Regent Nominating Council forwards three candidates and elects officer slate

The University of Guam Regent Nominating Council on May 1, 2025, approved meeting minutes, moved into executive session to review completed applications, voted to advance three regent candidates for consideration and elected a new officer slate to take effect June 1, 2025.

The council voted unanimously to approve its regular meeting minutes from Jan. 9, 2025, its special meeting minutes of Feb. 6, 2025, and its regular meeting minutes of April 3, 2025. After a brief public portion of the agenda the council moved into executive session to "discuss the completed application[s]," then returned to the open meeting to proceed with candidate packets and ranking.

During the open session the council voted to accept three applicants for consideration: J. Robert Kelly, Lee Weber and Marcus (recorded in the meeting as Marcus/Wong variants). Members individually recorded their “yes” votes during roll call; the chair reported that all three applicants had been moved forward for consideration.

Following acceptance, members prioritized the three candidates. The meeting record shows the final tally and reported outcome as: Marcus Wong — top choice (7), J. Robert Kelly — second choice (16), Lee Weber — third choice (19). The council chair announced those results as the prioritized order to forward for further consideration.

Earlier in the meeting the floor was opened for nominations for council officers, who will assume their roles on June 1, 2025. Monica Pitot nominated Dr. Chris for chair; Debbie Tovis nominated Dr. Mary Cruz for vice chair; and members nominated Debbie Tovis for secretary. Nominations were closed by motion and second. The meeting record shows the council elected the nominated slate: the transcript records the elected chair as “Doctor Azusa” (as spoken during the vote), the elected vice chair as Dr. Mary Cruz, and the elected secretary as Debbie Tovis. Members voted in favor during the roll call.

The meeting concluded after the chair called for adjournment. The council did not publish any additional details about next steps for forwarding the prioritized candidates or any external deadlines during the open record; those procedures were not specified in the transcript.

Votes at a glance - Approve regular meeting minutes (01/09/2025): motion passed unanimously (recorded as all in favor). - Approve special meeting minutes (02/06/2025): motion passed unanimously (recorded as all in favor). - Approve regular meeting minutes (04/03/2025): motion passed unanimously (recorded as all in favor). - Move into executive session to discuss completed applications: motion moved and seconded; motion carried (recorded as all in favor). - Accept applicant packets for consideration: J. Robert Kelly — accepted; Lee Weber — accepted; Marcus (recorded as Marcus variants) — accepted. Outcome: all three moved forward for consideration. - Prioritize candidates (tally reported in record): 1) Marcus Wong (7), 2) J. Robert Kelly (16), 3) Lee Weber (19). - Elect officers (effective 06/01/2025): chair (recorded in transcript as "Doctor Azusa"), vice chair Dr. Mary Cruz, secretary Debbie Tovis. Motion and votes recorded in open session.

The transcript records multiple individual roll-call confirmations for both the acceptance of applicant packets and the officer elections; the meeting record did not attach named yes/no vote tallies to every recorded “aye” utterance beyond the tallies reported for candidate prioritization.

Ending The council adjourned after confirming the prioritized list and electing officers; the officers will assume their roles June 1, 2025. The transcript does not specify the next public meeting at which the forwarded candidates will be considered by any appointing authority.