May 2026

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes ACBL Unit 503

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, via Zoom

Directors Present

Liz Koh, Marc Cervellino, Dan Thatte, John Schwartz, Stephanie Youngquist, Geraldine

MacDonald, Dana Shelley.

Directors not Present

Alex Narasin, H. Paul Davis, Dianne Giancarlo

Others Present

Alan Templeton

M/S/P = Moved/Seconded/Passed

Call to Order

Liz Koh, President of the Board, served as Chair of the meeting, called the meeting to

order at 4:04 PM and announced that a quorum of the Board members was present and

that the meeting, having duly convened, was ready to proceed with business. Geraldine

MacDonald recorded the minutes for the meeting.

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Liz K. announced that the minutes of the April 14, 2026, Board Meeting were approved

via email.

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee consisting of Dan T. Marc C. And John S. presented a

nomination for a new director to fill the vacant seat left after David Merenbach resigned.

Allen Simon was nominated to serve the remaining 1 year on the vacant position.

Motion to appoint Allen M/S/P. Thank you to Dan T. for his thoughtful and excellent

leadership of the Nominating Committee and to the whole committee for bringing

forward the best candidates. The board appreciates all the work you do.

There was a discussion about how the Board nominating process worked.

EZ Bridge General discussion about the EZ games and the success bringing newer

players to the club. Dana S. Reported that contact is continuing with all the newer

players. Chris Chung volunteers and gives the pre-game short lecture, and he is great.Financials Update

Marc C. had shared some slides, and reported that table count continues to be strong.

This has been aided in great part by the Monday morning EZ games that started in

March.

There was also a discussion about trying to convert ACBL guest members to paying

regular members. Overall the sense was to make sure we keep these members

returning and enjoying Face To Face bridge.

Tournaments at PABC

The April 2026 sectional was a big success.

Marc reported “Largest attendance, revenue, and profit of past 11 non-Firecracker

sectionals post-Covid”. Discussion centered around the Sunday team events which

were lightly attended. One suggestion which will be pursued was to eliminate the AX

events and hold 100% bracketed team games.

Our next tournament, the Firecracker, is in June. Suggestion that all Board members

should remind Club Directors to help promote the Unit’s upcoming events at the club

games.

Bridge Center Updates

IFES hired a licensed plumber to fix the toilet and kitchen sink issues.

We have reached out to Mountain View City and police about the RV parking on Stierlin

Road blocking a clear view of on coming traffic.

Discussion ensued about miscellaneous upcoming special games. There will be a

special Unit game to celebrate Team Ge’s USBC win on Saturday 10/3/2026.

The Board meeting adjourned at 5:16 pm.