Committees

Groups of members and/or volunteers that are focused on a specific area or activity in the makerspace. Any group of 3 people with a common interest can request to form a committee and be given authority to do things around the space.

Committees typically meet once a month on a specific day of the month (first Friday, third Tuesday, etc).

Shop Committees

These are committees consisting of members that make use of the shops and want to contribute their time and energy towards improving it. These groups typically discuss topics like organizing, equipment upkeep and purchases, improvement projects, classes, and more.

Members are welcome to join any Shop Committee they are interested in to get involved.

Meetings are posted on the Meetings page alongside classes and events.

Below you can find the current Shop Manager, as well as a link to the google drive folder where meeting notes and agendas are kept.

Consider joining a Google Group or head over to Slack and join a channel to keep in touch with other members or volunteers interested in that shop.

Committee	Shop Manager	Google Drive Folder
Auto Shop	Lam Detzler	link
Bike Shop	David Josko	link
Electronics Lab	Rob Speed	link
Machine Shop	Charlie Patten	link
Metal Shop	Neil Rudnick	link
Textiles Lab	Anna Morse and David Leong	link
Wood Shop	Jeff Halldorson	link

Board Committees

These are committees responsible for a particular aspect of the organization and typically consist of at least one director as a chairperson. Members and volunteers can participate in these committees. See the Board of Directors page for a list of directors.

Committee	Chair	Members	Email	Responsibilities
Development (Fundraising)	Sarah Illingworth		devcom@portcitymakerspace.com	Oversees, manages, and/or performs all fundraising-related projects. Includes coordination of grant applications, donor solicitation, organization of fundraisers, etc. Organization of volunteer workforces is included in responsibilities. Coordination with outside parties for collaborative fundraising efforts is the responsibility of this committee.
Executive	Mike Lianza	Dani Clever-Beaumont, Jack Segal, Peter Boyd	excom@portcitymakerspace.com	The executive officers of the board. Only meet for high-level issues and/or emergencies.
Facilities	Alex Nunn		facilities@portcitymakerspace.com	Oversees, manages, and/or performs all facilities-related projects, including building maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and refits. Scope of projects includes but is not limited to electrical, plumbing, HVAC, interior/exterior walls, foundations, floors, roof, fire suppression, and fire alarms. Organization of volunteer workforces is included in responsibilities. Responsible for coordinating with the property owner to implement tasks outside of PCMS responsibility.
Finance	Peter Boyd		finance@portcitymakerspace.com	Oversees and manages the finances of the organization. Creates and reviews annual budget.
Marketing	Mike Lianza		marketing@portcitymakerspace.com	Oversees and manages our marketing and communications to the public and our members.
Nominating and Governance			nomgov@portcitymakerspace.com
Operations			operations@portcitymakerspace.com	Staff and volunteer management and documentation of processes.
Programming			programming@portcitymakerspace.com	Oversees and manages our membership, classes, storage offerings, and other programs we may offer.
Strategic Planning			sptaskforce@portcitymakerspace.com	Oversees and works with the board to develop a strategic plan to guide the organization.

Board Task Forces

These are similar to committees, but these exist as temporary groups for a more specific purpose than most committees.

Task Force	Chair	Members	Email
COVID			covid-19@portcitymakerspace.com
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion			welcome@portcitymakerspace.com
Location Planning	Peter Boyd