Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Bailliage des Etats-Unis Board of Directors/National Council Meeting October 14, 2017 InterContinental Chicgao 505 Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 Board of Directors Agenda and National Council Meeting Agenda Chicago, Illinois October 14, 2017 Meeting Agenda ________________________________________________________________________ Call to Order of Board of Directors (Harold Small) Roll Call/Quorum, Notice of Meeting (Steve Gross) [Tab 1] Approval of Board Minutes (Steve Gross) [Tab 2] Reports of Officers Relating to Board Matters, if any Recess of Meeting of Board of Directors ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Call to Order of National Council (Harold Small) Roll Call/Quorum, Notice of Meeting (Steve Gross) [Tab 3] Reconvening of Board of Directors Meeting Approval of Board/National Council Minutes (Steve Gross) [Tab 4] Minutes of the Board of Directors and National Council Meeting – October 29, 2016 Communications and Announcements (Harold Small) Report of the Bailli Délégué des Etats-Unis (Harold Small) [Tab 5] a) Intellectual Property Policy b) Travel (Sandra Kraft) – see written report and Amended Policy on Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Travel (as amended September 20, 2017) Executive Director Report (Kevin Dunn) [Tab 6] Argentier’s Report (Steve Gross) [Tab 7] a) Financial Report Audit Committee Report (Ann Sanford) [Tab 8] a) Audited Financials for Chaîne (approval) b) Committee Report Chancelier’s Report (Paul Haar) – see written report By-Law Committee Report (Bruce Foudree) [Tab 9] a) Approval of By-Law Amendment; and b) Approval of Brillat-Savarin Operating Manual Amendments Communications Report (Michelle Metter) [Tab 10] – see written report a) Gastronome and Gastronome Extra! (Marie Addario) b) Media Rate Card and sponsorships Gastronomique Report (Mon Roldan) [Tab 13] a) Grand Chapître – Chicago, Illinois – October 2017 b) Grand Chapître – Seattle, Washington – October 2018 c) Grand Chapître – San Diego, California – October 2019 d) Grand Chapître – New York, New York – October 2020 Culinary and Professional Report (Reimund Pitz) [Tab 11] - see written report e) Culinary Weekend – Chevy Chase, Maryland – May 2017 f) Culinary Weekend – Charleston, South Carolina – May 17 - 19, 2018 g) Culinary Weekend – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – May 2019 Mondiale Report (Ira Falk) [Tab 9] – see written report a) Membership b) Regional Events c) International Young Sommeliers Competition – 2017 d) National Mondiale Weekend and U.S. National Competition – May 3 - 6, 2018 Foundation Report (John Burson) [Tab 12] – see written report a) Fund Raising b) Auctions c) Distributions d) Legacy Program e) Brillat-Savarin (Heinz Hofmann) – see written report Report of Vote on By-Law Amendments and Amendment to Brillat-Savarin Operating Manual (Steve Gross) Unfinished Business New Business Bailli Délégué Closing Remarks (Harold Small) Adjournment of Meetings of the Board of Directors and the National Council MEETING BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Meeting Agenda for Board of Directors/National Council Meeting Tab 1 Listing of Board of Director Members Listing of National Council Members Tab 2 Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Directors -Minutes to be approved by the Board of Directors Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting July 6, 2017 Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting / Best Practices - July 27, 2017 Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting – August 3, 2017 Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting – September 20, 2017 Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting - October 5, 2017 Minutes to be approved by the National Council and the Board of Directors: Minutes of Board/National Council Meeting – October 29, 2016 Tab 3 Bailli Délégué Report (Harold Small) [Tab 3] Intellectual Propert y Poli cy Policy on Chaine des Rotisseurs Travel Programs/Events Tab 4 Argentier’s Report (Steve Gross) 2017-2018 Budget as approved by Board of Directors on August 3, 2017 Tab 5 Audit Committee Report (Ann Sanford) Audaited Fin ncial Statements of Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Ltd. Reviewed Financial Statements of Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Foundation, Inc. Tab 6 Membership Information Committee Member Listing Membership Numbers 2017-1977 Totals by Region 2017-2009 Membership Numbers as of 6-30-2017 List of Members of the 100% Club Share the Chaîne Pins Chaîne Membership Numbers by Chapter as of 6-30-2017 Spouse Membership Numbers by Chapter as of 6-30-2017 Tab 7 By-Law Committee Report (Bruce Foudree) Amendments proposed for consideration Brillat-Savarin Operating Manual (with proposed amendments) Tab 8 Chancelier Report (Paul Haar) Tab 9 Communications Report (Michelle Metter) [Tab 8] Gastronome and Gastronome Extra! Report (Marie Addario) MediaRate Card Tab 10 Culinary and Professional Report (Reimund Pitz) [Tab 9] Professional Membership Numbers by Chapter as of 6-30-2017 Tab 11 Mondiale Report (Ira Falk) Mondiale Membership Changes 2016-2017 Mondiale Member percent by region 2017 vs 2016 Mondiale Membership numbers by Chapter as of 6-30-2017 Tab 12 Foundation Report (John Burson) List of Foundation Friends & Foundation Endowments Foundation Friends-Years of Friend Membership List of Distributions Made (2016-2017) & List of Distributions Approved (2017-2018) List of Bailliages Matching (2016-2017) Brillat-Savarin Report (Heinz Hofmann) Brillat-Savarin Membership by Chapter as of 6-30-2017 Tab 13 Gastronomique Report (Mon Roldan) Tab 14 Executive Director Report (Kevin Dunn) Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Board of Directors ___ John H. Burson, Esq. ___ Mr. Simeon Yee Roldan Foundation Chair‐Toledo Conseiller Gastronomique des Etats‐Unis‐ Chicago ___ Mr. Bertrand O. De Boutray Bailli Provincial‐Seattle ___ Mr. William M. Salomon Bailli Provincial‐San Antonio ___ Ira A. Falk, Esq. Grand Echanson des Etats‐Unis‐San Diego ___ Harold S. Small, Esq. Bailli Delegue des Etats‐Unis‐San Diego ___ Mr. John Charles Fannin III Bailli Provincial‐First State ___ Mont P. Stern, M.D. Bailli Provincial‐Buffalo ___ Mr. Alan R. Feuerstein, Esq. Bailli Provincial‐Virgin Islands ___ Mrs. Susan L. Vareschi Bailli Provincial‐Bonita ___ Mr. Bruce W. Foudree Jurisconsult‐Lake Shore ___ Ms. Renee M. Wilmeth Bailli Provincial‐Indianapolis ___ Mr. Stephen R. Gross Argentier des Etats‐Unis‐Atlanta ___ Mr. Paul S. Haar Chancelier des Etats‐Unis‐Washington, DC ___ Mr. William A. Hirsh Bailli Provincial‐Myrtle Beach ___ Dr. Philip I. Kress Bailli Provincial‐Laguna ___ Ms. Michelle Marie Metter Chargee de Presse des Etats‐Unis‐San Diego ___ Maurice W. Nicholson, M.D. Bailli Provincial‐Kauai/Oahu ___ Dr. Reimund D. Pitz Conseiller Culinaire des Etats‐Unis‐Orlando Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Council ___ Dr. Virgen M. Acosta De Oben ___ Mr. Marshall L. Berenson Conseiller Gastronomique Provincial/Bailli- Chambellan Provincial/Bailli-Boston Mayaguez ___ William Berke, M.D. ___ Dr. Dominick Addario Bailli-Miami Beach Bailli-La Jolla ___ Mr. Mark W. Bermann ___ Mrs. Marie Addario Elected Audit Committee Member-Houston Vice Chargee de Presse National-La Jolla ___ Mr. Raymond C. Bertschy ___ Ms. Allison Marie Ahrens Bailli-Michigan Bailli-Denver Mile High ___ Dennis M. Bier, M.D. ___ Mr. Eliezer M. Apteker Grand Commandeur-Members at Large Grand Commandeur-Boston ___ Mr. Adam Blackwell ___ Mr. Paul M.G. Astbury Bailli-Peripherique Grand Commandeur-Miami Beach ___ Mr. Richard M. Bobb ___ Mr. Michael Babcock Bailli-Georgia Golden Isles Bailli-Mid-Hudson at The Culinary Institute of America ___ Mr. Joseph Bonaparte Conseiller Culinaire Provincial-Myrtle Beach ___ Dr. Oleh Bachynsky Bailli-Bergen County ___ Dr. Barbarar R. Breitbart Grand Commandeur - Sedona ___ Mr. Joseph F. Baldanzi, Jr. Bailli-Napa-Sonoma ___ Mr. Sheldon Breitbart Grand Commandeur -Sedona ___ Mr. Ted Balestreri Grand Commandeur-Monterey Peninsula ___ Mr. George H. Brown, Jr. Bailli Delegue des Etats-Unis Honoraire- ___ Mr. Warren M. Barnett Members at Large Bailli-Chattanooga ___ Mr. Louis L. Bruno, Jr. ___ Mr. Leslie L. Bartosh Bailli-Westchester Conseiller Culinaire Provincial-Galveston ___ Mr. Matt Bunkowski ___ Mr. Stephen J. Benkowitz Bailli-Santa Fe Bailli-Dallas ___ Mr. Blaine A. Burgess ___ Ms. Barbi Benton Bailli-Little Rock Bailli-Aspen 1 Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Council ___ Mr. James E. Burr ___ Mr. John David Crisafulli Grand Commandeur-Chicago Bailli-San Diego ___ John H. Burson, Esq. ___ Mr. Robert A. Cugini Foundation Chair-Toledo Bailli-Seattle ___ Helen Cappuccino, M.D. ___ Mr. James D. Cutter Charge de Presse Provincial/Bailli-Buffalo Bailli-Des Moines ___ Joe T. Caruso, Esq. ___ Mr. Joseph John D'Ambrosio Bailli Delegue des Etats-Unis Honoraire- Echanson Provincial-New York Space Coast ___ Mrs. Patricia J. Daleo ___ Mr. George G. Chandler Bailli-Beaumont Bailli-Memphis ___ Mr. Paul J. Damiano ___ Mr. Keith Lynn Chappell Bailli-Rhode Island Bailli-Oklahoma City ___ Dr. Carlton Ralph Daniel ___ Mr. Vittorio V. Cinque Bailli-Jackson, Mississippi Grand Commandeur-Members at Large ___ Ms. Amarylis Davila-Agosto ___ Mr. Lawrence R. Coleman Bailli-Virgin Islands Grand Commandeur-Sarasota ___ Mr. Bertrand O. De Boutray ___ Mr. Eric Alan Cooperman Bailli Provincial-Seattle Bailli-The Cliffs ___ Ms. Vicki Lynne De Ville ___ Mr. Jose Rene Costa Bailli-Portland Bailli-Charlotte ___ Mr. Stanley J. Demos ___ Mr. Jamie B. Coulter Grand Commandeur-Sarasota Grand Commandeur-Wichita ___ Mr. Francois M. Dionot ___ Mr. Thomas E. Coundit, Esq. Grand Commandeur-Washington, DC Bailli-Sarasota ___ Mr. Charles J. Doulos ___ Ann A. Crane Grand Commandeur-Boston Bailli-South Coast ___ Mrs. Linda Robin Du Brin ___ Mrs. Yvette D. Cressend Charge de Presse Provincial-Seattle Bailli-New Orleans 2 Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Council ___ Mr. Gary C. Dunn ___ Mr. Michael D. Foster Bailli-Hartford Bailli-Kansas City ___ Mr. Derek J. Elder ___ Mr. Bruce W. Foudree Chambellan Provincial/Bailli-Jamaica Jurisconsult-Lake Shore ___ Mr. George S. Elliott ___ Mr. Andre J-P Fournier Bailli-Cincinnati Grand Commandeur-San Francisco ___ Ira A. Falk, Esq. ___ Mr. John L. Foy Grand Echanson des Etats-Unis-San Diego Bailli-La Grande Cave du New Jersey ___ Mr.