Minutes
WAML Executive Board Meeting
1/28/2026
9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern
Registration link:
https://gmu.zoom.us/j/4431959620
Call meeting to order at 9:00 am Pacific/12:00 pm Eastern
Officers in attendance:
- Cheyenne Stradinger (President)
- Sierra Laddusaw (Vice President)
- Meg Miller (Past President)
- Jack Tiezsen (Secretary)
- sam hidde tripp (Treasurer)
Absent:
Other attendees:
Stephen Appel, Ken Rockwell, Emma Slayton
Approval of minutes from last meeting:
- 2025-11-26 Executive Board Meeting Minutes
- Approved by email on December 1, 2025
Officer Reports & Check-In
- Cheyenne Stradinger (President)
- Alyssa Renteria of UNLV is interested in hosting the annual conference! The last Vegas conference was in 2008 organized by Kathy Rankin.
- There was a larger discussion on what the near future of conferences looked like (with concerns to the ability for Canadian members to participate in person).
- Alyssa Renteria of UNLV is interested in hosting the annual conference! The last Vegas conference was in 2008 organized by Kathy Rankin.
- Sierra Laddusaw (Vice President)
- Continuing to work with Craig on 2026 meeting
- Potential banquet location.
- Continuing to work with Craig on 2026 meeting
- Meg Miller (Past President)
- Bylaw wording to be discussed in old business
- Draft cribbed from Texas amendment- needs workProposed Bylaw Amendment: Add Yukon to the Principal Region
- Draft for ballot on conference in 2027
Subject: Important Vote: 2027 Conference Location
- Voting platform: Google Poll, Survey Methods also recommended as a potential platform.
- Jack Tiezsen (Secretary)
- No reports.
- sam hidde tripp (Treasurer)
- Switched over documents to sam, should be ok to sign checks.
Actions approved over email by E-Board since November 2025 E-Board meeting
- N/A
Appointed Position Reports
- Sarah Zhang (Information Bulletin Editor)
- Ilene Raynes (IB Book and Geospatial Resources Review Editor)
- No updates from me! All is good with book reviews.
- Emma Slayton (IB Features Editor)
- Any feedback on past features would be appreciated.
- Nick Beyelia (Membership Manager)
- Chrissy Klenke (New Mapping Editor)
- Nothing to report. Hopes all is well.
- Zoe Dilles (WAML Archivist)
- Kevin Dyke (Web Administrator)
Updates from task forces, committees, etc.
- Continuing Education (Kat Strickland)
- Communications Committee (Georgia Brown)
- Hi, no updates from me as Communications chair.
- Scholarship Committee (Jo-Ann Wong)
- MAGIRT/ALA Liaison Report (Kathy Rankin)
- No updates from MAGIRT. Kathy and her husband are going on a rail tour in South America and will be gone February 11-27th.
- ACMLA Liaison Report (daniel Brendle-Moczuk)
- NACIS Liaison Report (Theresa Quill) –
- GSIS (Chrissy Klenke)
- Nothing to report. Hopes all is well.
- NGAC (Ryan Mattke)
- MAGIRT Online Guide to US Map Collections (Stephen Appel)
- A group has been organized to lead this endeavor. Stephen wants to make sure he has info he needs to start meetings/discussions.
- We aren’t at the point to decide whether or not WAML wants to do this. A meeting will be made to discuss this process.
- A group has been organized to lead this endeavor. Stephen wants to make sure he has info he needs to start meetings/discussions.
Old Business
- Previous action items:
- Meg: Go through bylaws and see what needs to be updated. Bylaws with comments
- Cheyenne: Send an email for ALA Liaison and new mapping editor.
- MAGIRT Ad-hoc committee.
- Hotel block agreement signed for WAML 2026 in Denver
- Amending principal region discussion.
- Proposing the amendment with a written document submitted by the secretary.
New Business
- N/A
Potential Features Announcements
Next Meeting
- Wednesday February 25, 2026 at 9 AM Pacific/12 PM Eastern
Meeting adjourned: 9:25 Pacific and 12:25 Eastern
Minutes submitted by Jack Tiezsen (Secretary).
Approved by the Executive Board by email on February 5
Action Items
- Meg: Add Alyssa and UNVL to the conference manual as a potential future location.
- Cheyenne: Send an email for ALA Liaison and new mapping editor.