Attendees: Koya, Toni, Eric, Alex, Danielle Excused: Andrea Notes Ice breaker - What is something you consider to be the most important quality in a good leader? Koya - Ability to Inspire There will be times when everyone is going through it and you need to have the strength to push through to your end goal and get the whole team to the finish line Eric - The process of listening, discerning, & integrating Strongest leader is often the quietest one in the room Toni - Ability

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Danielle, Eric, Andrea Excused: Alex Notes Ice breaker: beyond the fall foliage and changing weather, what does fall mean to you? (10-20 min) Eric: Feeling alright, have lab meeting this week; Fall isn’t a thing here (San Diego) so I don’t feel the passage of time BUT usually Fall is big for family time and travel; would like to see some foliage!! Danielle: Fall was always skipped here lol; Fall is a time for tying up loose ends, planning for the holida

Attendees: Koya, Eric, Danielle, Alex Excused: Toni, Andrea Notes (Please note that due to Toni’s inability to attend, this meeting’s minutes were AI generated using Zoom’s annotations) Organizational Vision — 5-Year Goals Independent 501(c)3 status identified as the shared top priority across all board members — currently operating under ACC fiscal sponsorship in a transitional state. Branch expansion target: Danielle proposed growing from 3 to 5 branches at a rate of roughl

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Andrea, Danielle, Alex Excused: Eric, Oscar Notes Ice breaker - what is "the hill you'd die on?" Koya: Education is a silver bullet; a lot of our worlds problems could be fixed if everyone truly had equitable access to education Danielle: Athletes should not be paid NEARLY as much as they are compared to other people in other fields Andrea: Your 20’s should be to make mistakes, explore and have fun. Not supposed to have it all figured out Alex: Social M

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Danielle, Eric, Alex Notes Icebreaker - Which do you consider to be the strongest emotion? Toni: Panic - when we’re panicking, we’re not always thinking clearly Eric: Love - it can make some good things, but it can make some bad things as well: love-bombing is real and love can drive us to do both positive and negative things Danielle: It depends on what’s driving you, fear and love both drive us for different reasons! Koya: Taking answer from a friend:

Attendees: (in-person) Koya, Toni, Eric, Danielle (online) Oscar, Andrea Notes Ice breaker: What's one technological or scientific advancement you believe poses both the greatest risk and the greatest benefit to humanity? Skipping for time Quote shared by Koya to start the meeting Board updates: National President Proposal: renaming/repurposing the TEKS Mentorship Program acronym to make it more resume friendly National Treasurer: financial update Q1 report (Jan-March 2026)

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Oscar, Andrea, Eric Excused: Danielle Notes Icebreaker: What do you think is the difference between direction and vision when structuring plans and strategies? Andrea: Vision is motivation and end goal, direction is the processes Eric: Vision is scope, direction is execution Oscar: echos vision is scope, direction is execution Toni: Vision is big picture, direction is more step by step, benchmarks to get there Koya: Vision is the end product, direction

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Eric, Danielle, Oscar Excused: Andrea Notes Icebreaker: Happy Birthday Toni! (Everyone is sharing a memory/appreciation + making a wish for Toni) Eric Core memory: PIFA - literally telling everyone about it + KBBQ and Ross Run Wish: More tenacity and strength to keep going for the year Danielle Core memory: Lunch last Christmas! Wish: That you get to pursue an adventure this year whether thats travel or a hobby, etc. Oscar Core Memory: really appreciate

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Danielle, Oscar, Andrea, Eric Notes Icebreaker (15 min): What's one New Year's Resolution you did not make and why? Oscar: Does not make new years resolution; finds it psychologically challenging to make a day one goal Will usually set a resolution of sorts later in the year status: okay, keeping tabs on family with people they personally know getting taken in the LA area Eric: goal sets around spring Resolution not made: about physical activity becau

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Eric, Danielle, Andrea, Lily, Oscar, Harini, Ana Notes (15 min) Ice breaker: Questionnaire White Elephant o Questions from this list will be assigned a random number in a specific category. Each attendee can ‘open’ a question, and they must answer whichever question or prompt they open. Attendees can then either choose a different question to ‘open’ or they can ‘steal’ a question from another attendee who has already opened one. Each question may only b

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Danielle, Eric, Maydha, Kia Notes Icebreaker: If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be? What would you keep/preserve? (10 minutes) Eric Change: wouldn’t change things Keep: Preserve the way my parents showed me how to show affection and care for people Toni Change: I would have said yes to travel more Keep: Parents always encouraged us to pursue whatever we wanted and never pressured us to go any one particular path D

Attendees: Koya, Danielle, Toni, Eric Notes If you could ask a crystal ball any question, what would you ask? Danielle: Powerball money Toni: How to [redacted] shifty eye emoji Koya: What day would I meet my future partner? Historian and Treasurer updates (10 minutes, 5 min/department) Treasurer: no major updates, finishing moving into new space with work so able to move forward for next things Amazon account Historian: No real updates Contacting Andrea and Oscar about updati

Attendees: Koya, Danielle, Eric, Toni Excused: Andrea, Oscar Notes Icebreaker: bring an object that ties you to your heritage--familial or chosen--and be prepared to explain why it's significant to you. Eric: Pillow that was on his grandmother’s couch when he was a baby. Reminds him of a time when he was young and all the stuff they used to do together. Other item is a sheet that’s like “all Black folks have these sheets” type of blanket. Danielle: Pictures! Family has stac

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Devi, Oscar, Humberto, Andrea, Ana, Eric, Brian Excused: Brisa, Stephanie, Sujatha, Erin Notes Ice breaker: what are you most proud of in your time serving as a J-KOA board member? Koya: Literally everything we’ve accomplished in the last two years! Everyone’s growth, our teamwork and our efforts!! Toni: Building the website and branding so that J-KOA can represent itself well Devi: Getting the Bay Area KOA foundation built Oscar: Doing a tabling event

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Andrea, Oscar, Amy, Kayla, Harini, Erik, Abhishek, Kevin, Ana Excused: Alexi, Brisa, Humberto, Jeffrey Notes Pre-meeting: Koya brought treats from France!! He’s also clumsy and hurt himself Andrea is literally graduating TODAYYYYY (we’re kicking her off at 5 PM so she can get ready) Icebreaker: What does summer mean to you? Koya: Walking outside and a blanket of warmth enveloping you Erik: Freedom Abhishek: (hi, I’m new!!) Sitting at the park with cockt

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Andrea, Devi, Lily, Oscar, Erin, Erik, Humberto, Kayla Excused: Alexandria, Amy Notes Icebreaker: one word about how you're doing followed by a word on where you're headed Koya: Jumbled, Sharp/Focused Andrea: Thrilled, Bed Devi: Tired, to Innovation Lily: Trying, Thriving Oscar: One Direction, New Directions Erin: Chaos, Progress Erik: In-Limbo, Hopefulness Humberto: Good, Planning Kayla: Scrambled, Steady Toni: Exhausted, Forward TEKS 2025-2026 plannin

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Oscar, Andrea, Alexi, Amy Excused: Alexandria, Eric Meeting Minutes Icebreaker (5-10 minutes): What do you envision J-KOA doing in the future now that we are past the Fair? Koya: A well-deserved break for everyone! Getting better established (shoutout to Oscar for orchestrating a CUPS collab; getting $6k for next year!!) Toni: Keeping kids excited for science and engaged in learning about science, social media things, mentorship foreverrrr Oscar: Well-o

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Andrea, Ana, Alexi, Eric, Kayla, Oscar Excused: Katherine, Alexandria, Amy Notes Icebreaker: If you wake up tomorrow having gained any quality or ability, what would it be? Toni: Mobility/flexibility - I just wanna touch my toes Kayla: Ability to manipulate time Ana: Be a better dancer - DWTS level Andrea: Built in wi-fi/connection Oscar: Steadier hands (Hey siri, play “My Hands are Shaking” by Sondre Lercha) Eric: The ability to write 50 pages in an ho

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Kayla, Eric, Humberto, Ana Excused: Shelby F, Maureen, Alexi, Stephanie, Alexandria, Julio Meeting Notes Ice breaker/opener: what's something you did over break that will influence your 2025? This could be: an impactful book you read; a new friend you made; a new habit you started; a memorable place you visited, etc. Koya: Read “Compton in my Soul” Book about the history of Compton How redlining affected the city Can be found here: Compton in My Soul |

Attendees: Koya, Toni, Oscar, Eric, Amy, Ana, Stephanie Excused: Shelby, Maureen, Erin G. Notes Ice Breaker (5 min) What is something that has given you a sense of accomplishment this year Toni: hitting my follower goal before going to TwitchCon! Built connections and community with streamers across the world! Amy: Spotify Wrapped listed Taylor Swift as top artist; in her 2 PERCENT! Put in $832 worth of supplies for our students! SACNAS BOSS!! Dog is a distinguished gentleman