2026-04-17

2026-04-17 Board Meeting

Approved on 2026-05-22

Board members: Tracy Hinds, McCoy Smith, Carlo Piana, Chris Aniszczyk, Catharina Maracke, Anne-Marie Scott, Sayeed Choudhury, Ruth Suehle, Thierry Carrez

Guests: Deb Bryant, Duane O’Brien

Regrets: –

Quorum: Quorum reached at 8:04 a.m. Pacific Time US

Tracy calls the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.

Tracy welcomes Duane to the meeting as the new Executive Director.

The board reviews the minutes of the previous board meeting (2026-03-20).

Motion: Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

  • Motion: Catharina moves to approve the minutes of the previous board meeting (2026-03-20).
  • Second: Tracy seconds.
  • Abstain: Gaël abstains.
  • Result: All others approve.

Anne-Marie presents the financial health of the organisation to the board.

Motion: Authorize Banking and Lending Relationships

  • Motion: Thierry moves that the board approves the following individuals to open and manage banking and lending relationships:
    • Phyllis Dobbs, Controller
    • Duane O’Brien, Executive Director
    • Tracy Hinds, President
  • Second: Catharina seconds.
  • Result: All others approve.

McCoy presents the status of the License Committee. The License Committee recommends that the board approve the Curl license as a legacy license, and to fix distribution issues with the FARCL-1.0 license to restart the two-month comment period.

Motion: Approve Curl License as a Legacy License

  • Motion: Carlo moves that the Board follows the recommendation of the License Committee and approves the Curl license as a legacy license.
  • Second: Tracy seconds.
  • Result: All others approve.

The board moves to a round of introductions for Duane where each board member answers the following three questions:

  1. What is your day job?
  2. Why are you here?
  3. What is your hope for OSI in 2026?

The Board expresses its deepest gratitude to Deb Bryant for her dedicated service as Interim Executive Director. Deb stepped in during a transitional time and provided the steady guidance the organization needed. Thanks to her hard work, the organization rests on a strong foundation and is fully prepared for its next chapter.

No other business to cover.

Tracy adjourns the meeting at 09:04 a.m. Pacific Time US.