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Minutes of the Atla Business 
Meeting
Friday, June 17, 2022
Leslie A. Engelson, Atla Board Secretary, Murray State University

The Annual Business Meeting of the Association was convened by 
Board President Christina Torbert at 11:12 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight 
Time. A quorum was declared.

President Torbert explained the process for voting during the 
meeting so that both in-person and virtual members could be counted. 

Leslie Engelson presented the Secretary’s report. Members of the 
2022 Tellers Committee were Elizabeth Young Miller (chair), Maria 
Garcia, and Ryan Shrauner. The committee received the election 
results via email from Survey and Ballot Systems and verified that 
270 (or 46.00%) of the 587 eligible members cast valid ballots. The 
membership elected Dr. Carisse Mickey Berryhill, Susan Ebertz, Rev. 
Dr. Dan Flores, and Jérémie LeBlanc to the board class of 2022-2025.

Jennifer Ulrich moved to accept the Secretary’s report, and Liz 
Leahy seconded. The motion was approved.

President Torbert welcomed new board members Dr. Carisse 
Mickey Berryhill and Rev. Dr. Dan Flores and re-elected board mem-
bers Susan Ebertz and Jérémie LeBlanc. She then thanked outgoing 
board member Stephen Sweeney for his service on the board. Presi-
dent Torbert thanked the 2021-2022 board officers and announced 
the incoming 2022-2023 board officers. Jérémie LeBlanc will be Presi-
dent; Armin Siedlecki will be Vice President; Kris Veldheer will be 
Treasurer; and Leslie Engelson will be Secretary.

President Torbert then passed the gavel to incoming President 
Jérémie LeBlanc, who thanked Christina Torbert for her service on 
the board and as President. Incoming President LeBlanc spoke briefly 
about the work ahead for the Board of Directors for the coming year, 
including the selection and onboarding of a new Executive Direc-
tor. The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time.



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