TheLab.ms holds elections for its board and officers every June. To view current Leadership, please visit the Leadership page.
When elections are announced, Membership is encouraged to email nominations for positions to secretary@thelab.ms, or ping @Secretary in Discord in the #2024-elections page.
Polls are CLOSED – They will open in June 2024
CHART WILL BE FILLED OUT AS SECRETARY RECEIVES NOMINATIONS
Board
| Who | Running For Position | About |
| Doug Emes | President | Doug Emes | Has been President for two terms and has been doing a good job. |
| Hannah Garbacz | Vice President | Hannah Garbacz | Hannah is current VP, has been instrumental in setting up our laser systems, and is a highly active member! |
| Robert Kehrberg | Secretary | |
| Cameron Steele | Floating Board | Cameron Steele | Cameron joined TheLab.ms in 2017, was the president of the UTD Makerspace for almost 4 years, is an avid maker and DIYer. Spent the last 6 months prototyping and rebuilding TheLab's digital infrastructure and working with UTD students to build a new calendar system. |
| Paul Ingendorf | Floating Board | Paul Ingendorf | Is current CTO and has held the CTO position in the past. He seems to know what he's doing. |
Officers
| Who | Running For Position | About |
| Jen Emes | Education Coordinator | Jennifer N Emes | Was appointed to the EC position and has been doing a great job keeping our various calendars and social media updated with events. |
| Tim Givens | Facilities Coordinator | Timothy Givens | Rumor has it he lives in a van down by the river, but that just gives him street cred. |
| Paul Ingendorf | Chief Technical Officer | Paul Ingendorf | Is current CTO and has held the CTO position in the past. He seems to know what he's doing. |
| Jordan Olshevski | Chief Technical Officer | Has been doing a great job of being Laser Cutter Area host. |
| OPEN | Special Events Coordinator | |
| OPEN | Treasurer | |
| OPEN | Fundraising Coordinator | |
| OPEN | Chief Legal Officer |
Other Issues Up for Vote
The following resolutions are put before the Membership for a vote on their adoption. The Ballot will allow each member to vote either FOR or AGAINST the items below. Thoughts, comments, or questions?
| What | Relevant Links | Summary |
| Due Schedule Update | Discounted rates raised to $20/month or $200/annual, unemployment rate which currently has a 6mo moratorium/member would be adjusted to $15/mo (no annual rate available) | |
| New Board of Directors Service Rate | This rate would grant members who have completed at least 3 terms in board service a special rate of $20/month or $240/year |