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Att. 3 <br />Northeast Youth & Family Services <br />Special Online Board of Directors Meeting Minutes <br />April 6, 2022 <br />Board Members Present: Gary Meehlhause, Scott McCune, Erich Hartmann, <br />Wayne Groff, Lisa Laliberte, Jack Serier, Desaree Crane, Mariel Culhane, John Skillings, <br />Curtis Johnson, Monica Lynghaug, Cory Springhorn, Teresa Miller, Heidi Hughes, <br />Monica Roth Day, Judy Cognetta, Heidi Gunderson, Jennifer Lodin, Nicole Frethem <br />Board Members Absent: Megan Dohmen <br />Board Advisors Present: Jean Houlding <br />Staff Members Present: Amelia Maijala <br />CohenTaylor Employees Present: Beau Bye, Maggie Nelson <br />I. Call to Order at 7:30 A.M. <br />II Executive Search Committee <br />A. Presentation by Cohen Taylor — President/CEO Search Recap <br />Desaree welcomed the board to the special meeting and thanked Beau and Maggie <br />from CohenTaylor for their work on the President/CEO search process for NYFS. <br />She said that the Executive Search Committee has unanimously selected Angela <br />Lewis-Dmello as the final candidate for the position. Angela has accepted the <br />offer of employment pending a formal vote of approval by the board of directors. <br />Beau offered some background on the process and said the discernment began in <br />December which included discussions with board members, staff, community <br />members and stakeholders. From there, CohenTaylor created a list of ideal <br />competencies that included a heart for NYFS' mission, a head for business and a <br />strong desire to continue the trauma -informed and diversity, equity and inclusion <br />work at the agency. <br />In January and February, the formal candidate recruitment process began. In <br />addition to advertising the position, CohenTaylor identified people who might be <br />a fit for the position and encouraged them to apply. Sixteen candidates were <br />initially interviewed, eight received in-depth interviews and the final four <br />candidates were selected in March. After the first round of interviews with the <br />final candidates, three were invited to a final round of interviews although Angela <br />was a unanimous favorite at that point. After the final round, the Executive Search <br />