SND’s new executive director, Stephen Komives, has completed an intense week onsite in Rhode Island, leading the transition of SND’s headquarters from an office park in North Kingstown, R.I. to a virtual office that will be based in Orlando, Fl. Stephen, Executive Director Elise Burroughs and Membership Manager Susan Santoro are immersed in the process of establishing new bank accounts, incorporating SND in Florida and moving equipment to ensure a smooth transition.
We may be offline for a few days at the end of the month while we reconfigure the server, and we appreciate your patience. Stephen is in close communication with the executive committee and will prepare a monthly snapshot of where we are on membership, financial reserves and major initiatives.
Stephen’s direct SND email address is skomives@snd.org. He’ll have a new office phone number soon, in the meantime feel free to call Rhode Island with any questions. SND’s new mailing address is:
424 E. Central Blvd. Suite 406 Orlando, FL 32801
Stephen reports: “We made a lot of progress last week in transitioning the office, and Elise and Susan were great about taking me through the paces of the office operations. They have put me in excellent position going forward and I cannot thank them enough. SND and SNDF are now incorporated in Florida, and we have established banking operations and new merchant services.
“The most valuable object of the office, a G5 file server containing our databases, is in transit right now. I hope to have it up and running here by early next week, with remote access for Elise and Susan from Rhode Island. The remainder of the office - its other office equipment, membership files and financial books, in addition to 120 boxes of annuals - should be here by mid-December. Elise, Susan and I are determined to making this transition as seamless as possible.
“We’re also trying to realize as many efficiencies as possible as we move forward. Our new credit card processing agreement, for example, will save SND upwards of $5,000 in fees each year.
“Right now I’m in the process of transcribing all the notes I took in Rhode Island. It’s a lot. I was most impressed with the membership database that has been built over the past decade. While our membership currently stands at 1270, the database contains the names and contact info of more than 8,000 people who have crossed paths with SND and will be a valuable tool as we make a membership push.
“I’ll keep everyone posted as the transition proceeds. And once it’s complete, I will send weekly office updates on membership, finances and upcoming events.”
Ever wonder what SND HQ looks like?
Here’s a peek inside the operation of the current office:
This is the entry office, with a work station used by the temps and an auditor. Aside from the fax/copy machine and the high-speed printer, everything here will be boxed for storage or disposed of.
This is the shipping-storage area. SND plans to stop selling items from our website, so these items will be disposed of. A postage meter and G5 server not shown here will travel with Stephen to Florida.
This is the current Executive Director’s office. Several filing cabinets will travel to Florida, along with decades of catalogued slides, Design Journals dating back to the 1980s and the SND exhibition booth.
Going forward, Stephen will conduct most SND business in a digital environment.
Welcome to your new home, SND!
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