Harvest Co-op Markets
Board of Directors Meeting
March 28, 2005
Present: Jessie Myszka, Jeff Rosenblum,
Rob Martin, Sujatha Byravan, Amy Cotter, Erica Mintzer,
Mike Wiecek, Elisa Alonzo, Betsy Adams, David Hermann,
Loren Rodgers (by phone)
Absent: Karin Emry (excused)
The meeting convened at 7:00 pm in the
Community Room of the Cambridge Store.
1. Introductions and Organizational Issues
• Jeff distributed the Continuous Connected Board Effectiveness Eastern
Pilot Program (CoCoBEEPP)
survey for Board of Directors to fill out and return.
This survey is offered by Cooperative Development
Services, a consulting firm that offers a range of
services to cooperatives.
• Amy reviewed new ground rules for board meetings. Starting with this
meeting, an appointed facilitator
will moderate, a role assigned previously only to
the board president.
• Approval, pending minor corrections, of board meeting minutes of 28
February 2005 (1 abstention)
2. President’s Report
• A motion to appoint Karin Emry to the Board of Directors was approved
unanimously. Karin’s term will
end in 2007.
• A motion to appoint Jessie Myskza as Chair of the GM Search Committee
was approved unanimously.
3. Committee Reports
There was no substantial public discussion about the
reports of the following committees.
• Planning and Assessment Committee
• Membership & Social Concerns Committee (MSCC)
• Finance Committee
• GM Search Committee
4. GM Report
Rob noted that planning for the celebreation events
of Harvest that will be held at both stores, is
going smoothly.
The physical plant report was briefly discussed.
Re: Tenure
At the last Board Meeting in March, my
decision to not apply for the long term position of
GM at Harvest was discussed. I will vacate the position
of General Manager (interim) on July 2, 2005.
My thanks to the board and membership
for the invitation to work with Harvest. I have enjoyed
my time here. The staff are a pleasure to work with.
The board is working to hire a new GM, and we have
a succession plan in the making.
Presentation.
We are in the home stretch at CB. The updates are
about complete. On May 7, we will have a celebration
of our work at CB.
This is a coming out celebration for CB. It is our
first good day in a long time. Bring your friend,
enemies, neighbors and the rest of the world! This
is the day to show your support for your co-op. It
is great day to bring your friends to our store and
show off. We will have great incentives for new members.
Our hope is to get 500 new members this week.
Jamaica Plain will have a similar event
in early June. After that date we should be presenting
two great stores on a daily basis.
Thanks,
Rob Martin
Interim General Manager
April 17, 2005
Submitted by Ava Chan, 4 April 2005.