Protected: MCA 2025 Winter Board Meeting
Posted on: February 20,2025
24 – 25 February 2025
MCA 2025 Winter Board Meeting
COMMITTEE MEETINGS & NEW BOARD MEMBER UPDATE
24 February 2025
| Time | Topic/Event | Speaker/Action Owner | Participants | Location | Room | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0800 – 0900 | Breakfast | Ms. Sherry Linhares, Board Secretary | Board Members | Gettysburg Hotel, 1 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA | Webster Conf Rm. | |
| 0900 – 1100 | Executive Committee Meeting | LtGen Mark Brilakis, USMC (Ret), Chairman of the Board | Executive Committee Members | “ | Eisenhower Conf Rm. A | |
| 0900 – 1100 | New Board Member Orientation | Col Christopher Woodbridge, USMC (Ret), VP Pro Dev / Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Leatherneck & Gazette | LtGen Mark Brilakis, Mr. Jay Holmes, Mr. Tim Eichhorn, Ms. Angela Hillman, Merrill Lynch Team | “ | Eisenhower Conf Rm. B | MCA-New-Board-Orientation-2025 |
| 1100 – 1500 | BOARD PHOTOS | Sherry Linhares | New Board Members | “ | College Rm (off of the Lobby) | |
| 1200 – 1300 | LUNCH | Sherry Linhares, Board Secretary | All Board Members & Attending Staff | “ | Webster Conf Rm. | |
| 1300 – 1455 | Finance Committee Meeting | Col Rich Brady, USMC (Ret), Finance Committee Chair | Finance Committee Members | “ | Eisenhower Conf Rm. A | MCA & MCAF Finance-Committee-Agenda-February-24-2025 |
| 1300 – 1455 | Governance Committee Meeting | Col John Reed, USMC (Ret), Governance Committee Chair | Governance Committee Members | “ | Eisenhower Conf Rm. B | GOVERNANCE-NOMINATION-COMMITTEE-AGENDA-24-25-FEB-2025 |
| 1455 – 1505 | BREAK | |||||
| 1505-1700 | Development Committee Meeting | SgtMaj Robin Fortner, USMC (Ret), Development Committee Chair | Development Committee Meeting | “ | Eisenhower Conf Rm. A | DEVELOPMENT-COMMITTEE-AGENDA-2425-FEBRUARY / Telephone-Script-for-Donor-Thank-You-Calls |
| 1505-1700 | Futures Committee Meeting | MajGen James Kessler, USMC (Ret), Futures Committee Chairman | Futures Committee Meeting | “ | #Conf Rm. #3 | FUTURES-COMMITTEE-AGENDA / Ad-Hoc-Committee-USAA-Funding-Off-Set-Strategies-2025 |
| 1800 – 2030 | Board Reception & Dinner | Ms. Sherry Linhares, Board Secretary | All Board Members / VP’s & Directors | Dobbin’s House, 89 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, PA |
MCA 2025 Winter Board of Governors & Board of Directors Meeting
25 February 2025
| Time | Topic/Event | Speaker/Action Owner | Location | Room | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0700 – 0800 | Breakfast | Ms. Sherry Linhares | Gettysburg Hotel, 1 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA | Grand Ball Rm. | |
| 0800- 0805 | Roll Call | Ms. Sherry Linhares | “ | “ | |
| 0805 – 0820 | Chairman Welcome | LtGen Mark Brilakis, USMC (Ret), Chairman of the Board | “ | “ | |
| 0825 – 1000 | CEO Report ** / Topic Update | LtGen Charles Chiarotti, USMC (Ret), VP’s & Directors | “ | “ | CEO-Report-2025-Winter-Board-Meeting / Membership-Report / |
| 1000 – 1015 | BREAK | “ | “ | ||
| 1015 – 1115 | 2024 EOY MCA & MCA Foundation Financial Report / Audit Report | Ms. Angela Hillman / Col Tim Mundy, USMC (Ret), VP, Foundation | “ | “ | MCAF-Program-and-Way-Ahead-Brief |
| 1115 – 1200 | FInance Committee Report / Investments Brief | Col Rich Brady, USMC (Ret), Finance Committee Chair | “ | “ | |
| 1200 – 1300 | Lunch | “ | “ | ||
| 1300 – 1345 | Governance Committee Report: Verbiage re: Association Membershipo term in the MCA Bylaws ** / BoD New Member – SgtMaj Robin Fortner, USMC (Ret)** / CEO Employment Extension ** | Col John Reed, USMC (Ret), Governance Committee Chair | “ | “ | |
| 1345 – 1430 | Futures Committee Report | MajGen James Kessler, USMC (Ret), Futures Committee Chair | “ | “ | |
| 1430- 1445 | BREAK | “ | “ | ||
| 1445-1530 | Development Committee Report | SgtMaj Robin Fortner, Development Committee Chair | “ | “ | DEVELOPMENT-COMMITTEE-REPORT-AGENDA-2425-FEBRUARY |
| 1530 – 1615 | Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Meeting Adjourn | LtGen Mark Brilakis, USMC (Ret), Chairman of the Board | “ | “ | |
| 1615 – 1645 | Executive Committee Meeting | LtGen Mark Brilakis, USMC (Ret), Chairman of the Board | “ | “ |
MCA 2025 Winter Board BATTLEFIELD TOUR
26 February 2025
| Time | Topic/Event | Speaker/Action Owner | Participants | Location | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0700 – 0800 | Breakfast | Board Members | Gettysburg Hotel, 1 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA | Grand Ball Rm. | |
| 0800 – 0930 | Tour Guide Presentation | Mr. Tony Nicastro | Board Members | “ | Grand Ball Rm. |
| 0930 – 0940 | Load the Bus | Board Members | “ | Front of Hotel | |
| 0940 – 1245 | Bus Tour | Mr. Tony Nicastro | Board Members | Gettysburg Battlefield | |
| 1245-1300 | Return to Hotel | Board Members | “ |
