2025 Minutes

Minutes – December 19, 2024

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 20 viewers. In person: 9 Gregg Gorton moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Marty Dellwo seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter New members since the last meeting: Peter DeStefano Ilana Fields Robert Santangelo Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to…

Nilesh Shah

Minutes – January 9, 2025

The annual meeting was in-person only and took place at the Discovery Center.  Call to Order: Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:15 PM Attendees: 38 Barb began by making some short remarks, welcoming everyone to the 135th Annual Members’ Meeting of the DVOC. Barb noted that the club was the oldest continuous Ornithological Club in the United States and then praised the club and its ability to change over the years. Due to some technical…

Nilesh Shah

Minutes – January 16, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Vice-President Navin Sasikumar Call to Order: 7:35 PM Barb Bassett was away. Attendees: In person – 17, On Zoom – 23 The minutes from the last meeting were not approved because I did not post them to website! Committee Reports Membership – Martin Dellwo for…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – February 6, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: In person – 6 On Zoom – 6 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming field…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – February 20, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: In person – 20 On Zoom – 24 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – Manny Dominguez for Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda:…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – March 6, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:31 PM Attendees: In person – 9 On Zoom – 11 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming field…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – March 20, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: In person – 19 On Zoom – 11 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming field…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – April 17, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 7 viewers In person: 12 Gregg Gorton moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Nilesh Shah seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Field Trips – Nilesh Shah for Linda Widdop…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – April 3, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 20 in person, 14 on Zoom The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming field trips: DATE…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – May 1, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 8 in person, 5 on Zoom Perri Strawn moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Martin Dellwo seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – September 18, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 7 on Zoom In person: 17 Gregg Gorton moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Marty Dellwo seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Council The honorarium for speakers will be…

Nilesh Shah

Minutes – October 2, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 33 on Zoom In person: 8 Linda Widdop moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Martin Dellwo seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – October 16, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 18 on Zoom In person: 14 Navin Sasikumar moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Perri Strawn seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – November 6, 2025

This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 23 on Zoom In person: 21 Martin Dellwo moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Bert Filemyr seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Navin Sasikumar for Rebecca Reicherter One…

Manny Dominguez

Minutes – December 4, 2025

This was a in-person meeting only. Call to Order: Vice President Navin Sasikumar Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: In person: 38 Martin Dellwo moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Rob Karchnyak seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Navin Sasikumar for Rebecca Reicherter Four new members: Michelle Li, Elizabeth Thomas, Jonah Perelman, Frann Shore  Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip,…

Manny Dominguez