Now that the nomination period has closed, we wanted to give you a quick update on where we are with the Legion of Tech board elections. As we’ve mentioned in our previous blog post, we hope to have 5 to 7 total board members in 2010, and we will be electing our new board at our next board meeting on February, 11, 2010. We will announce the results of the election on this blog within a few days of the election. Here are the candidates:
Running for re-election
- Josh Bancroft
- Dawn Foster
Running for new board seats
- Nate DiNiro
- Christie Koehler
- Jason Mauer
Continuing to serve the remainder of their 2-year terms (not up for re-election):
Adam DuVander and Raven Zachary will not be running for re-election. They have both decided that they need to devote more time to their growing businesses. As founding members of the Legion of Tech board, both Adam and Raven have been instrumental in making Legion of Tech a success, and they have worked tirelessly on many of our events. We wish them both the best of luck.
We are getting ready to have the Legion of Tech board member elections in February, and we wanted to give people plenty of time to get involved. Normally, we hold elections in December, but given our recent issues, we voted to postpone elections until the February board meeting, which is currently scheduled for February, 11, 2010. We hope to have 5 to 7 total board members in 2010.
Now is your opportunity to run for the Legion of Tech board. In order to get your name on the ballot, you must meet the specified criteria and follow the process outlined here:
- A nomination must be made by a current board member and be seconded by another current board member (talk to a current board member if you are interested).
- Nominations are due January 31st.
- In order to qualify for a nomination, nominees are required to have worked on the planning committee of at least one Legion of Tech event or have made a significant positive contribution as a volunteer on 2 or more LoT events.
Current board members serving the remainder of their 2 year term:
Current board members who are up for reelection for a new 2 year term:
- Josh Bancroft (current interim chair)
- Adam DuVander (current treasurer)
- Dawn Foster (current secretary)
Current board members whose terms expire at the end of December and are not running for reelection:
A huge thank you to Raven Zachary who had been invaluable in his role filling in as interim chair, but who is too busy running his new business, Small Society, to continue as a board member in 2010. Raven was one of the founding members of Legion of Tech, and he was a co-organizer for the first Ignite Portland and BarCampPortland before we even started Legion of Tech. He will be missed, but we wish him the best of luck with his booming new company!
I wanted to let everyone know that the Legion of Tech board elections are coming up in December. Anyone who wants to run for a board seat is welcome to participate in the election process.
The Election Process
- Nominations are due November 1.
- Anyone not currently on the board who wishes to run for a board seat must be nominated by an existing director and seconded by another existing director.
- Current board members may automatically run for re-election.
- Elections will be held at the December board meeting with the current board voting on the new board.
- The new board will begin serving their terms on January 1, 2009.
Board Member Roles and Responsibilities
Board members are elected to 2-year terms and are responsible for upholding the bylaws of the organization. They are also required to attend monthly board meetings.
The day to day responsibilities of the board may include any or all of the following:
- Organize events like BarCampPortland, Ignite Portland, etc. by leading the team or participating as a volunteer.
- Attend Legion of Tech events.
- Attend board meetings the second Thursday of the month, in person or by phone.
- Come up with ideas for new events or ways to improve existing events.
- Collaborate with community members and make/maintain connections with other organizations.
- Participate in organizational maintenance activities including maintaining the technology, revising the bylaws, finance, taxes, accounting, etc.
- Chair or participate on committees like the Finance Committee and the Technology Committee.
- Board members may also be elected to serve on the executive committee as Chair, Treasurer or Secretary.
Advisory Committee
If you want to get more involved, but do not want to serve on the board of directors, Legion of Tech will also be forming an advisory committee made up of 5-10 people from the community (non-board members).
Purpose of the committee:
- Provide feedback on Legion of Tech activities
- Act as a few more eyes and ears in the community
- Get more people involved in Legion of Tech
How it works:
- Nominations are due on December 1.
- This would be an informal group (not specified in the bylaws) and with no voting rights.
- A current board member must nominate a person for the committee.
- Voting would occur at the January board meeting (new board votes on committee membership).
- Informal committee meetings will be held approximately monthly.
What you need to do
If you are interested in running for the Legion of Tech board or the Advisory Committee, please contact your favorite member of the existing board to request a nomination. Keep in mind that the nominations are due on November 1 for the board of directors and on December 1 for the Advisory Committee.
