Liz Miranda — Senator Liz Miranda was called to the roll and marked present, and she was also referenced as a good friend whose leadership helped move the idea forward.
Liz Miranda — Senator Liz Miranda is invited to speak and offer comments, with the discussion passing to her for any words she wants to share, including a response to the draft criteria.
Patrick O'Connor — During the roll call, Senator Patrick O'Connor was marked present, and his office was also referenced among the staffers present.
Patrick O'Connor — The speaker asks whether the motion is from Senator Patrick O'Connor, though the audio is uncertain.
Michael Brady — Senator Michael D. Brady is mentioned in a brief procedural context: he is called during roll call with no response captured, and his office is also referenced among the staffers present.
Michael Brady — Senator Brady was acknowledged as having joined the call.
Dylan Fernandes — During the roll call, Senator Dylan Fernandes was marked present, and his office was also referenced among those present.
Antonio Cabral — Called to the roll; no explicit response is captured beyond thanks.
Kip Diggs — Called to the roll and marked here/present.
Kip Diggs — Appears to be the person asked to second the motion.
Kip Diggs — Representative Diggs is called on to respond in the nomination process, and the discussion continues by asking whether he has any additional nominees or suggestions if no one can be nominated that day.
Kip Diggs — Identified as seconding the motion to adjourn.
David LeBoeuf — Called to the roll and marked present.
David LeBoeuf — Representative Cabral is cited as the source of the idea to hold a follow-up meeting by the end of the month.
Francisco Paulino — Called to the roll and marked present; likely a commissioner or attendee, not a legislator.
Angelo — Mentioned in the context of discussing eligibility to serve on the commission.
John Cruz — Named as an appointee; identified as the proprietor of Cruz Companies.
John — Named as the person who seconded the motion; last name not provided.
Rochelle — The group discussed Rochelle’s work on the nomination criteria and related document for membership expansion. Rochelle was praised for preparing the criteria, then asked to repost the draft in the chat. Rochelle replied that she had already dropped it in the chat and offered to email it if anyone had trouble accessing it.
Rochelle — The group discusses Rochelle’s document and spreadsheet for reviewing nomination gaps and candidate information. Rochelle is credited with doing substantial work organizing the list, and others ask her to walk the group through it. Rochelle then explains that she compiled the most up-to-date biographies she could find, added criteria fields such as community designees, sectors, skills, expertise, gender, and generational experience, and structured the spreadsheet for review. The discussion closes with praise for her work and a note that her document is strong and mainly needs a gap list.
Monica — Asked Rochelle to repost the document in the chat because she joined late and missed it.
David DeCoste — Mentioned as being present while the speaker argues for adding Cape Cod to the top section.
Josephine Jaffa Tavares — Described as an educator and lifelong resident who co-created the English Cape Verdean Dictionary.
Josephine Tavares — Named as a possible designee for Milimila.
Emmanuel DeLuze — Named as a possible designee for Milimila, depending on availability.
Brendan Crighton — Referenced as having sent Rochelle a document to help identify gaps.
Brendan Crighton — Acknowledged as having done a lot of work on the document and list review.
Brendan Crighton — Noted as having expertise that may help review the spreadsheet.
Brendan Crighton — Supports the idea of a nominating committee and says the suggestion makes sense.
Barbara — Referenced as already included on the list and possibly representing the Cape.
Rep. Fiera — A hand was noted from this person; exact identity is uncertain.
Commissioner Lopes — Commissioner Lopes was discussed and then responded during a nomination exchange: he suggested using a different system or format for handling nominations, was asked whether he would accept a two-week nomination, said he was honored but had limited availability because of his schedule, and then clarified that his document was only an example while praising Rochelle’s document as better.
Commissioner Vega — Commissioner Vega was asked whether she would accept the nomination for the two-week project, and she replied that she would accept, while requesting that meetings be held in the evening or at a more flexible time because she is at work during the day.