[SML] Organization of Board & Head Positions

[Mike Locke]

Hi Troy, I work for a non profit theatre in Wenatchee. To my knowledge board members of a 501c3 CANNOT be employees, cannot take a paycheck.  I think that's on the license renewal, but am guessing at that. Take a search through the state's business webpages. 

Mike

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> On Sep 22, 2015, at 3:56 PM, Troy Nary via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a question for others in the US dealing with Non-profits. This is specifically about a Renaissance Faire, which, for anyone out there that has ever been to one will know, it is just one big stage. So I figured you all were the best to answer this.
> 
> Until last week, I was in charge of Set Up (Stages/Walls/Everything) for this Faire that is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) here in Washington. I was summarily fired by the President of the Board, after the Board President got into a FB fight with my wife (who also until recently was part of the Faire). Yes you read that right, I was fired because of an argument I wasn't even involved in. 
> 
> I live in an At-Will state, so she didn't NEED a reason to fire me, but she used her position and that argument as her reason. Actually, she threatened my job if my wife didn't kowtow to her, and when she didn't, well, I am now happily looking for other things to do next August. 
> 
> Now my question is this:
> Do any of the Board of Directors you work with hold the Top 3 PAYING Department Jobs for the theater/event. 
> 
> In this case:
> President is also the Artistic Director
> VP is also the Operations Manager (Deals with all the Bills)
> Secretary is also the Site Director (Head Carpenter/Stage Manager)
> 
> Now I have worked with a lot of Board operated theaters, but I have never run into this. Any time we ever had a Board member take a paycheck, they excused themselves from voting on potential jobs they would like to undertake and/or until the job was finished. But these are the ONLY 3 board members, so they set not only their pay, but also all other aspects of the Faire. To me, this seems to be a conflict of interests. 
> 
> Oh, and the argument started when the Board President posted something ON HER PERSONAL FB PAGE, and my wife basically called her a hypocrite, as she had just been doing the very action she was telling others to stop doing.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks-
> -Troy Nary
> LD/Stage Hand/Set builder/Spot op and general stage everything at large
> 
> 
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