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===== Bill ===== | ===== Bill ===== | ||
- | I am interested in being on the Board because dealing I’m interested in seeing the organization grow and become a place more folks can call “my home away from home hobby place”. | + | {{: |
I‘ve been interested in sparktrickery ever since I stuck a knife from a silver flatware set into the control panel of my grandmother’s electric stove and burned the blade in two at the ripe old age of 3 years. | I‘ve been interested in sparktrickery ever since I stuck a knife from a silver flatware set into the control panel of my grandmother’s electric stove and burned the blade in two at the ripe old age of 3 years. | ||
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My interests are varied and among them is electronic tinkering and model railroading. | My interests are varied and among them is electronic tinkering and model railroading. | ||
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+ | ===== Darrel ===== | ||
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+ | I was taught by me dad to try and learn new things and to get involved at a very early age. Since then I have been a " | ||
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+ | My background as a retired US Air Force pilot and computer systems engineer has taught me that skills you learn at any age help you explore and grow in other areas. | ||
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+ | ===== Ethan ===== | ||
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+ | I love the anarchist ethic of Quelab where the pre-requisite for doing something is generally just wanting to do it. As a board member I would work to keep the club this way. I would love to see Quelab grow in membership, and be able to invest in more equipment and unused space. | ||
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+ | ===== Ray ===== | ||
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+ | and seeing how they work or modifying them to do new things has always | ||
+ | been a favorite pastime. | ||
+ | development, | ||
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+ | In 2010 I discovered Quelab - 2 weeks after they opened. | ||
+ | tools, equipment, and my expertise. | ||
+ | of Quelab to its current size of 10,000SqFt, has been rewarding and an | ||
+ | honor. | ||
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+ | I contribute to Quelab by giving advice on projects, helping with the | ||
+ | Quelab booth at MiniMaker Fair, setting up the Electronics Lab, the first | ||
+ | 3D printers, and serving on the Quelab board. | ||
+ | Arts Lab with the Large Format Printer and Vinyl Cutter. | ||
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+ | I want to see Quelab continue as a fun and rewarding place to learn, | ||
+ | socialize, relax, talk with friends, and to be that place that feels like | ||
+ | a second home where you can make things that are important to you. | ||
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+ | I was on the first Quelab board through 2015. After a two-year break I | ||
+ | returned, serving through the present day. The board' | ||
+ | Quelab on track with the goals of a hacker/ | ||
+ | policy, and other mundane details. | ||
+ | operates in the best interest of the membership. | ||
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+ | As a member, you should only need to focus on working on your projects and | ||
+ | having fun. As a board member, it is my responsibly to help ensure that | ||
+ | happens. | ||
===== Rebecca ===== | ===== Rebecca ===== | ||
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+ | I feel like I've been able to make an effective contribution with my input on the board, and have been able to catalyze fundraising efforts by partnering with a local store for a fundraising event, making it possible to set up birthday fundraising drives, and bringing in some additional donations from the Albuquerque community. If elected, I plan to continue with my efforts to bring in additional donations. As Quelab is a registered nonprofit organization being on the board gives me a way to approach businesses about fundraising. | ||
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+ | It's hard to say exactly what else I would do on the board, as in the last 11 months I've learned that unforeseen issues that require a board decision crop up quite often! Many of them things that I was only vaguely aware of before I was on the board -- and I think it's a benefit for the general membership that the board does deal with these crucial functions at the policy and financial levels. While board meetings are open to the public, it's unusual to see others attend, and in truth myself I had never attended a board meeting before my election last year. I always try to do what is best for Quelab, to be there for our members now and far into the future. | ||