[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Executive Director

[Vlad Spears]

On Feb 27, 2010, at 9:10 AM, Ani Niow wrote:

> According to our bylaws (https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Bylaws#ARTICLE_V_OFFICERS) 
> , the ED's only responsibilities to preside over all board meetings  
> and submit a financial report 120 days after the end of the fiscal  
> year. Occasionally as an officer the ED may be asked to help or sign  
> paperwork such as getting a seller's permit (which we've been trying  
> to get for months but given the unclear status of if we have  
> actually *had* an ED since October it has not happened yet). Other  
> than that it's generally being an otherwise awesome contributor to  
> Noisebridge.
>
> What the arguing is about is that some people feel that the ED  
> should have more responsibility, such as being an advocate for  
> Noisebridge in their travels and being a representative of sorts. I  
> disagree with this view given we are a collective without anyone  
> being in a hierarchy, we should all be doing this job as members and  
> contributors.


So is this why Mitch was blocked as Executive Director?  These are two  
different issues.

Issue 1) We need an Executive Director now.
Issue 2) Later, after much discussion, let's affirm or redefine  
exactly what the Executive Director's role is.  If the person  
currently in the role at a point of redefinition cannot fulfill it,  
they can step down and a new Executive Director can be sought.

I'd like to point out while we are all advocates and representatives  
of Noisebridge in the wider world, it would be poor planning not to  
account for the fact our internal valuations do not match the wider  
world's perceptions.  Noisebridge members generally know that  
"Executive Director" does not mean "in charge" and is not a position  
of power.  The outside world does not know this, and assumes the  
inverse.  It seems particularly important, then, to have an Executive  
Director who is not just generally awesome as a Noisebridge  
contributor, but can explain this to the outside world while not being  
prone to self-aggrandizement or assumption of power they do not  
actually wield.  This fits Mitch like a glove.

Again, who blocked Mitch and why?

Vlad
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