NYSILC's September 2026 Full Council Meeting

NYSILC Full Council Meeting
Friday, September 25^th, 2026
9:30 am to 1:30 pm (estimated end time)
In-person at the Troy Hilton Garden Inn
(remote participation provided)

Necessary Business Agenda

I. Call meeting to order – Yaw Appiadu, Chair.                                                                                 9:30 am

A.        Roll call.

B.        Open forum.

            Individual comments not to exceed 5 minutes.

II. Review and approval of Full Council Meeting (FCM) minutes.                                                 10:15 am

A.        Review and approval of draft minutes for FCM June 5, 2026 and July 28, 2026

III. Executive Director’s Report – Laura Cardwell                                                                          10:20 am

1. Updates on NYSILC activities, goals, and deliverables (July 2026 – Sep 2026).

IV. Treasurer’s Report – Stephanie Woodward.                                                                               10:35 am

1. Finance Committee Minutes (June 26, 2026, July 10, 2026, August 14, 2026, September 18, 2026).
2. Quarterly Statement of Revenues & Expenditures (Q3 2026)
3. Draft Resource Plan 2028-30

V. Executive Committee Report – Lindsay Miller – Vice Chair.                                                        10:45 am

            A.        Executive Committee Minutes (July 1, July 10, September 11, 2026)

VI. Break - Brunch                                                                                                                                 11:00 am

VII. Committee & Subcommittee Reports*                                                                                         11:30 am

1. ACCES-VR SRC report – Stephanie Woodward.

• March 6^th Meeting Minutes Posted Here
• Upcoming SRC meeting dates: September 29^th, December 3^rd

B.        ACCES-VR report – Joseph Tedesco, ACCES-VR.

C.       Statewide Systems Advocacy Network (SSAN) update – Lindsay Miller

D.        Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee – Rasheta Bunting, Chair (August 31, 2026).

E.        Development Committee – Mariah Sepulveda, Chair (June 17, 2026, July 16, 2026, August 11, 2026).

F.        Emergency Preparedness Committee – Sue Ruff, Chair (June 25, 2026, July 23, 2026, August 27, 2026).

G.        Monitoring & Evaluation Committee – Isabelle Alexander-Klaboe and Barbara Goldstein, Co-Chairs (June 8, 2026, June 29, 2026, August 3, 2026, September 14, 2026).

H.        Needs Assessment Committee – Sue Ruff & Beata Karpinska-Prehn, Co-Chairs (June 11, 2026, July 2, 2026, August 6, 2026, September 3, 2026).

I.          Public Policy Committee – Keith Gurgui, Chair (June 10, 2026, July 8, 2026, August 12, 2026, September 16, 2026).

J.        Recruitment Committee – Isabelle Alexander-Klaboe, Chair (June 24, 2026, July 8, 2026,

August 19, 2026).

K.        SPIL Committee – Lindsay Miller, Co-Chair (Sept 14, 2026)

VIII. Other.                                                                                                                                                  1:15 pm

1. Post Meeting Survey & Travel Reimbursement Reminder
2. SPIL Yearend Survey Reminder

IX. Adjourn.                                                                                                                                                1:30 pm

*(Minutes have been provided for review. Reports should provide brief summary information regarding activities. Additional information can be shared regarding new business. Questions can focus on minutes, materials, or new information reported. Committees that haven’t met recently should note when the next scheduled meeting is anticipated.)