WPLUG Leadership Roles

These are the roles required to operate WPLUG as a Pennsylvania nonprofit and as a functioning collective.

All officers are directors. The President is also the Chairperson.

What PA requires: The chief executive officer of the corporation. Presides over meetings. Signs contracts and legal documents.

What WPLUG needs: Executive authority when speed matters. Final say on proposals. The buck stops here.

Responsibilities:

• Preside over all meetings
• Execute contracts and legal instruments
• Declare “emergent” decisions when immediate action is required
• Cast tie-breaking votes
• Appoint acting officers to fill temporary vacancies

Current: J NFN (interim)

What PA requires: Maintains corporate records, minutes, official correspondence.

What WPLUG needs: Someone who documents what happened and keeps the archive honest.

Responsibilities:

• Record and publish minutes
• Maintain membership rolls
• Manage official correspondence ([email protected])
• Oversee wiki maintenance and archive integrity
• Give notice of meetings

Current: J NFN (interim)

What PA requires: Manages corporate funds, financial records, reports.

What WPLUG needs: Track domain costs, handle potential donations, be ready for 501©(3).

Responsibilities:

• Maintain financial records
• Handle domain, hosting, infrastructure expenses
• Prepare financial reports
• File required state and federal reports

Current: J NFN (interim)

Keeps the lights on—IRC, wiki, DNS, backups.

Current: J NFN (interim)

Welcome wagon, event wrangler, conflict resolution.

Current: J NFN (interim)

Workshops, labs, curriculum, mentoring.

Current: J NFN (interim)

Directory, applications, engagement tracking.

Current: J NFN (interim)

Social media, partnerships, promotion.

Current: J NFN (interim)

• Interim: The Chairperson may appoint interim officers until elections are held
• Election: All roles are elected by simple majority of voting members
• Term: One year unless bylaws specify otherwise
• Vacancy: The Chairperson may appoint a replacement until the next election
• Removal: Any officer may be removed by a 5/7ths vote of the membership per the bylaws

WPLUG needs people. If you are reading this and thinking “I could do that”—you probably can.

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