My New Role at the NCEO—and My Last Employee Ownership Update Column

April 13 marked my last day as executive director of the NCEO and my first as senior staff member. Loren Rodgers, our new executive director, will be taking over this column, but I will still be writing a periodic column of my own for the Web site that will be less about news and more about ideas on employee ownership.

The transition from my role as director has been planned for many years. It seemed best to me to set a time when everyone knew a transition would occur so that it would be done in an orderly way. The board and staff and I are all entirely comfortable with how the process went. Loren will be a great director. My position here is largely unpaid, but my passion for what we do is what drives me, and I intend to continue here four days a week for the indefinite future working on a variety of projects.

This "job" (hobby is more descriptive) has been a pure joy for me. The people in the employee ownership community are inspiring in their commitment to creating more equitable workplaces and a more equitable society. Our board has been a tremendous source of support. Most of all, the staff I work with every day is simply extraordinary. Not only are they the very best at their jobs we could possibly hope for, but they are people with exceptional commitment and integrity. If for no other reason, I would want to keep working here just because I like them all so much.

Thanks for all your support of what we do. I look forward to continuing to work with you.