| The role of vice president is in many ways a support role and the details of this are uniquely cued to the dynamic of each president and VP. A lot of the responsibilities of a VP are shared with the president, designed to ease the pressure and preserve the sanity (and the ability to have a life outside of PS:1) of the president. But I think one of the lovely things about the Board of Directors as a whole is the element of fluidity; past the bare-bone outline of the bylaws, you come to understand the strengths, weaknesses, and preferences of fellow board members so I think there is an element of nuance that changes with each new board, ideally, as you communicate with each other to make sure everything is getting done. | | The role of vice president is in many ways a support role and the details of this are uniquely cued to the dynamic of each president and VP. A lot of the responsibilities of a VP are shared with the president, designed to ease the pressure and preserve the sanity (and the ability to have a life outside of PS:1) of the president. But I think one of the lovely things about the Board of Directors as a whole is the element of fluidity; past the bare-bone outline of the bylaws, you come to understand the strengths, weaknesses, and preferences of fellow board members so I think there is an element of nuance that changes with each new board, ideally, as you communicate with each other to make sure everything is getting done. |
| This year, I would like to put a lot of thought into doing PS:1 scholarships in a way that benefits both PS:1 and the greater Chicago community. I have talked a little about this with Lauren, who works for JARC, an organization which provides skills training for low-income and unemployed workers. In that same vein, there are a lot of great communities of artists, engineers, craftspeople, interesting humanoids, etc. around the Chicago area and I would like to work on collaboration and cross-advertising, hopefully inciting some exciting new events and attendees. | | This year, I would like to put a lot of thought into doing PS:1 scholarships in a way that benefits both PS:1 and the greater Chicago community. I have talked a little about this with Lauren, who works for JARC, an organization which provides skills training for low-income and unemployed workers. In that same vein, there are a lot of great communities of artists, engineers, craftspeople, interesting humanoids, etc. around the Chicago area and I would like to work on collaboration and cross-advertising, hopefully inciting some exciting new events and attendees. |
| I learned a ton last year, and if elected, I feel very excited about the prospect of coming into this year comfortable in my role and ready to finish a lot of projects from last year, seeing through the completion of the build out, the new bylaws, and a slew of new thoughts on member on-boarding and integration. | | I learned a ton last year, and if elected, I feel very excited about the prospect of coming into this year comfortable in my role and ready to finish a lot of projects from last year, seeing through the completion of the build out, the new bylaws, and a slew of new thoughts on member on-boarding and integration. |