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Board Meeting Minutes
April 18, 2012, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Muckleshoot Room, White River Valley Museum
Board Members Present: Cam Cutler, Megan Evans, Kelly Gordon, Gerry Honeysett, Rhonda
Larson, loan Mason, Kim Perry, Mark Thomason, Mike Weibel
Board Members Excused: Jamie Bothell, Julie Herren, Mike Miller
Board Members Absent: Richard Artura, Pat Cavanaugh, Ken Nelson
Staff Present: Kristen Bruhahn, Rachael Burrum, Patricia Cosgrove, Erin Hash
Call To Order, Introductions, Approval of Minutes
President Megan Evans asked board members to introduce themselves by sharing a little known
fact about themselves.
Minutes of the March meeting were reviewed, Cam Cutler made a motion followed by Gerry
Honeysett to accept the minutes as written, Motion Passed.
Rachael Burrum introduced board members to the museum's Facebook account and asked each
board member that uses Facebook to Like the museum and Recommend it to their friends and family.
Board President Report
President Evans reviewed of Museum Calendar making note of the upcoming exhibit opening
and reminded board members to bring a guest to that event.
Patricia Cosgrove filled in for Chair of the Long Range Planning Task Force, Julie Herren. She
posed the question: how do you see this institution developing over the next five years? Answers
included 1) Seeking broader visibility through signage; work with other community groups such as the
Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce; and perhaps using banners in downtown. 2) Board members
considered the value of strengthening ties with community groups in general, but in particular the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. 3) They wondered if staffing and resources could be arranged to support
facility rentals at the Mary Olson Farm.
III. Committees
A. Treasurer Jamie Bothell was absent, so Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant Kristen
Bruhahn reviewed the First Quarter Financial Report which showed a greater positive balance of
earnings over expenses than at this time last year. Cosgrove described a new opportunity to save on
energy costs through a Puget Sound Energy Rebate Program that will help cover costs of replacing over-
heating Halogen lamps used in the permanent exhibits and retrofitting some T -12 flourescent fixtures in
the storage area with more efficient T -8s.
B. Chair Kim Perry reviewed progress being made planning for the Halloween Costume Ball.
The event is being restructuring to lessen costs and make it more of a party by diminishing the program
aspect of the evenin. It will be held on October 27 at the Truit Building. All board and staff will be
involved with decorations. The following board members have agreed to head up these areas of the
event: Sponsorships, Cam Cutler and Richard Artura; Printed Program, Megan Evans; Silent Auction,
Kelly Gordon; Ticket Sales, Joan Mason and Jan Cavanaugh.
IV. Staff Report
Staff members asked Guest Curator and Board Member Mark Thomason to give the board a
rousing preview of the exhibit he is developing called Stills in the Hills: Homebrewed Hooch in the Age
of Prohibition. Mark's enthusiasm caught the interest of the whole board as he described some of the
research he has been conducting. We look forward to this exhibit opening in August.
V. President Evans adjourned the meeting at 2:55 p.m.
Next Board Meeting: May 16, 2012, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Muckleshoot Room, White River Valley Museum