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