The Board of Directors is broken up into specific leadership teams or task forces that lead the different projects and take care of the organization’s day to day functioning. Currently, we have the following ongoing Task Forces and Projects:
Executive Core (Juan Pablo, Stephanie, Cara): Officers on the Executive Core are voted on a yearly basis from the sitting Board of Directors, and are in charge of organizing monthly meetings, helping coordinate the different project group leaders, and provide support where needed. They are also in charge of administrative tasks such as finances, taxes, reports, website maintenance, and social media.
Mentoring Future Scientists Phase II (Dilara, Jamie): This group is currently revising the guidelines developed and established in Phase I of the project, and will work on dissemination and data collection based on their implementation.
International Scholars (Harinder, Sri, Christian, Adriana): This group is focusing on surveying, identifying, analyzing, and reporting on the unique challenges faced by international scholar (PhD students, postdocs, research staff, faculty) in the U.S.
Policy Task Force (Nicole, Adriana, Emma, Stephen): Officers on the Policy Task Force stay up to date on governmental and institutional (NIH, NSF) policies that arise and affect ECRs. In real time, they draft statements and respond to RFIs or other policy issues that arise related to ECRs. They also coordinate with other project leads where necessary and appropriate.
Academic Anti-Racism (Kaliris, Chloe, JP): This nascent group will be focused on coordinating, organizing, and collecting data to inform practices and build a collective vision of equity and inclusion in STEM training environments.
Labor Task Force (Emily, Amanda, Liz): This nascent group will focus on institutional and departmental policies that affect the labor of ECRs. Specifically they are currently surveying and collecting data on unionizing for both postdocs and graduate students, and are also collecting data on postdoctoral scholars who lose their benefits by accepting national training awards, and which institutions have found ways around this.
Graphic Design (Carrie): Carrie coordinates with other BoD groups and leadership to design and illustrate infographics, figures, flyers, website, etc. She also leads volunteers who are interested in doing this work.