Advancement Committee Meeting November 16, 2023

The Advancement Committee met on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 2:45 p.m. in Meeting Room 201 of the Freeman Center with the Chair of the Committee John Lawson, presiding.

Present from the Committee

John R. Lawson, Chair
Regina Brayboy
William Estrada
Lindsey Carney Smith, Esq., Rector
Ron Tillett

Absent from the Committee

C. Larry Pope

Present from the University

William G. Kelly, President
Jennifer Latour, VP for Finance and Planning, and Chief Financial Officer
Spencer McDonald, Controller of CNU Foundations
Adelia P. Thompson, VP of Advancement, External Engagement and the Arts

Others Present

Vidal Dickerson
Jim Hanchett
Kenneth Kidd
Christine Ledford
Olga Lipatova
Kyle McMullin
Deborah Roundtree
Gabriella San Diego

At 2:45 p.m. Chair John Lawson called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present.

There was a presentation by student-athlete, Gabriella San Diego.

Chair Lawson called for a motion to approved the minutes from the September 15, 2023 Advancement Committee meeting. Rector Lindsey Carney Smith provided the motion, seconded by Will Estrada. The minutes were unanimously approved.

Closed Session

At 2:53 p.m. Chair Lawson called for a motion to enter closed session under Freedom of Information Act 2.2-3711 (A)(9) Gifts, Bequests and Fundraising. Lindsey Carney Smith provided the motion, seconded by Ron Tillett and the committee went into closed session.

Return to Open Session

At 3:33 p.m. Chair Lawson called for a motion to enter open session which was completed by Regina Brayboy. Rector Lindsey Carney Smith seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote of the Committee.

The Committee returned to open session at 3:34 p.m. and Regina Brayboy read the certification language: The Advancement Committee of Christopher Newport University certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under this chapter were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed session was convened were heard, discussed or considered by the Committee.

Mrs. Brayboy asked the Committee Members to certify that only public matters were discussed that were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was called, Chair John Lawson, Regina Brayboy, William Estrada, Rector Lindsey Carney Smith, and Ron Tillett certified to the above through a roll call, by Ms. Roundtree.

Chair Lawson called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Rector Lindsey Carney Smith made a motion which was seconded by Ron Tillett. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:36 p.m.