January 15th 2026

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AGENDA

Opening and Mission Statement

  • The regular monthly meeting of the MakeICT board of directors convenes 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: Andy Tannahill
  • Vice President: Stephan Reckers
  • Treasurer: Aaron Grindstaff
  • Director at Large: Cooper Cummings
  • Director at Large: Dean Day
  • Immediate Past President: Gretchen Koch

Members:

  • James Lancaster
  • Rustin Atkeisson
  • Mike Barushok
  • Paul Shackelford
  • Tessa Garlough-Jones
  • Piper Thomas
  • Logan Falletti-Wright
  • Joe Pajor
  • LaDeana Dockery


Standing Items

(Items that are standardized as part of every board meeting)

Communications - Newsletter

The next newsletter will come out on February 1st. Please send blurbs to communications@makeict.org by January 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.

  • 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.


Brunch with the Board

Casual opportunities for members to connect, socialize, and build community outside of the makerspace. These events are intended to be fun, informal, and agenda-free. No official business or votes will take place.

Board members are encouraged to attend, but participation is open to all members.

The next Maker Meetup will be held on 💕February 14th💕 from 10am to noon at MakeICT.


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)
  • Turn heat to 60 degrees


Treasurer’s Report

  • At a Glance
  • Income: 20,300
    • Utilities: 1,900
    • Running Expenses: 7,000
    • Instructor Pay: 800
    • Total Expense: 16,000
    • Added to Reserve: 4,300


Approval of Previous Minutes

December 18th 2025 Board Meeting

Discussion: Mike raised that the meeting minutes were not published in a timely manner.

Motion: Andy motions to accept.

Seconded by: Stephan


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes

@DECISION: December minutes are approved.

New Business

Andy on Southwest Account #1

Andy Tannahill is the new president of MakeICT; he needs to be added to various bank accounts.

Motion: Cooper moves to add Andy Tannahill to Southwest ending in xxx1 and remove Preston Warden.

Seconded by: Stephan


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Andy Tannahill added to account.


Andy on Southwest Account #2

Andy Tannahill is the new president of MakeICT; he needs to be added to various bank accounts.

Motion: Cooper moves to add Andy Tannahill to Southwest ending in x2xx and remove Preston Warden.

Seconded by: Stephan


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Andy Tannahill added to account.


Andy on Emprise account

Andy Tannahill is the new president of MakeICT; he needs to be added to various bank accounts.

Motion: Aaron moves to add Andy Tannahill to the Emprise Bank account and remove Preston Warden.

Seconded by: Cooper


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Andy Tannahill added to account.


Andy on Charles Schwab Account

Andy Tannahill is the new president of MakeICT; he needs to be added to various bank accounts.

Motion: Cooper moves to add Andy Tannahill to the Schwab account and remove Preston Warden.

Seconded by: Dean


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Andy Tannahill added to account.


New Communications Lead

Logan Falletti-Wright is interested in helping with communications

Discussion:

Motion: Andy moves to appoint Logan Falletti-Wright as Communications Committee lead.

Seconded by: Stephan


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Logan Falletti-Wright is the new communications lead.


Appoint Secretary

Paul said he would like to be secretary again.

Motion: Stephan moves to vote and approve before he changes his mind.

Seconded by: Dean


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Paul Shackelford is now secretary.


Appoint At-Large 1

Piper Thomas has said he would like to become an at-large board member.

Motion: Cooper moves to appoint Piper as one of the at-large positions.

Seconded by: Stephan


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes
  • Paul votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Piper Thomas is now an at-large member.


Appoint At-Large 2

Tessa Garlough-Jones has said she would like to become an at-large board member.

Motion: Aaron moves to appoint Tessa to the vacant the at-large position.

Seconded by: Stephan


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes
  • Paul votes: Yes
  • Piper votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Tessa Garlough-Jones is now an at-large member.


NASA/WSU Grant Documents

The NASA/WSU grant deadline is approaching and some documents may require a board signature.

Motion: Aaron moves to grant Andy, Stephan, OR Paul the authority for signatures for the NASA/WSU Grants and all documents required.

Seconded by: Cooper


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes
  • Paul votes: Yes
  • Piper votes: Yes
  • Tessa votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Andy, Stephan, or Paul can sign for the WSU/NASA grant documents.


Fundraising Authority to Apply for Grants

Some grant applications require the applicant to verify they have board approval to apply for the grant.

Discussion:

  • Board should be made aware of any grants that are being or have been applied to
  • Joe proposed that an email be sent to directors to inform of the grant being applied to and giving a day to raise questions


Motion: Cooper moves to grant the fundraising committee the authority to apply to grants on behalf of MakeICT while providing reports of applications to the board.

Seconded by: Paul


  • Stephan votes: Yes
  • Aaron votes: Yes
  • Gretchen votes: Yes
  • Cooper votes: Yes
  • Dean votes: Yes
  • Paul votes: Yes
  • Piper votes: Yes
  • Tessa votes: Yes

Result: Motion passes.

@DECISION: Fundraising Committee had the power to pursue grants on behalf of MakeICT, and committee will keep board informed of what's being applied to.

Other Discussions

Discussion about Bubba’s 33 gift cards:

  • Should arrive end of next week
  • Our name is on the TVs
  • Need to figure out what to do with gift cards (raffle, catering, prizes…)

Volunteer Tracking

  • We need to do better
  • Need to make sure board members are tracking the time they spend on board activities as that counts as volunteer hours
  • Promote the QR code?
  • Put the top volunteers in a raffle monthly?
  • Post them in more places?
  • Wild idea - have each area make their own QR code out of area materials to promote it? (might be hard for garden to make one out of watermelon)
  • Probably make a push in February’s newsletter?

Maker Monday

  • 38 people showed up!
  • If we have people interested in membership committee, meet next thursday at 6:00

Surveys

  • Need to set up

Decision Summary

    Task Summary

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