Seeking Feedback on the Firefly Board of Directors and Current Candidate

(tl;dr: Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via https://forms.gle/ikfjnua86eDWiWaC7 by Sunday, January 5!)

Dear Fireflies,

We will soon be sharing an open call for interest in joining the Board of Directors of Firefly Arts Collective in 2025, to expand the size of our team and fill positions vacated over the past few years.  In advance of this, we would like to solicit community feedback on current board members as well as one current candidate.

For the participants listed below, please consider the following thoughts as you write us:

1. Do you feel that the candidate or board member is well-suited for participating on the Board of Directors, based on your experience and board duties as described in our bylaws (http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/)?
2. What are some qualities in the candidate or board member that would assure success as a member of the Firefly Board?
3. If you have worked with the candidate or board member on a project before, what was that experience like?
4. Is there anything else you would like to share about the candidate or board member?

When considering your feedback, keep in mind that beyond the yearly camping festival, there are year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. The board works to build long-term plans to further our community values, and we are hoping to expand the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. We seek members who are excited not just in helping coordinate our festival, but who also have the time and energy to expand and strengthen our regional community.

Candidate for December 2025:

• Ollie Shonaldmann

Active Board Members:

• Tristan Brown
• Jon Evans
• Jered Floyd
• Iva Gishin
• Carly Nix
• Peter Salomone
• Dan Snyder

Please provide your feedback, particularly on candidates, via https://forms.gle/ikfjnua86eDWiWaC7 by Sunday, January 5th. You may also send comments to board@fireflyartscollective.org if you do not want to use the Google form.  (If you wish to send feedback anonymously, feel free to relay it through any board or community member that you trust.) We welcome feedback on the Board at any time.

Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you in the woods in 2025!

Sincerely,

The Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors