Archive for November 18th, 2008
Date: September 24, 2008
Place: #93 bus to UTSA, home
We gave a presentation today to a local Rotary chapter. It went well, and they seemed to like it. We brought in about 40 kids from KIPP and scattered them along with all the corps members, throughout the room where the lunch presentation took place. They’re reasonably articulate students, and the Rotarians got to meet actual students we’re working with.
It probably helped the presentation that our executive director, Paul Garro, is a member of Rotary.
It’s an interesting mix for an organization. The corps members come from across the US, the senior staff are a mixture of former corps members and those who’ve had years experience elsewhere. Paul Garro has been here long enough to develop roots, and the board is drawn from those with deep connections. Even the San Antonio chief of police is on City Year’s board.
The board chair structure is also an interesting blend, and a solution to experience gaps after turnover that I’d like to borrow. After a term as chair, members serve as “past chairs,” providing experience and advice to the current chair.
On the newspaper, I’d be interesting to do something similar, have dual staggered terms for major roles.