August 21st 2025
AGENDA
Opening and Mission Statement
- The regular monthly meeting of the MakeICT board of directors convenes on Thursday, July 17th at 7:00 pm in the MakeICT building.
- MakeICT is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is operated entirely by volunteers. It’s our mission to innovate, learn, and build community at the intersection of art, technology, science, and culture.
Board Members:
- President: Preston Warden
- Vice President: Andy Tannahill
- Secretary: Beth Shook
- Treasurer: Aaron Grindstaff
- Director at Large: Cooper Cummings
- Director at Large: Dean Day
- Director at Large: George Baldridge
- Director at Large: Stephan Reckers
- Immediate Past President: Gretchen Koch
Members:
Thanks and Recognition
Thanks and recognition go to:
- Thank you to Thank you to Asrah, George, Beth, Connie, Raven, Stephan for volunteering to paint the front entryway and welcome area!
- Thank You to the volunteers who came to help from Friends University on August 16, we were able to get a lot done!
Standing Items
(Items that are standardized as part of every board meeting)
Communications - Newsletter
The next newsletter will come out on September 1st. Please send blurbs to communications@makeict.org by August 25th.
- Please send in current photos we can use anywhere (website, newsletter, social media, etc)!
- Teachers, please take pictures of your classes and send them to us.
- If anyone is interested in reviving member of the month, feel free to write it and send it in
First Thursday Board Workshop
The Board Workshop is an opportunity for members of the board, and of MakeICT, to get together and talk about plans and goals for MakeICT in an informal setting, as well as see presentations from outside parties on how they’d like to collaborate with MakeICT.
Notes:
- This is a non-voting meeting, and may or may not have a set agenda shared beforehand.
- This is also not an "anything goes" environment. Be respectful of others in the discussion.
- The workshops are scheduled to run for two hours, with the first hour being for general discussion and the second hour reserved for executive sessions by the board, as needed.
Board members are not required to attend, though they are strongly encouraged.
What happened at August’s workshop (8/7):
- Presentation from Piper for Greenhouse in Garden Area
- Bank Accounts need to be updated with correct leadership at earliest convenience
- Rustin requested an update to the metal shop policy
- John Cummings attended for an informal interview with the board
- Beth Shook requested MakeICT membership with WIBA(Wichita Independent Business Association)
- Security will begin the process of adding card readers to the other doors in the building
- We decided to have a contest for the design of the new sign
- Joe Pajor is requesting approval to make and sell amateur radio antennas
Brunch with the Board
This is an informal potluck gathering with members of the board and members to talk about whatever. As with how brunch normally works, these gatherings may not follow any predetermined agendas, and no votes will be taken.
Board members are not required to attend, though they are strongly encouraged.
Reminders
When leaving an area:
- Make sure all windows are closed and locked
- Turn off the lights (except if one room’s lights are left on for security reasons)
- Drain portable AC units (summer)
Area Reports
Ceramics
Tony R.
- Staying really clean
- Lots of firing
- Doing a class a month
- Doing auths adhoc
- Couple cubbies available
- Check First Aid
Electronics
Kim K.
- Looking at to do LED all around the building
- Who dumped vacuum cleaners
Fab Lab
Andy T.
- Repairing prusa 1
- Looking at the Lasers
Garden
Piper T.
- Recouped the Greenhouse
- Goal to have rain barrels by end of Sept
- Looking to deal with poison ivy
- Bigger cages for tomatoes
- Signs for beds
IT
Steve S.
- Things being worked on.
Jewelry
Dean D.
- Getting ready for a casting class with 3 nights
Visual Arts
Timothy Y.
- Having a general meeting to figure out where to go with it
- Another Drawing class in Sept
Stained Glass
Timothy Y.
- Running an intro class this month
- Changing instructors for intro class
Radio
Joe P.
- Working way thru donated eq and putting taking offers
Security
Bill O.
- Everything is good
Textiles
June & Rayna
- Embroidery machine has a broken part
Finance
Aaron G.
Gallery
Dean D.
- Wichita Sculptors show in April
- 2-4 week window
- Need contact template
Woodshop
Dave H.
Metalshop
No Lead
- John Cummings working thru the rooms
- Reconfigurating
Facilities
JaiPal C.
- Set ACs to 72 not below it
Inventory
James L.
- Need area leads to work on their areas
Communications
George B
- More interactions
- Looking for pictures to post send to communications@makeict.org
Welcome Center
Preston W.
- Front door has been painted and working on getting new signage!! Exciting stuff.
- Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped paint the front door!
Treasurer’s Report
- At a Glance
- Income: 18,000
- Utilities: 2,300
- Running Expenses: 4,800
- Instructor Pay: 1000
- Total Expense: 8100
- Added to Resurve: 10,000
- Area Expense: 2,500
Approval of Previous Minutes
July 17th 2025 Board Meeting
Motion: Cooper Cummings
Seconded by: Stephan Reckers
- Andy votes: Yay
- Beth votes: Yay
- Aaron G votes: Yay
- Gretchen votes: Not Present
- George votes: Not Present
- Cooper votes: Yay
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes: Yay
Result: Passed
@DECISION: Board Accepts Minutes as Entered
Old Business
New Business
Discussion:
- Introduce the Board
- Meeting Decorum (phone, discussions, etc.)
- Reminders on Calendars / Events Policies (Importance of Updating)
- Next Board Workshop Sept 4, 2025 6:00 PM
- Next Brunch with the Board Sept 13, 2025 10:00 AM
Banking Changes
Remove Rustin Atkeisson and Nicole Reid from Southwest Bank Accounts and add Preston Warden and Aaron Grindstaff Motion must state “remove Rustin Atkeisson & Nicole Reid from Southwest Bank Accounts and add Preston Warden & Aaron Grindstaff”.
Motion: to remove Rustin Atkeisson & Nicole Reid from Southwest Bank Accounts and add Preston Warden & Aaron Grindstaff made by Cooper
Seconded by: Stephan Reckers
- Andy votes:Yay
- Beth votes:Yay
- Aaron G votes:Yay
- Gretchen votes:Not Present
- George votes:Yay
- Cooper votes:Yay
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes:Yay
Result:Passes
@DECISION: Aaron will move forward to remove Rustin Atkeisson & Nicole Reid from Southwest Bank Accounts and add Preston Warden & Aaron Grindstaff
Update to the Metal Shop Policy
Current Policy 2nd bullet: Advanced tools require demonstration of safe and correct operation to an approved authorizer, as listed on the Wiki, or attendance in an instructional class. These tools are: Welders, Plasma Cutter, Forge, Lathes, Manual Mill, CNC Plasma, Powder coating equipment, Oxy / Acetylene torch, and the Tormach CNC Mill. Rustin Atkiesson would like to amend the policy as follows: Advanced tools require demonstration of safe and correct operation to an approved authorizer, as listed on the Wiki, or attendance in an instructional class. These tools are: Welders, Oxy / Acetylene Torches, Plasma Cutter, CNC Plasma Table, Lathes, Manual Mill, Tormach CNC Mill, Industrial Media Blaster
Motion: Beth motions to accept changes as updated in meeting
Seconded by: George Baldridge
- Andy votes:Yay
- Beth votes:Yay
- Aaron G votes:Yay
- Gretchen votes:Not Present
- George votes:Yay
- Cooper votes:Yay
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes:Yay
Result:Passes
@DECISION: Metal Shop Policy will be updated on wiki @TODO (Beth Shook, ): Update Metal Shop Wiki Page
John Cummings as Metal Shop Lead
John Cummings Air force vet Managed 500-900 people. Can’t stay stagnant. Either growing or dying. John has informally agreed to be the new Metal Shop lead
Motion: Andy Tannahill
Seconded by: Dean Day
- Andy votes:Yay
- Beth votes:Yay
- Aaron G votes:Yay
- Gretchen votes:Not Present
- George votes:Yay
- Cooper votes:Abstain
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes:Yay
Result:Passes
@DECISION: John Cummings is the new MetalShop area lead.
Organization Memberships
Beth would like to set up memberships for our organization with other organizations,
Beginning with the Wichita Independent Business Association (WIBA); WIBA is having a general luncheon available for guests on Aug 12, 2025 and the members of the board are invited to attend in order to learn more.
Annual membership with WIBA is $250 for nonprofits - WIBA celebrates community impact month in September by focusing on nonprofits with all their events and finishes the month with a nonprofit expo, which is free to all WIBA nonprofit members. WIBA would also organize a ribbon cutting for MakeICT when we get our new sign in place.
Motion: Stephan Reckers motions to move forward with joining WIBA but not the chamber of commerce
Seconded by: George Baldridge
- Andy votes:Yay
- Beth votes:Yay
- Aaron G votes:Abstain
- Gretchen votes:Not Present
- George votes:Yay
- Cooper votes:Yay
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes:Yay
Result:Passes
@DECISION: MakeICT will purchase a membership to WIBA
New Signage Discussion
There will be a few sign designs that are available for review and this time will be used to “vote” on the favorite designs.
A current quote is in place for approximately $4,000 from Ron’s Sign Shop (not to be defined as the definitive company). Approval needed for up-to $7,000 to hire and pay for new sign, permits, and ancillary documents. There is an estimated $2000 for replacing the posts with the caveat that we are pushing to use the poles we already have, but we are requesting this now to prevent delays should they need replaced.
This topic will be to supply funding and the actual design will be determined by the Board during the September vote as an anonymous vote.
Motion: Beth motions to approve $7000 to be used for the street sign on the condition that should need arise we will have a special meeting via phone to make any decision based upon the bids submitted.
Seconded by: George Baldridge
- Andy votes: Yay
- Beth votes: Yay
- Aaron G votes: Yay
- Gretchen votes: Yay
- George votes: Yay
- Cooper votes: Yay
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes: Yay
Result: Motion passes.
@DECISION: approved $7000 to be used for the street sign on the condition that should need arise we will have a special meeting via phone to make any decision based upon the bids submitted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Scholarships
We will discuss renewing previous and approving new scholarships
Motion: Beth motions to Grant a 6 month scholarship for one individual
Seconded by: George Baldridge
- Andy votes: Yay
- Beth votes: Yay
- Aaron G votes: Yay
- Gretchen votes: Yay
- George votes: Yay
- Cooper votes: Yay
- Dean votes: Yay
- Stephan votes: Yay
Result: Motion passes.
@DECISION: Beth will reach out to the potential member.
