may 22, 2025
Bakersfield College Foundation
Board of Directors Meeting
Date & Time: Thursday, May 22, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
Location: Bakersfield College Campus Center, West Wing, 2nd Floor, Rm. 218
1801 Panorama Drive Bakersfield, CA 93305
AGENDA
- Call to Order – Derek Yurosek
- Roll Call – Kylee Gregory-Gutierrez
- Public Comments Statement – Derek Yurosek
At this time, members of the public have the opportunity to address the Board of Directors on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Persons wishing to make comments are allowed five minutes per item. A “Request to Address the Board of Directors” card must be completed and filed with the Executive Secretary before speaking.
Please note that the Board cannot take action on any items not on the agenda, with certain exceptions as outlined in the Brown Act. Matters brought before the Board that are not on the agenda may, at the Board’s discretion, be referred to staff or placed on the next agenda for Board consideration.
The Board requests that the public speak on matters which are on this agenda at the time that the item is considered by the Board. - Approval of Agenda – Derek Yurosek – Motion
- Approval of Minutes from February 27, 2024 – Derek Yurosek – Motion
- Renegade Innovation Fund Update – Alyssa Cross – Motion(s)
a. Industrial Automation – Dr. Paul Murray
b. BC Rodeo Team – Julie Beechinor
c. Behavioral Sciences – Approved by Finance Committee 5/15/25
d. BC Afro Cuban Percussion Ensemble – Approved by Finance Committee 5/15/25 - Quarterly Financial Review – Dr. Queen King
- Proposed Fiscal Year 25/26 Budget – Dr. Queen King – Motion
- Nomination Committee Updates and Nominations for Board Members – Motion(s)
a) These current board members’ terms end in 2024 and they would like to be nominated for another two-year term (2024-2026) – Motion:
Deanna Blaise
Derek Jeffery
Derek Yurosek
Frank Wooldridge
Octavio Escobedo
Paul Pavletich
Robin McNabb
Sarabjeet Singh
Tom Ming
New board member nominations are needed to replace the following people:
Connie Perez-Andreesen (term ends 2025)
Karen Zuber (term ends 2025)
Ryan Hansen (term ends 2025)
Lauren Skidmore (term ends 2025)
b) Nominations for new board members for a two-year term (2025-2027) – Motion:
Blake Goehring, Senior Vice President, Resident Director-Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Neeraj Rama, Chief Investment Officer/Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center
Angelica Martin, Vice President, Water Resources, Tejon Ranch Co.
Dulce Hernandez, Project Manager, Chevron
c) Nominations for board officers for a two-year term (2025-2027) – Motion
Chair Nomination: Paul Pavletich
Vice Chair Nomination: John Pitre - President’s Update – Dr. Jerry E. Fliger
- Board of Directors Strategic Planning Process – George Boodrookas
- Other Business / Adjournment of Meeting
The next Executive Committee Meeting will be held
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm
The next Finance & Investment Committee Meeting will be held
Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm
The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held
Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 3:00 pm
For information regarding how, to whom, and when a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, may be made by a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation to participate in the public meeting, contact Kylee Gregory-Gutierrez at 661-395-4800.
Any materials required by law to be made available to the public prior to a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Foundation can be inspected at the following address during normal business hours: 1801 Panorama Drive Bakersfield, CA 93305. Such materials may also be posted on the Foundation’s website at www.supportbc.org.