Proceedings Of and Follow-up to the April, 2008, ACFI Meeting

Thanks to everyone involved in organizing the 2008 Arizona Scholastic Championships.

A short ACFI physical meeting was held at the site of the 2008 Arizona Scholastic Championships at Mount Elden Middle School in Flagstaff on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at 5:30 PM. Board members who participated in the meeting were Robby Adamson, Kiki Huerta, Myron Lieberman, Spencer Lower, Kent Maneth, Marty Schneider, Lynn Schucker, and Will Wharton. Eight Board members were present for at least part of the meeting and a quorum of six or more was present throughout the meeting. Board members Michael Fitch, Ramie Jimenez, and Jennifer Shacter were not present. Among others who were also present for at least part of the meeting were Jon Coulter, Rachel Lieberman, Debbie Maneth, Karen Pennock and Gavin Wharton. Thanks to GPCA for providing meeting space in their team room. Recommended follow-ups are listed at the end of this document.

Treasurer Jennifer Shacter submitted the attached Financial report with ACFI's Annual Report for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

She noted that the ACC only accepts credit cards with online submissions of Annual Reports. She put the ten dollar ACC filing fee on her own credit card and wrote a reimbursement check.

The ACC will require online submission after this year, so this is the first time but not the last.

Myron Lieberman

The following message and attachement were provided by ACFI Treasurer Jennifer Shacter.

Her suggestions regarding the procedure for the Denker and Polgar representatives are subject to Board approval.
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I have attached the 2007 ACFI End-of Year Financial Statement. The statement remains unchanged from when it was submitted to the board at the end of the 3rd quarter.

Both Robby Adamson (her coach & chief TD for 2007 State) and I have contacted Jenelle Wallace, the 2007 AZ Polgar Representative, regarding reimbursement of up to $300 in expenses but haven’t received a request back. I don’t know how much time we should allow for a representative to seek reimbursement. Should this come up for discussion?

The ACFI Financial Report, submitted by Treasurer Jennifer Shacter, has been approved by the Board with a vote of 11 - 0 (Treasurer did not vote).

It is attached to this article for those who are interested.

Myron L.

MINUTES of the 2006 ACFI ANNUAL MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 10:03 AM. Present were Steven Kamp, Albert Lemke, Myron Lieberman (assisted by Rachel Lieberman), Spencer Lower, Jennifer Shacter, and Will Wharton. Robert Tanner arrived shortly thereafter. Robby Adamson and Kiki Huerta were contacted by phone briefly during the meeting. Mark Ginsburg was in an adjoining room playing in a FIDE tournament. He did not get a chance to attend. Also present were Dean Cullen and Luke Karrys.

The Treasurer's Report was previously e-mailed by Treasurer Jennifer Shacter. Jennifer reviewed the fact that the checkbook balance is currently $5,013.50. The bank shows the balance as $5,024.50 due to a bank over credit. There was also an anonymous $750 donation for the promotion of Arizona chess. Special thanks to the donor. It will be verified that the donor knows that ACFI is currently not a 501c3 organization before accepting the donation.

ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE 09/18/2005 MEETING OF THE ACFI

The meeting took place at Robby Adamson's Law Offices in Tucson. Thanks to Robby for hosting the meeting.

At the request of President Michael Reading, former President Will Wharton chaired the meeting, which was called to order at 12:15PM.

Board members Robby Adamson, Mark Ginsburg, Albert Lemke, Myron Lieberman, Spencer Lower, Michael Reading, Lynn Schucker, and Will Wharton were present. Also in attendance for part or all of the meeting were Judge George Anagnost, Scott Freneaux, Kanokporn Siriwan Freneaux, Leo Lacrimosa, Rachel Lieberman, and Gavin Wharton.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MAY 2004 ACFI BOARD MEETING

The meeting took place at 915 E. 7th St. in Mesa. Thanks to Steven Kamp and his staff for hosting the meeting.

The election status, a summary of motions passed between meetings by e-mail poll, and the Treasurer’s report as of 4/28/04 are appended.

President Will Wharton called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM on Sunday, May 23, 2004. Present were Robby Adamson, Steven Kamp, Myron Lieberman, Gary Moore, Michael Reading, Marty Schneider, Gavin Wharton, and Will Wharton. Spencer Lower, who was competing in the state championship, arrived at a later time. Rachel Lieberman was present as Assistant Secretary and Cindy Hawkinson, a candidate in the upcoming election, was present as a guest.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUNE 2003 ACFI MEETING

The AZ Chess Federation, Inc., held its annual meeting on Sunday, June 8, 2003. Special thanks go to Steven and Trina Kamp for their outstanding hospitality.

Prior to the start of the meeting, the ACFI calendar and clearinghouse were discussed. President Will Wharton called the meeting to order at 10:37am. The following Board members attended: President Will Wharton, Vice President Michael Reading, Secretary Myron Lieberman, Treasurer Jennifer Shacter, Shirley Cox, Steven Kamp, Lee Lafrese, Spencer Lower, Gary Moore, and Gavin Wharton.

Guests in attendance included the following: Claudia Inman, Trina Kamp, Carol Moore Tony and Angie Sherwood, Dave and Zhu Small, Phil Terrill, and Rachel Lieberman, acting as an Assistant to the Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 09/15/02 ACFI BOARD MEETING

The 09/15/02 ACFI Board meeting was held on Sunday, September 15, 2002, in two locations. Steven Kamp hosted the central group, which included Marty Schneider and Gary Moore from the north. The southern group was hosted by Lee LaFrese in Tucson and was connected to the central meeting location via telephone. The Board expressed appreciation to both hosts.

Board members in attendance in person or by telephone included President Will Wharton, Vice President Michael Reading, Secretary Myron Lieberman, Treasurer Jennifer Shacter (arrived late, missed some votes), Immediate Past President Robby Adamson, and Regional Representatives Shirley Cox (arrived late, missed some votes), Steven Kamp, Lee LaFrese, Gary Moore, Marty Schneider (arrived late, but in time for all votes), and Gavin Wharton. Spencer Lower was not present. Rachel Lieberman was present as assistant to the Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 04/06/02 ACFI MEETING

The ACFI Board met on April 6, 2002 at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Arizona Pre High Scholastic State Chess Championship. Special thanks go to Marty Schneider for organizing the tournament and to the Gilbert team for use of their team room.

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM. The following Board members attended: President Will Wharton, Vice President Michael Reading, Secretary Myron Lieberman, Membership Officer Marty Schneider, Immediate Past President Robby Adamson, and Members At Large Steven Kamp, Gavin Wharton, Spencer Lower, and Gary Moore. Member At Large Shirley Cox was not present at roll call but arrived later. Treasurer Jennifer Shacter was not present but submitted a Treasurer’s Report. Member At Large Lee Lafrese was not present. It was noted that there was a quorum present. Both Lee Lafrese and Jennifer Shacter reported in advance that they would be unable to attend.