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Re the issue that Eddie raises annually, questioning the performance of OUSA's Executive Director --
In terms that I know j-man and randy understand and I'd assume T/D does too, what sort of return have we gotten for the roughly 400K we have invested in the ED position?
I would surely expect that it would be easy to point to "some" return on investment, as T/D does with his examples from the Flying Pig. That's setting the bar awful low.
I would also not feel a need to be able to pinpoint 400K (or more) in the way of return, though you could make a case that's where the bar should be set. Some accomplishments are hard to monetize.
But my own sense is that by this point, 4 years in, there should be a much more obvious and substantial return that what I have seen.
For what it's worth, I have tried to be as supportive as possible, but my own personal experiences have been someplace between disappointing and distressing.
As a way of backing up that last statement, I will tell a little story. At the Classic Champs hosted by EMPO at Moreau in October, 2010, roughly 18 months into Glen's tenure, I met with him for perhaps 20 minutes to present him an offer that, as the saying goes, he couldn't refuse.
I was aware that someone, not me, was willing to make a five-figure donation as a show of support for the Federation in general and for Glen in particular, with the general goal of helping him be more successful in making progress on the goals in the strategic plan.
The potential donor was very flexible. Glen was asked to propose how the donation could best be used. The assumption was that the donor would approve most anything reasonable.
That was in October. The first response from Glen was in December, saying that he hadn't forgotten about it. And it wasn't until January, 3 months after the original discussion, that he produced a letter with some possible uses for the donation.
3 months. I would have thought there would be a detailed proposal in a week. I mean, there was a live, willing donor happy to write a check.
A donation was eventually made. The execution was shoddy. The benefits were minimal. The donor was distressed, as was I.
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I sure hope there is an evaluation done on a regular basis. I have suggested such. I am not sure it is being done.
There is an absence of leadership from that position, an absence of enthusiasm, an absence of communication.
It's all rather sad. I don't see how anything will change.
Note that none of this argues against the ED position. It is just a commentary on missed opportunity.