A.S. Board of Directors

Monday, April 6, 2026 - 3:30pm
Council Chambers, Student Union 3rd Floor

I. CALL TO ORDER

A.S. President Kareen Holstrom called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.

II. ROLL CALL

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1. Voting Members Present: Kareen Holstrom, Milan Rawls, Abby McLachlan, Aliza Siddiqui, Nadia Gallarzo, Julia Biesman, Karen Sawouq, Marco Loza, Ava Alvarado,  Noah Stuart, Jasmin Zeis-Khalil
2. Voting Members Absent: Brittany Santos-Derieg, Jessica Rentto
3. Non-Voting Members Present: Christina Brown, Dr. Caryl Montero-Adams, Araya Williams
4. Non-Voting Members Absent: None.
5. Guests: Scarlett Walker, Carlos Careaga 

III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda for April 6, 2026.
ALVARADO/LOZA       CARRIED (10-0-0)

IV. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It is moved and seconded to approve the previous minutes.
MCLACHLAN/GALLARZO      CARRIED (10-0-0)

V. PUBLIC COMMENT:

None.

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VI. PRESENTATIONS AND UNIVERSITY REPORTS

1. Brittany Santos- Derieg, University President designee: 
   No Report.
2. Jessica Rentto, Business and Financial Affairs Designee: No report.
3. Dr. Caryl Montero-Adams, University President’s Designee, to report on the following:
   No report.

VII. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION     

1. A.S. Study Abroad Increase Budget Allocation (Action) - Aliza Siddiqui, A.S. Vice President of Financial Affairs
   It was moved and seconded to approve A.S. Study Abroad Increase Budget Allocation. 
   SAWOUQ/BIESMAN      CARRIED (10-0-0)
2. Stateheld Held Transfer to Aztec Recreation Center Project (Action) - Carlos Careaga, A.S. Finance Director
   It was moved and seconded to approve Stateheld Held Transfer to Aztec Recreation Center Project.
   ALVARADO/MCLACHLAN     CARRIED (10-0-0)
3. 990 IRS Taxing Filing (Action) - Carlos Careaga, A.S. Finance Director
   It was moved and seconded to approve 990 IRS Taxing Filing.
   ALVARADO/MCLACHLAN     CARRIED (10-0-0)
4. A.S. Tax Classification Change (Action) - Carlos Careaga, A.S. Finance Director
   It was moved and seconded to approve A.S. Tax Classification Change.
   MCLACHLAN/LOZA      CARRIED (10-0-0)
5.   #BA F25-03 Student Bill of Rights Proposed Amendments (Action) - Ava Alvarado
   It was moved and seconded to approve #BA F25-03 Student Bill of Rights Proposed Amendments.
   RAWLS/LOZA       CARRIED (10-0-0)
6. General Consent Agenda (Action)
   It was moved and seconded to approve the General Consent Agenda.
   SAWOUQ/BIESMAN          CARRIED (10-0-0)
7. General Consent Report (Information)
   The General Consent report was reviewed.

VIII. CLOSED SESSION -

None.

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IX. BOARD OF DIRECTOR STUDENT AT LARGE REPORTS

1. Student-at-Large, Ava Alvarado: 
   No report.
2. Student-at-Large, Julia Biesman:
   Transition notes for the next elected members are available in the BOD Google Drive.
3. Student-at-Large, Marco Loza:
   An alumni event is taking place this Friday with 150 people signed up.
4. Student-at-Large, Karen Sawouq: 
   SWANA Heritage Month was announced! The budget for the graduation celebration has been approved and marketing is underway.
5. Student-at-Large, Noah Stuart: 
   A task force transition guide is being developed for SWANA to help pass along responsibilities to the incoming team.
6. Student-at-Large, Jasmin Zeis-Khalil: 
   A push to incorporate event presentations across the three council meetings is in progress to streamline the process, with discussions ongoing on how to integrate this into CSSA.

X. EXECUTIVE REPORTS

1. A.S. President, Kareen Holstrom reported on the following: 
   Members were welcomed back. The recent Children's Center Board meeting was noted as insightful. 
   Work on SWANA reports is currently in progress, and an APA transition meeting was discussed with the new chair expected to sit in on upcoming sessions.
2. Executive Vice President, Milan Rawls reported on the following: 
   Dress code is formal attire in keeping with the fantasy dark color theme; RSVPs are due by Friday. 
   Appointed interviews were due today, please make sure to support and guide those who will be stepping into your roles for the coming year
3. Vice President of External Relations, Abby McLachlan reported on the following: 
   CHESS was a success. 
   CSSA is working on an alternative consultation resolution, with a second read this Saturday to address system-wide inconsistencies. 
   Advocacy toolkits should be up and running on the website shortly. 
   This Saturday is also Explore SDSU, please sign up for tabling.
4. Vice President of Financial Affairs, Aliza Siddiqui reported on the following: 
   Finance Forward Week will feature financial workshops on April 28th and April 30th from 1–2 PM, in partnership with Cal Coast.
5. Vice President of University Affairs, Nadia Gallarzo reported on the following:Two resolutions will be voted on this Wednesday. A third resolution on Palestine will have a second read where edits will be made during the meeting and will be voted on at the 4/22 meeting.  The Academic Affairs Open House is tomorrow from 11 AM–1 PM, recruiting for executive boards and promoting their council. UAB is currently reviewing YVM submissions and collecting data to pass along.
6. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADVISOR REPORT: Christina Brown reported on the following: No Board of Directors meeting next week. Have a great semester!

XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

None.

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XII. ADJOURNMENT 

It was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 4:45 p.m.
SAWOUQ/BIESMAN                     CARRIED (10-0-0)