He said he was looking for someone with innovation and intelligence to understand the process and someone who had real life experience, which he said Schoof has. Dan Mangan, former GSB president, told the new senators the role of finance director is to work with the president and help him carry out his views. For that reason, he said, it is important to seat the president's choice for the position. If you have someone that you want to be finance director, then you run for president. He said the Senate should not disregard Schoof because of his lack of finance committee experience.
People can learn the job.
Elliott said no one who has not served on the committee can understand completely the job of finance director. Just because you learn the nine pages of rules does not mean you are ready for the job. You don't get that kind of knowledge from sitting down and reading a book. Gold said he will appoint an interim finance director for the summer and next fall another seating bill will be proposed to the Senate to seat a finance director. As of now, Gold was not yet sure who would be this summer's interim director.