2013 Restructuring Documents

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At an executive session on Wednesday, February 27, the Board decided to offer each senior management position to an internal candidate who completed a rigorous application, review and interview process. We are pleased to announce that all the candidates accepted the offers. Free Geek's senior management team will be:

• Director of Operations -- Richard Seymour
• Director of Production -- Cynthia Prevatte
• Director of Public Services -- Darren Heiber

The new management structure went into effect at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 28 at the conclusion of the final Collective meeting.

The fullest explanation of the re-organization process is contained in the Communications Committee Bulletin from March 2, 2013.

Senior Manager Job Descriptions

• Director of Operations (filled)
• Director of Production (filled)
• Director of Public Services (filled)

Other Manager Job Descriptions

• Human Resources Partner (filled)
• Production Supervisor (filled)
• Receiving & Recycling Manager (filled)
• Retail Supervisor (filled)
• Tech Support Supervisor (filled)

Search Process and Timeline

• Manager positions will be filled by internal searches first. Only if a given search fails to identify a qualified and interested internal candidate will it be opened up to the public. Internal candidates do not need to be current Collective members.
• The deadline to apply for a Director position as an internal candidate has passed.
• The dealine to apply for an open middle manager position has passed.
• Comprehensive timeline approved at the Board's January 31 meeting. ANY ALTERATIONS TO THIS TIMELINE WILL BE NOTED HERE.
  • ORIGINAL February 15-22, 2013: Board interviews qualified candidates for senior positions and makes hiring decisions. CHANGED TO February 15-27, 2013: Board interviews qualified candidates for senior positions and makes hiring decisions.
  • ORIGINAL February 23, 2013: Any remaining open senior positions posted publicly. CHANGED TO February 28, 2013: Any remaining open senior positions posted publicly.
  • ORIGINAL February 26, 2013: Management collective formally eliminated. CHANGED TO February 28, 2013: Management collective formally eliminated.
  • Because of this expansion of the senior manager internal search process by a few days, the deadline to apply for open middle manager positions was also extended to Sunday, March 3 at 12 midnight.

Other Relevant Documents

• Statement on how the Senior Management Team will report to the Board approved at the Board's January 31 meeting.
• Statement on how the Human Resources Partner will report to the Senior Management Team approved at the Board's January 31 meeting.
• Statement on decision-making at Free Geek approved at the Board's February 6 meeting, amended at the Board's February 13 meeting.
• Functional org chart approved at the Board's February 6 meeting.

Archive of Communications Committee Bulletins

• October 27, 2012
• November 3, 2012
• November 10, 2012
• November 17, 2012
• Thanksgiving 2012
• December 2, 2012
• December 8, 2012
• December 15, 2012
• December 22, 2012
• December 29, 2012
• January 6, 2013
• January 13, 2013
• January 20, 2013
• January 26, 2013
• February 2, 2013
• February 9, 2013
• February 17, 2013
• February 25, 2013
• March 2, 2013
• March 10, 2013
• March 17, 2013
• March 24, 2013
• March 31, 2013
• April 8, 2013
• April 29, 2013