Melisande Arneil
Aes Sedai
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2005
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- Canada, Saskatchewan, da Fort
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During the summer, the board was approached by the Keeper and Amyrlin regarding the position of Keeper. The amount of time required to handle both operational and membership issues is huge, to the point that in itself, the Keeper position could be a full-time position. The board has therefore decided to create a new position, on par with the rest of the officers, to more fairly divide the volunteer work, and hopefully create a better experience for our membership. This position, which we are calling the Chief Membership Officer (with an appropriate WoT name to be decided later), would be in charge of the Departments of Membership and Community Outreach. The Keeper would be in charge of the Departments of Events, Technology, and Marketing.
This division of responsibilities reflects the different skill sets required for each position. It's rare to find someone who can balance both the operational and membership skill sets required to be effective. We also realized that as we are a social club, as defined by the IRS, we should have a C-suite level position dedicated solely to membership needs. The board feels that it's necessary and vital to redistribute the workload so that no one person is overwhelmed by the position they've volunteered/been hired for.
Considering that we had advertised for a Keeper first, then onboarded our newest Board members, then decided to create the CMO position, we've decided that we will be hiring for both of these positions from the applicants that applied for Keeper. All applicants have been notified and have made their choices regarding which position they wish to be interviewed for. We hope to have interviews done and decisions made regarding the new Keeper and CMO shortly.
If you have any questions regarding these decisions, please feel free to email the board.
This division of responsibilities reflects the different skill sets required for each position. It's rare to find someone who can balance both the operational and membership skill sets required to be effective. We also realized that as we are a social club, as defined by the IRS, we should have a C-suite level position dedicated solely to membership needs. The board feels that it's necessary and vital to redistribute the workload so that no one person is overwhelmed by the position they've volunteered/been hired for.
Considering that we had advertised for a Keeper first, then onboarded our newest Board members, then decided to create the CMO position, we've decided that we will be hiring for both of these positions from the applicants that applied for Keeper. All applicants have been notified and have made their choices regarding which position they wish to be interviewed for. We hope to have interviews done and decisions made regarding the new Keeper and CMO shortly.
If you have any questions regarding these decisions, please feel free to email the board.