Introduction

History of the Volunteer-Elect Seats

• As of Summer 2017, the MAGFest Board of Directors has had a volunteer member elected by the staff body, to serve a 2-year term.
• Since 2019, the Board has extended the election to select an additional board member, also with a 2-year term. This second member's term is offset with the first member's term by one year, allowing for a single-seat election to take place annually.
• MAGFest was unable to hold an election in 2019, instead deciding to postpone until 2020 where an election was held for both seats. First place in the election took the full 2-year term, while the runner-up took a 1-year term.
• In late 2020, MAGFest underwent staff turmoil, caused in part by the MAGFest BoD's decision to reject both candidates nominated by the 2020 election. Since then, the entire board has rotated, and the new members have begun the process of restructuring the staff elections into the official bylaws of MAGFest.
• As of 2022, we no longer utilize staff elections for board seats, but we now recruit members using an open application process.

Currently Elected Members

Former Elected Members

• Adam 'Big Adam' Chase
• Shir 'Shir' Goldberg
• Josiah 'outlaw' Tillett

Elected Members Goals

• Pizza parties for everyone
• Work to place MAGFest Inc. in a position to survive the impact to the events industry by Covid-19
• Increase overall transparency from the board, and disseminate information about board activities faster than existing strategies.
• Transition exiting members out smoothly, and ensure that their replacements fulfill needed qualities of education and diversity.