Minutes
WPFW Local Station Board Meeting
January 4, 2006 7:00 p.m.
The Flemming Center, Washington, DC
Call to Order: 7:06 p.m.
1. Board members in attendance:
Jim Brown
Carol Wolfe
Kalonji Olusegun
Zarinah Shakir
Thomas Ruffin
Joni Eisenberg
Mark Roberts Norberto Martinez
Joe Chiara
Cade Campbell
Donnie McKethan
Dan Logan
Gloria Turner
Mark Berman Luzette King
Jane Gatewood
Sarah Bittle
Billy Ray Edwards
Rob Robinson
Norberto Martinez
Excused absences: Ambrose Lane, Ayo Handy Kendi.
Unexcused: Hakam Takash
Ron Pinchback, General Manager was not in attendance as the purpose of the
meeting is to elect LSB officers and PNB representatives.
The LSB is reminded that the PNB meeting will be in Washington on January 27 -
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Station clean-up is planned for Friday (Jan 6) 4-8 and Saturday (Jan 7) 8 -
afternoon.

2. Election of Chair of the LSB
Cade Campbell is nominated
Jane Gatewood is nominated and declines
Joe Chiara is nominated and declines
Carol Wolfe is nominated
Mark B moves that nominations be closed.
Without objection, nominations close.
Cade is candidate A
Carol is candidate B
Candidate statements will be two minutes, followed by questions and answers.
Ray Whitfield and Dorcas Dessaso collected the ballots and monitored the
tabulations.
Candidate A had 7 votes.
Candidate B: 11 votes.
Carol takes over as chair.
3. Election of Vice-Chair of the LSB
Mark Berman is nominated
Cade Campbell is nominated and declines
Mark Roberts is nominated and declines
Hakam Takash is nominated
Jim Brown is nominated
Cade is asked to re-consider. She agrees.
Mark B and Jim both remove their names in favor of Cade.
Carol moves that nominations be closed.
Without objection, nominations close.
Hakam is candidate A
Cade is candidate B
Candidate statements are waived.
Candidate A: 2 votes.
Candidate B: 18 votes

4. Election of Treasurer of the LSB
Jane Gatewood is nominated
Luzette moves that nominations be closed.
Without objection, nominations close.
Jane is elected by acclimation
5. Election of Secretary
Sarah, Mark R, Norberto, Dorcas Dessaso, Dan, Luzette, Joe, Gloria, Mark B,
Thomas, Hakam, and Jim are all nominated and decline.
Joni moves that election of secretary be postponed until next meeting, during
which time effort be made to secure non-LSB member willing to accept position.
Jane agrees to continue serving as acting secretary.
Motion passed without objection.

6. Election of Staff Representative to PNB
Ambrose Lane is nominated.
Nominations Closed.
Ambrose is elected by acclimation.
7. Election of Listener Representative to PNB
Nominated, but declined:
Jim Brown, Sarah Bittle, Gloria Turner, Joe Chiara, Dan Logan, Thomas Ruffin
Nominated, accepted:
Candidate A: Rob Robinson
Candidate B: Billy Ray
Candidate C: Zarinah Shakir
Candidate D: Kalonji Olusegun
Candidate E: Norberto Martinez
Candidate F: Acie Byrd
Each candidate makes 2 minute statement.
Vote taken as to whether we will have question and answer period.
7 in favor; 9 opposed.
Move to vote without Q&A
Extended Discussion during vote tally
Jim reports that voting software has malfunctioned. He will take ballots to
Angela Luria for re-entry and will email results to Carol, who will forward to
all members tomorrow.
10:05 Meeting adjourns