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Minutes of the Atla Business 
Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Beth Kumar, Graduate Theological Union, Atla Board Secretary

President Jérémie LeBlanc convened the meeting at 12:59 p.m. US 
Pacific Daylight Time. A quorum was declared and LeBlanc reviewed 
the voting procedure. 

Secretary Kumar reported that members of the 2024 Teller’s 
Committee were Maria Garcia (chair), Ryan Shrauner, and Suzanne 
Smith. The Teller’s Committee received the election results via email 
from Survey & Ballot Systems and verified that 256 (or 40.19%) of the 
637 eligible members cast valid ballots. The membership elected—as 
given here in alphabetical order—Bo Adams, Jessica Boyer, Vance 
Thomas, and Kris Veldheer to the board class of 2024–2027.

Michael Bradford moved that the membership accept the Secretary’s 
Report. Kathy Harty seconded. The vote passed with zero opposed, 
zero abstentions. 

President LeBlanc welcomed the new board members, and thanked 
the outgoing board members with plaques. He thanked 2023–2024 
board officers. President LeBlanc announced the board officers for 
2024–2025 are Susan Ebertz as President, Karl Stutzman as Vice 
President, Beth Kumar as Secretary, and Kris Veldheer as Treasurer. 
LeBlanc gave words of thanks for his time as president and invited 
incoming President Ebertz to the stage. LeBlanc passed the gavel to 
Ebertz and she presented him with a plaque. 

BUSINESS REPORTS



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Kris Veldheer moved to adjourn the business meeting. Amy 
Limpitlaw seconded. The vote passed with zero opposed, zero 
abstentions. 

The meeting adjourned at 1:14 p.m. US Pacific Daylight Time.


