What I did in April 2025

Director of Administration

• Drafted update to IBD re CRM issues.
• Responded to someone interested in helping with branding.
• Shared opinion with ExComm re how to retroactively approve tests.
• Zoom w M.
• Zoom w A re minutes preparation.
• Helped get a link for PhotoCup files on the Hub.
• Sent CRM issues update to IBD & NM chairs.
• Added a few new NM chairs to the Hub.
• Pulled together a list of all the languishing motions that need to go to the IBD.
• Zoom w DoD re CRM issues.
• Zoom w ExComm.
• Prepped info for IBD if a motion ends up going to them.
• Much back and forth discussion with ExComm about procedures.
• Zoom w DoD re testing concerns.
• Wrote two long essays about strategic planning and shared with ExComm.
• Nudged CRO re Germany.
• Call w DSNM re transition topics.
• Discussed with DoD transition to-do items.
• Kitten task re timezones for A.
• Requested metrics for brand awareness from AML staff.
• Zoom w M.
• Manually added a member to the Hub per UserSupport request.
• Discussed with ExComm possible solutions for awkwardness surrounding dates of AT approval.
• Researched and wrote long reply to IBD questions re AT approval timeline.
• Honed to-do list.
• Zoom w A re PhotoCup and wording of a draft motion.
• Drafted an ExComm statement to the IBD re AT/KK concerns.
• Zoom w M re AT and CRM issues.
• Zoom w J re AT issues.
• Zoom w P re Hub training and ISC needs.
• Zoom w A re minutes structure.
• Worked on trying to recover the MI instagram acct.
• Zoom w A re social media plans.
• Responded to a request for an LDW session at the AG in Chicago.
• Sent SL a copy of the NLL booklet.
• Proofed June MWJ and sent notes to editor.
• Zoom w A social media plans and needs.
• Zoom w B re special election procedures.
• Asked E about Comm Events Team’s “Virtual Cafe.”
• Manually added an IBD member to the Hub.
• Started planning organization and training needs for ISC needs on NMs’ Hub spaces.
• Offered specific and general help to N&LComm chair.
• Began work on revising Bylaw 15.
• Sent JB instructions for signing up to the Hub.
• Manually added a member from Serbia to the Hub.
• Call with DoD re CRM topics.
• Posted London minutes to IBD.
• Posted an ISP Cv to IBD space.
• Participated in discussion re CRM needs going forward.
• Zoom w A re possible CRM solution and needs.
• Responded to N&L Comm re 80th Logo contest.
• Manually added a member from India to the Hub.
• Manually added a member from US to the Hub.
• Looked at and discussed possible SoMe management tool.
• Prepped and sent travel reimbursement requests.
• Set up Hub space for Awards Comm.
• Dug around for an hour trying to find instagram accounts and clues about who might have the keys.
• Created brand new Instagram Account for MIL and sent keys to M&A.
• Zoom w A re social media planning.
• Manually added a member from Italy to the Hub.
• Manually added a member from the US to the Hub.
• Zoom w Communications teams re planning and needs.
• Zoom w Hub team chair re catch up.
• Zoom w A, A, & E re communications planning.
• Wrote responses to News Team interview questions.
• Chased down reimbursement details for two trips.
• Manually added a member from the US to the Hub.
• Zoom w A re minutes and social media.
• Call w DSNM re SIG issues.
• Began uploading NMs’ constitutions and magazines to the Hub spaces.
• Added file structures to NM Hub spaces.

Acting Chairman as of April 11

• Set up chairman-mil address
  
• Sorted through 3k emails, more than 500 of which were unread.
  
• Shepherded composition of response to T’s resignation.
  
• Directed M to send out motion to appoint an ISP.
  
• Directed M to send out ExComm response to resignation.
• Wrote up my idea of an asynchronous ExComm meeting and shared with ExComm.
• Call w DoD re transition planning.
• Zoom w A re minutes/motions wording.
• Set up Hub space for asynchronous ExComm meetings.
• Prepped agenda for Async meeting .
• Discussion w A re social media
• Zoom w M re social media, election committee, CRM issues, and agenda.
• Posted agenda to ExComm for April Async meeting.
• Prepped the Hub space for the Async meeting with all the agenda items and polls.
• Sorted out a misplaced motion discussion thread.
• Participated in ExComm Async meeting.
• Zoom w AJ re several IBD concerns.
• Reviewed and commented on presentation about Photocup pitch to sponsor.
• Zoom w M re CRM issues and messaging to IBD.
• Sent CRM update and other news to NM Chairs/IBD.
• Responded to a NM chair about data concerns.
• Asked people to serve on Special Election Comm.
• Summed up and nudged discussions/decisions in Async meeting.
• Consulted ExecDir re motion timing.
• Zoom Meeting with ISC.
• Zoom w M re CRM, ISP/AT, social media, motions.
• Sent notice of Async meeting adjournment.
• Checked status of the 80th Anniversary Logo contest announced earlier in the month.
• Updated liaison list on Hub.
• Directed Special Election Comm to go forth and do.
• Initiated Lessons Learned thread re Async meeting.
• Call w S re ongoing concerns.
• Zoom w M re motions to go to IBD.
• Initiated prep for next meeting agenda.
• Approved a few motions to go to the IBD.
• Notified new Awards Comm.
• Discussed with ExecDir clean up of IBD General space.
• Zoom w M re motions.
• Zoom w NZ Char and DoD re database.
• Zoom w DoD re several hanging topics.
• Sent Volunteerism Report to Chair of NZ.
• Zoom w M re AT, ISP, CRM and recruitment.
• Nudged ExComm re Hub discussion and proposed motion.
  
• Zoom w M re Macau and CRM.
• Call w E re Macau.
• Notified ISP candidates of the IBD’s choice.
• Submitted identification documents to MIL legal firm.

American Mensa

• Whipped up two LDWs for the AG.
  
• Commented on some preparations the Nat Awards Committee may need to consider.