[Businessmtg] Agenda Topic: Redefining the Roles of the List Administrator and Founder

[Anne O.]

Good Morning All,

This is such a big topic, I am not sure where to begin.  So I will start
first by saying, I don't have anything  more to share with you than my
observations and my thoughts.  I am not a founder and although I have worn
many hats at ASP, LA is not one of them.  

First some background.  I have been a member of ASP since 1999.  I was a
mostly silent member early on, spent about two years reading and then
dropped off for a while.  I joined again in 2003 and haven't left since.
Please note, all dates are approx. and strictly from memory.  When Steve,
our founder, transitioned ASP operations to the membership, it was a process
that took some time to take shape.  As the roles in the Steering Committee
took shape, resumes were submitted to the business meeting for the newly
formed steering committee positions and elections took place.  I was part of
that initial SC group.  and became the ASP Webmaster.  Since that time
(2006?) I have also been Treasurer, Archivist and now Greeter Chair.   Other
than 2+ years  since 2006, I have been a member of the Steering Committee.


Observations: our ASP principles and policies are sound, our meetings are
healthy and thriving, however, our steering committee roles and
responsibilities may be unbalanced and lacking some consistency, remember
with each rotation we start over and expectations are high for the new
person.  I think the role of the List Administrator is too big for one
person, past behavior has shown that after each 3 yr. period of LA service,
our list administrator not only passes the baton to the next volunteer, they
also leave ASP.  I can only assume it is due to burnout, please understand
this just my observations.

So I am definitely not a wordy person, and may have left out information or
details that would have been helpful, but I am also trying to keep this high
level because I REALLY don't know what the answer is, lol.

Here is what I'd like to suggest:
*	Founder: To better promote consistency and assign permanent
leadership, have our Founder chair the SC
*	List Administrator: The List Administrator gets a barrage of emails
from members.  
o	Why can't those emails go into a shared mailbox - The LA is of
course the point person, but not all responses need to come from the LA.
o	Why can't other members of the steering committee take a day of the
week to respond to some of those emails, to give the LA a break.
o	And, for those who don't know, not all emails to the LA are friendly
or stress free, so I think sharing this work helps relieve some of that
pressure.

Okay.. Opening the discussion.

Hugs,

Anne O