Whether all SkullSpace members realize it or not, they just lost one of their very best advocates. Nobody could have demonstrated more integrity while trying hard to do the right thing for his SkSp friends than Justin.
Robert Elms On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Michael Legary <mleg...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI: > > Justin has resigned as a director at SkSp due to the issues / in-fighting > on the SkSp board. > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Justin Lacko <jus...@takaji.ca> > *Subject: **[SkullSpace-Discuss] Resignation* > *Date: *28 October, 2012 9:04:43 PM CDT > *To: *"Admin, SkullSpace" <ad...@lists.skullspace.ca> > *Cc: *"Discuss, SkullSpace" <discuss@lists.skullspace.ca> > *Reply-To: *discuss@lists.skullspace.ca > > To the SkullSpace directorship and members, > > Effective immediately, I hereby submit my resignation for the position > of Operations Manager of SkullSpace. > > Over the past few weeks, my level of involvement with SkullSpace's > lease negotiations reached an all-time high. I was constantly on the > phone between Remco, the property agent, and AssentWorks. In these > discussions, I was always trying to do what was best for SkullSpace. > Recently, there was an anonymous complaint against me that pointed out > that I had a conflict of interest in the lease discussions, since I > was also a member of AssentWorks. To rectify this, I recused myself > from lease negotiations. > > In discussing the conflict of interest with my fellow board members, I > discovered that despite resolving this issue, I did not enjoy full > confidence of the board. Much to my disappointment, some board members > went further to suggest that I should not be allowed to vote on the > recent issue at hand concerning space layouts and the possible moving > of SkullSpace to a new location, due to my membership with > AssentWorks. As a member of SkullSpace, regardless of your > affiliations, it is your right to vote. These opinions were upsetting > to me, and reinforced the notion that the current board simply does > not work well together. In my opinion, the present board has not > demonstrated a commitment to serve as a united leadership in dealing > with SkullSpace's affairs – in stepping down it is my hope that > current directors can be more successful in this. > > I have been in the role of Operations Manager since the start of > SkullSpace at 125 Adelaide – almost two years. I have had the pleasure > of serving the membership as the contact point for lease and space > discussions, and I have also acted as the contact point between > SkullSpace and Remco. Effectively, these duties no longer exist. In > stepping down as Operations Manager, I will continue to be a > SkullSpace member, and will still be able to have a fair say in our > operations as a hackerspace. > > In conclusion, I do not dismiss the idea of running for a board > position in the future, when there is an opportunity to choose a new > board. The decision to step down has persisted in my mind and I don't > want to stress out any more than I have in debating the matter. > > Thank you, everyone who has supported me, and those who have put your > trust in me as your Operations Manager. Let's continue to work > together and do great things. > > > Sincerely, > > Justin Lacko > SkullSpace Member > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > >
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