From: schuldy@progress.COM (Mark Schuldenfrei)
Subject: Check it out: Steward is losing her job
Organization: Progress Software Corp.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:32:11 GMT

From Tournaments Illuminated #105, Winter 1992

ANNOUNCEMENT

For many years the Society for Creative Anachronism has been well-served
by its staff structure, specifically the office of Steward. Growth and
an ever-increasing level of activity within the SCA in recent years,
however, has taxed the capacity of this structure to the absolute limit.

The Board of Directors has intensively analyzed the needs of the SCA for
a staff pattern which will provide a sustainable model for growth and
continuity of the organization. From this study has come the roots of a
refined internal corporate structure which will allow the SCA to meet
its increased needs at an administrative level.

Under this structure, and in keeping with Board decision made over the
past two years, the position of Steward as it is currently constituted
will cease to exist following the July 1993 meeting of the Board of
Directors.

Transition to a new corporate structure more attuned toward separation
of the organizations day-to-day business from its medievally-oriented
existence will begin with the formulation of a new senior executive
position, that of Executive Director. The Executive Director will assume
some leadership, legal and corporate responsibilities previously
required of the Steward's office, but will function in a new way as a
non-voting member of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director will
also be in charge of a structure which will likely include more emphasis
on Corporate Office assignments, and a medievally-oriented volunteer
structure which could include some new positions still being defined,
such as that of Corporate Seneschal.

The Executive Director Position is more fully described in the following
advertisement. The Board intends to seek qualified candidates from both
within the SCA and outside the organization, from the professional
management community.

The Board asks that qualified individuals carefully consider their
response to this search, and send letters of application and resumes
(you may wish to include a separate SCA resume) to the SCA Corporate
Office, P.O. Box 360743, Milpitas, CA 95036-0743, marked "Attention:
Executive Director." Applicants may write to this address to request
additional information, including a prospectus and job description;
such requests will be answered on an individual basis.

        EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCA Inc.

The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc is seeking to fill the
newly-defined position of Executive Director by July 1993. This is a
full-time paid position as chief executive officer of the SCA, Inc.,
and supervisor of the Office Manager (for administrative and staff
functions) and the Corporate Officers (for medievally-oriented line
functions) the latter either directly or through the Corporate Seneschal.
The Executive Director will be a non-voting member of the Board of
Directors, and ex-officio member of selected Board committees. The
office of Executive Director will have primary responsibility for public
and government relations, for internal training, and for other functions
as determined by the Executive Director and the Board. Working
conditions will include limited travel and irregular hours, including
evenings and weekends. The Executive Director may elect to work either
at home or (space and location permitting) in the SCA's Corporate
Office. The ideal candidate will have experience in the non-profit
sector. Specific skills will include as many as possible of the
following: finance, Management Information Systems (MIS), planning,
personnel management, legal, publishing, public relations, and
training. Proven ability to motivate and manage volunteer workers,
especially at long distance, is an important factor.
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Mark Schuldenfrei (schuldy@progress.com)
[I'm just showin' you my opinions: this ain't a gift]