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=== Duties, Expectations ===
=== Duties, Expectations ===
In addition to the duties laid out in the [[Constitution]], Board members are expected to:
 
* Encourage members to work on projects, collectively and individually.
** You will be required to attend a majority of board meetings (currently Sunday afternoons, but that changes based on circumstances.
* Celebrate and promote members successes.
** You will be required to attend a majority of member meetings held on the first Wednesday and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm.
* Be in the shop.
** You will be required to give tours at least once a month and be able to train and supervise other members giving tours.
** Attend every membership meeting.
** You will be required to be responsive to member comments in Slack and in person and direct the attention of other Board members to member concerns in a timely manner.
** Be in the shop at least one night (not counting membership meetings) a week, ideally two.
** You must keep Board negotiations, files, passwords, documents, and other secure information unavailable to regular members during and after your time as a Board member. For the Board to operate well, trust must be had between all members and know that controversial ideas and conversations will not be leaked as they are often part of the process to reaching a consensus on a decision the Board must make. This often includes the status of other members, repercussions from discussions or actions taken, and reporting of concerns by members to the board either anonymously or with a name attached.
* Email! Read your hackpittsburgh.org email regularly.
** You will be expected to be in the shop and available to members for four hours per week although more time available to members is always better.
** Use your hackpittsburgh.org email for all correspondence relating to your role as board member.
** You must understand the concept of inurement and pledge to not use your Board position for any personal benefit. You are a servant to the membership and the shop as an organization. You do not gain extra benefits to yourself, your materials at the shop, or the priorities of your projects or goals while on the Board.
** Do not conduct shop correspondence through personal email addresses, as that correspondence will be lost to the organization when you leave.
** You will be required to occasionally enforce the rules of the shop and intervene in interpersonal issues between members. You must maintain a professional, unbiased attitude when doing so.  
** A lot of meetings can be avoided by conducting business through hackpittsburgh.org email.
** You must learn a variety of administrative tasks and be able to do them when needed. These include:
** Board members need to be responsive via email since we're only in the shop for direct interaction for a few hours a week.
Giving tours.
* Arrange for Friday night event presentations/talks.
** Signing up members in Wild Apricot, Slack, and Skedda.
* Arrange for workshops, classes, etc.
** Restocking the vending machine, collecting money from the machines, and storing it properly.
* Make sure that the shop is being maintained (either directly or by volunteer of members):
** Accessing the security camera system and knowing how to archive and export segments of recorded video.
** Trash and recycling need to be taken care of
** Being able to take out garbage and recycling occasionally on Monday nights and know where supplies are.
** Keeping T-Shirts, water, plasticware, paper plates, paper towels, toilet paper in stock
** Knowing where supplies are kept and reporting when new supplies need to be ordered to the Treasurer.
** Membership email lists
** Knowing where to find passwords and Board documents through Last Pass and Google Drive.
** Tracking dues and reminders
** Be able to independently schedule classes, polls, votes, and adjust membership details in Wild Apricot.
** Tracking blue box contents
** Know where to retrieve mail and how to contact the building owners the McNutts.
* Work with the landlord on shop physical needs/concerns (typically one board member is designated to keep things simpler for Dale)
** Have a supportive, connective, reassuring, and professional attitude with members inside the shop as well as parties outside the shop.
* Generally look to the long-term goals for the shop and help focus members on achieving those (i.e. general leadership).


=== Perks ===
=== Perks ===

Revision as of 12:58, 31 January 2021

Board (Formerly known as "Council")

The board consists of five HackPGH members that are elected by the membership. Terms are two years, and there's an election in February every year. People don't get voted into specific positions; they just get voted into the board, and then the board sorts out among themselves who does what. Not all positions will always be filled at the same time.

As of October 2020, the board consists of:

Contact the Board

To contact the entire board at once, email to info@hackpittsburgh.org

  • Becky Zajdel: Becky@ our domain
  • Sean Guzek: Sean@ our domain
  • Taylor Huston: Taylor@ our domain
  • Adam Longwill: Adam@ our domain
  • Asher Klick: Bethany@ our domain

Email is best, but we do also have a phone number if you need: 412-559-2159.

Duties, Expectations

    • You will be required to attend a majority of board meetings (currently Sunday afternoons, but that changes based on circumstances.
    • You will be required to attend a majority of member meetings held on the first Wednesday and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm.
    • You will be required to give tours at least once a month and be able to train and supervise other members giving tours.
    • You will be required to be responsive to member comments in Slack and in person and direct the attention of other Board members to member concerns in a timely manner.
    • You must keep Board negotiations, files, passwords, documents, and other secure information unavailable to regular members during and after your time as a Board member. For the Board to operate well, trust must be had between all members and know that controversial ideas and conversations will not be leaked as they are often part of the process to reaching a consensus on a decision the Board must make. This often includes the status of other members, repercussions from discussions or actions taken, and reporting of concerns by members to the board either anonymously or with a name attached.
    • You will be expected to be in the shop and available to members for four hours per week although more time available to members is always better.
    • You must understand the concept of inurement and pledge to not use your Board position for any personal benefit. You are a servant to the membership and the shop as an organization. You do not gain extra benefits to yourself, your materials at the shop, or the priorities of your projects or goals while on the Board.
    • You will be required to occasionally enforce the rules of the shop and intervene in interpersonal issues between members. You must maintain a professional, unbiased attitude when doing so.
    • You must learn a variety of administrative tasks and be able to do them when needed. These include:

Giving tours.

    • Signing up members in Wild Apricot, Slack, and Skedda.
    • Restocking the vending machine, collecting money from the machines, and storing it properly.
    • Accessing the security camera system and knowing how to archive and export segments of recorded video.
    • Being able to take out garbage and recycling occasionally on Monday nights and know where supplies are.
    • Knowing where supplies are kept and reporting when new supplies need to be ordered to the Treasurer.
    • Knowing where to find passwords and Board documents through Last Pass and Google Drive.
    • Be able to independently schedule classes, polls, votes, and adjust membership details in Wild Apricot.
    • Know where to retrieve mail and how to contact the building owners the McNutts.
    • Have a supportive, connective, reassuring, and professional attitude with members inside the shop as well as parties outside the shop.

Perks

  • Leadership responsibilities and rewards.
  • A set of keys to the shop. (RFID system makes this a perk for all members)

Former Board Members

  • Matt Stultz
  • Nick Pinkston
  • Doug Phillips
  • Anthony Cascone
    • anthony@hackpittsburgh.org
  • Eli Richter
    • eli@hackpittsburgh.org
  • Gene Kern
    • gene@hackpittsburgh.org
  • Alex Reasinger
    • alex@hackpittsburgh.org
  • J Scott Hamilton
    • jscott@hackpittsburgh.org
  • Geno Soroka
    • geno@hackpittsburgh.org
  • Chad Elish
  • Rob Martin
  • Dave Coakley
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