Annual Retreat
The Board’s annual retreat, held on July 6th and 7th in Lansdowne, Virginia, was a very
productive one. The board met with the following goals: to bring members closer together, to
establish and prioritize goals for the following year, to agree upon and approve committee
structures, and to discuss decision making and accountability.
Two new Board members were elected at the July 9th meeting, Mr. Yudi Santoso and Mr.
Gustavo Velasquez.
The retreat was facilitated by Mr. Jim Rogers of Cook Ross, Inc. Consultants. Ms. Jane Garcia,
Chair; Ms. Sonia Gutierrez, CEO; and other members attended the retreat with Allison Kokkoros,
Principal; Candy Hernandez, COO; Jay Castano, Coordinator; and DeAnna Coon, Recorder.
Achievements included the election of the Executive Committee; election of the Nominating
Committee, and election of the Finance Committee. In addition, it was proposed that a Building
Committee be formed and that Mr. Alberto Gomez, Ms. Laura Campos, an