. for Division C. We
need at least one (or more) officer(s) who didn't attend the original TLI session to attend any of the above makeup sessions.
- Club Success Plan goals need to be submitted by August 31
- Officer meeting TBD
Members Present: Chris Goldman, Janet Schreibman, Salman Farabi, Jesus Mendoza, Kristen Williams
Guest(s): Rachel Mitchell, Michael Lin, Pratyusha Pogaru
Virtual Attendees: Lydia Underwood, Jeong Robinson, Willy Baumgartner, Emily Thompson, Kelli Dixon
Word Users: Salman, Kristen, Michael, Janet, Kelli