On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Paul Krombholz wrote:
Erik, I suspect that your work for AGA is getting a bit too much,
especially at conventions. Correct me if I am wrong.
My workload at the conventions is A/V, which is what I enjoy doing and
would like to continue doing. Same deal with the disks and archives --
this is what I do best. I deliberately stay away from doing any other
jobs at the convention for this exact reason.
If there is anything I once needed relief on, it was this president job.
Thankfully, others on the board have been very forthcoming in that
regard, to the point where the "president" is mostly a figurehead except
when I have to step in and do something official like today. When
someone else is ready to take on the responsibility as president, I am
happy to pass on the torch.
Some of my other jobs have been taken over by others already. Cheryl
now handles parts of the website. Scott has taken over the PayPal
account management.
I also think that Karen's workload could stand to be reduced. Correct
me if I am wrong.
Only Karen could answer that, but as far as I can tell, she seems quite
happy with her current responsibilities as editor. She delegates the
production side of things to Cheryl, who also seems quite happy with
that job as well (but again only Cheryl can answer there).
There may be other people working heroically behind the scenes that
could use some relief.
It's always a tricky matter of finding willing and competent people to
fill jobs. I think we've done pretty well in adding new people over the
past 2-3 years, especially as others have transitioned out. New folks
like Kathy, Scott, Cheryl, Ann, Larry and now Phil have all been
instrumental in getting us to where we are today. But it's not like we
have an endless supply of interested and competent volunteers to choose
from. As we have seen, even something as simple as having someone be
the Official Convention Photographer can turn into a mess.
- Erik