State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners

State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners 1400 West Washington, Suite 230, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 (602) 364-0145 FAX (602) 542-3093

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

March 16, 2017

OPEN SESSION MINUTES

Members of the Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners met at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at 1400 West Washington, Conference Room B-1, Phoenix, Arizona.

Board Members Present: Craig Seitz, D.C., L.AC., Professional Member, Chairman Mario Fontes, L.AC., Professional Member, Secretary Raoul T. Jacques, Consumer Member Jose Montoya, L.AC., Professional Member Jennifer Sandoval, L.AC., Professional Member Pauline Villa, Consumer Member

Board Members Absent: Mindy Hayden, L.AC., Professional Member B. Jeffrey Jolley, D.C., Professional Member Vacant, Consumer Member

Administrative Staff: Pete Gonzalez, Executive Director Attorney General Representative: Frankie Shinn-Eckberg, Assistant Attorney General

Call to Order

Chairman Seitz called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m.

The following order of business was then considered:

Roll Call

Board Members Hayden and Jolley were not in attendance. Declaration of Conflicts of Interest – A.R.S. §38-503

Board Member Fontes filed a conflict of interest on Agenda Item 4 (C). Discussion, Consideration, and Possible Action on Applicants/Candidates for Executive Director Position; Interviews—(A). Erin D. Cohen, JD, (B). Terese M. Brown, JD and (C). Eric Borg.

Discussion, Consideration, and Possible Action on Applicants/Candidates for Executive Director Position; Interviews

Erin D. Cohen, JD Terese M. Brown, JD Eric Borg

Board Member Villa moved to enter executive session to conduct interviews for the above named candidates and receive legal advice at 1:04 p.m. with Board Member Jacques providing a second. The motion was approved by unanimous vote: 6-0.

Fontes Hayden Jacques Jolley Montoya Sandoval Seitz Villa Vote X X X X X X Aye Nay Recused Abstained X X Absent

The Board returned to regular session at 3:09 p.m.

The Board discussed the importance of this position as it pertained to the needs of the agency and how each candidate could meet those needs.

Board Member Sandoval moved to invite Ms. Terese Brown and Mr. Eric Borg for a second interview with Board Member Villa providing a second. The motion was approved by unanimous vote: 6-0.

Call to the Public

No requests to speak were submitted.

2 Adjournment

Board Member Jacques moved for adjournment and Board Member Montoya provided a second. The motion was approved by unanimous vote: 6-0. The Board adjourned at 3:12 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pete Gonzalez Executive Director

Approved by the Board: April 26, 2017