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Calbright trustees approve CFO appointment, shrink executive committee and other measures
Summary
The Calbright College Board of Trustees unanimously approved Edward Lee as chief financial officer with disclosed salary and terms, adopted a policy reducing the executive committee from seven to five members and named its members, approved remote participation requests for two trustees, ratified the consent agenda, and awarded tenure to an employee (ID 1073).
Calbright College's Board of Trustees on Jan. 15 approved several personnel and governance actions, including the appointment of Edward Lee as chief financial officer, an immediate reduction in the size of the board's executive committee and the appointment of its new members, and a unanimous tenure award announced after closed session.
President Hildegard Aguinaldo opened the meeting and the board voted to allow Trustees Mary Salas and Jennifer Perry to participate remotely under state teleconference rules cited on the record. Both motions were approved by roll call with no public opposition recorded.
Joseph Brehmgardner, vice president of human resources, presented the recommended appointment of Edward Lee as Calbright's chief financial officer. The board announced the public terms of the appointment: an annual start date of Feb. 24, 2025, an annual salary of $259,726.50, leave rights consistent with other classified administrator employees, and CalPERS membership and employer contributions as set by statute. "We are delighted to bring forth our recommendation and ask for your approval for the appointment of Edward Lee as our chief financial officer," Brehmgardner said. The motion to appoint Lee carried on a roll-call vote.
On governance, trustees adopted a revised board policy (2220.1) to reduce the executive committee's membership from seven to five as recommended by board leadership. President Ejida Talwalkar Menon then presented resolution 25-01 naming the executive committee as President Hildegard Aguinaldo, Vice President Bill Rawlings, and trustees Pam Haynes, Amy Costa and Jennifer Perry; the board approved the resolution. Trustees discussed whether to add a board clerk role to committee considerations and asked staff to return with options.
The board also approved the consent agenda and later announced, following a second closed session, that it had voted unanimously to award tenure to an employee identified by employee ID 1073 (student success counselor); no further personnel details were disclosed.
Votes at a glance:
- Allow Trustee Mary Salas to appear remotely (motion carried; roll-call recorded all ayes). - Allow Trustee Jennifer Perry to appear remotely (motion carried; roll-call recorded all ayes). - Consent agenda approved (motion carried; roll-call recorded all ayes). - Appointment of Edward Lee as chief financial officer, effective 02/24/2025, salary $259,726.50, benefits and CalPERS membership as stated (motion carried; roll-call recorded all ayes). - Adoption of revised board policy 2220.1 (reduce executive committee from 7 to 5) (motion carried; roll-call recorded all ayes). - Resolution 25-01: appoint executive committee members (Aguinaldo, Rawlings, Haynes, Costa, Perry) (motion carried; roll-call recorded all ayes). - Tenure awarded to employee ID 1073 (vote unanimous).
What the actions mean: The CFO appointment establishes Calbright's fiscal leadership with defined salary and statutory retirement participation; the executive committee change narrows the body charged with certain board-level decisions and will be implemented as the membership named in resolution 25-01. Trustees asked staff to revisit the board's practice of including full resumes on routine personnel listings and to return with proposals. The tenure decision was announced without additional public detail.
The board adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
