2013 Restructuring Documents

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 is February 27 at 12 midnight. Applications should consist of a cover letter, current resume and contact information for any outside references you wish the senior managers to speak with. Please email applications directly to mkille at freegeek.org in order to preserve confidentiality. (The jobs@ email goes to many many people.)
• 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