Board of Directors
Meeting Minutes
DATE: June 24, 2026
EFC Community Room, 1341 W. 26th
Shari Gross called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm.
Attending:
✅ President - Shari Gross
✅ Vice President -Kevin Schaaf
❌ Treasurer - Colleen Daisley
✅ Secretary - George Kilbert
Directors:
✅ Liz Bugbee
❌ Derek Golembeski
✅ Amanda Gates
✅ Sarah Parker
✅ Amanda Kleckner
Staff Personnel:
✅ Chief Executive Officer/General Manager - LeAnna Nieratko
Guests: 1 member-owner(s) in attendance.
Member Owner Comments:
No member comments made
Review of Last Month’s Minutes: George Kilbert
Motion was made by Sarah Parker to accept the minutes as written,
Amanda Gates seconded. Motion passed.
Treasurer's Report: Colleen Daisley
There were 18 new members and 1 request for return of investment.
There was no official meeting of the finance committee this month.
Motion was made by Sarah Parker to accept theTreasurer’s Report,
Kevin Schaaf seconded. Motion passed.
CEO/GM Reporting: LeAnna Nieratko
CEO/GM Report:
June sales were up 1.29% to plan and 11.13% to LY at $413,440 with food service and produce both up more than 20%.
We are working to close out the fiscal year which ended on June 30th.
Our NCG rep came to spend some time with us at the beginning of July. We identified a reset in frozen/meat, some merchandising work in produce, and food service focus as places for growth. We were able to get some NCG assistance for training programs and other assistance and are looking forward to starting the work.
CEO/GM Policy Review:
Staff Treatment - LeAnna reported compliance, citing the employee guide and reporting process for concerns. There is a discipline process that is applied consistently for employees. There has been no change to the CEO/GM compensation.
Motion was made by Amanda Gates to accept the CEO/GM report and policy review, Sarah Parker seconded. Motion passed.
Board Policy Evaluation: Shari Gross
Board Policy Review:
C6 - Officers Role
The Board reviewed this policy prior to the meeting & reported compliance.
Motion was made by Sarah Parker to accept the Board Policy evaluation & review, Kevin Schaaf seconded. Motion passed.
Board Learning:
Culminate is offering a program for Board Members, Shari will provide more details.
New Business:
Discussed previous downtown location and ongoing construction.
CCMA conference in Tacoma recap, including connections to other operators. Recapped some presentations including discussions regarding Minneapolis co-op response to ICE, operations walk-thrus. Visit to central co-op in Tacoma. Next year will be in Ithaca, NY.
Member Engagement Committee — Provided updates on planning the annual meeting, which they are coordinating with Heidi.
Nominating Committee - Heidi is working with the committee on the application process.
CEO/GM Committee - Meeting this coming Sunday with Culiminate regarding compensation models.
Summer Retreat Planning - Seeking input on discussions to cover with Culiminate:
Goal Setting
Member Engagement
Long Term Board Planning (Term Limits, Board Conflict, etc).
Closure: Next board meeting is July 22d at 5:30pm.
Motion was made by Amanda Kleckner to adjourn the meeting, Sarah Parker seconded. The meeting adjourned at 6:11 pm.