Author: Greg Maino

  • Member Made: Dwyer Haney’s Wood Stoves

    Member Made: Dwyer Haney’s Wood Stoves

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    Dwyer is one of Generator’s most active metal shop users. He’s the owner and fabricator behind Cole Forge Stoves, making multi-function wood stoves that replace the three appliances in the modern home that use the most fossil fuels: space heaters, stoves for cooking, and domestic hot water heaters.[/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”10909″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1611952767334{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]While Dwyer has loved his time working out of Generator, it wasn’t the original plan — our metal shop was a life boat after a natural disaster took out his shop.

    Watch WCAX’s video for the full story:

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  • Welcome our new Executive Director!

    Welcome our new Executive Director!

     

    Burlington, Vt:  Generator announced Meg Hammond has been named executive director of the nonprofit makerspace devoted to providing tools, expertise, education, and opportunities enabling members of its community to create, collaborate, and to make their ideas reality.

    Hammond has been a college development director and leader in community arts and education in Vermont for the last 15 years. She was co-founder and CEO of the Langdon Street Café, the collectively run art and music venue in Montpelier that that Seven Days named “the crown jewel of the Montpelier arts community.” She succeeds Chris Thompson, who held the post starting in 2016 and transformed Generator from a two-year-old boot-strapping non-profit to an institutional leader in the entrepreneurship, STEM education, and arts communities. Thompson is returning to his original post on Generator’s board of directors.

    “The Generator board of directors and I are very pleased that Meg Hammond will be joining us as our next Executive Director,” said Generator’s board president, Dan Harvey, “Meg’s background and experience are a great fit for us as we enter our sixth year of providing a unique space for our members and students.”

    Hammond’s hiring comes as Generator plans for strategic growth in membership, educational opportunities, development, and community outreach, building on the successes of a groundbreaking period that included winning the Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship, launching new programming including AMP (the Advanced Manufacturing Program) for high school students, and witnessing the successes of Generator members, including those involved with industry-leading companies Beta Technologies and OVR Technology, and several artists winning local and national accolades.

    “It is a great honor to join the Generator team and extended community of makers, artists, and entrepreneurs,” said Hammond, “I have watched Generator grow extensively over the last five years and I look forward to building on its current successes while collaboratively imaging the next strategic steps to continue empowering the Burlington community to design, innovate, and actualize solutions for tomorrow.” 

    Hammond comes to Generator from Goddard College where she was Director of Development. At Goddard she led a successful campaign for a multi-phase renovation of the historic Haybarn Theatre in 2014 and produced the Haybarn Theatre Concert Series featuring world-class performers including Suzanne Vega and Jonathan Richman. Hammond was costume designer and stage manager for the original Vermont productions of Hadestown which went on to win 8 Tony awards in 2019. Hammond is working towards her Masters of Arts in Psychology from Goddard College and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from Bloomsburg University. She is a sculptor, painter, and self-described “maker, board-gamer, escape room enthusiast, and ‘trashion’ designer.” Hammond is based in Montpelier.

    For Immediate Release: December 11th, 2019

    Press Contact: Christine Hill, Communications Director, (802) 540-0761

  • The second annual Holiday Humbug is here!

    The second annual Holiday Humbug is here!

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    Free entry, refreshments, and live music from The Slow Cookers.

    Shop local handmade goods from:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]

    • Tender Warrior Co.
    • zobirdpottery
    • PixieTwine
    • Nikki Laxar Art
    • Fenn
    • Fine Forager Arts by Kara Torres
    • Sarah Camille Wilson

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    • Wit & Woven
    • The Root Studio
    • Jackie Bishop
    • Silverhill Creative Millinery
    • Jean Cherouny Artifacts Studio
    • Plus or Minus Studio
    • Seamus Hannan Woodworks

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    • Mats Thureson Metalworking
    • Whalefall Light and Sculpture – Kristian Brevik
    • Jill Dawson Bling the Book
    • Jake Blend Amusements
    • Linda Beal

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    • Pots by Julia
    • Alex Constantino
    • Jeffrey Lue
    • Wolf and Wood Thrush
    • Basin Reclaimed
    • Hooligan Soundz
    • Mean Folk

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  • JumpStart

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    JumpStart empowers and supports makers to launch and grow their businesses.

    JumpStart is made possible through a partnership with LaunchVT and with support from

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    JumpStart

    JumpStart is a product-focused 9 week program, designed to connect very early stage makers with the resources they need to turn their product prototypes into market ready businesses. JumpStart provides a comprehensive business development program, one-on-one expert mentoring, sophisticated prototyping tools-sets, technical training, and free work space.

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    JumpStart Business of Art

    Generator’s Business of Art is a 9-week intensive exclusively for artists who are ready to turn their practices into a sustainable business.

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    JumpStart Collegiate

    JumpStart Collegiate us a summer-long entrepreneur start-up intensive built on a rigorous turn-key curriculum exclusively for college student entrepreneurs.

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  • Artist in Residence: Adriane Colburn

    Artist in Residence: Adriane Colburn

    Adriane Colburn


    Adriane Colburn is an artist based in San Francisco and New Jersey.

    Her recent work, large scale installations that investigate the complex relationships between human infrastructure, earth systems, technology and the natural world.

    A penchant for research and direct experience has led her to participate in scientific expeditions in the Arctic, the Amazon and at sea.

    Adriane used her time at Generator to create interconnected and steam bent wooden sculptures for a group exhibition at the University of Buffalo.

  • Meet the JumpStart Business of Art Cohort

    Meet the JumpStart Business of Art Cohort

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    A panel of retailers, curators, and art professionals selected these talented artists to participate in the JumpStart Business of Art program and receive:

    • free access to Generator’s tools, resources, and shared workspace
    • free public lectures and group coaching from established artist-entrepreneurs and industry professionals
    • free expert mentoring and technical assistance
    • an artist-entrepreneur stipend

    We’re so excited to help these folks strengthen existing business and launch new ones.

    Meet the artists below and be sure to mark your calendars with the upcoming Business of Art lectures and panels.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7912″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Kristin Silverman, Silverhill Creative Millinery

    Kristin Silverman is passionate about hats — both the artistic design in creating them and as a means of self-expression when people wear them. She designs and hand-makes one-of-a-kind hats and headpieces under the label Silverhill Creative Millinery. Using traditional millinery techniques, Kristin’s designs often incorporate other artistic mediums, such as extensive beading, hand embroidery and origami ribbonwork.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7909″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Haley Fenn

    Haley Fenn is a jewelry designer and visual artist.  Curious by the relationship between form and function they are driven by creating interesting interactions between their pieces and the space they occupy.  Whether it is the human form or an open room the artwork is made to highlight its surroundings and make the viewer take a closer look.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7913″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Nikki Laxar

    Nikki Laxar blends her talent of detailed ink illustrations with watercolor pigments to create a whimsical animal-inspired line of reproductions and stationery goods. She is currently exploring a series of scientifically accurate nebulas and other out of this world discoveries. Nikki has participated in a handful of local gallery exhibitions. Her ultimate dream is to participate in an artist residency so she can build a body of work to share as a solo show.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7904″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Mats Thureson

    Mats moved to Vermont in January 2019 to pursue his goal of self-employment as a professional bladesmith. He’s a carpenter by day and runs a side-hustle Etsy shop called TBsmithy where he sells small hand forged items. He wants to shift his main focus into professional violin making tools and one-off kitchen knives. He’s mostly self-taught, though he attended a continuing education course in bladesmithing at  MassArt with JD Smith, a mastersmith of the American Bladesmith Society.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7914″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Gahlord Dewald

    Gahlord Dewald is a creative musician devoted to experimentation in acoustic, electric, and synthetic bass frequencies. He works seamlessly through the spectrum of composed and improvised musical expression, often blending acoustic and synthetic sound worlds to create complex textures and soundfabric.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7911″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Ashley Wilkinson, Wit and Woven

    Ashley Wilkinson is a Burlington based-artist who graduated from University of Vermont in 2014, where she received a B.A in Studio Art and Art History and a B.S in Art Education. Today, she channels her creative energy into her sewing business, Wit and Woven, a product line of gender-neutral and organic clothing for babies and toddlers. Ashley looks forward to participating in the Jump Start Business of Art program where she plans to systematically develop her business into a sustainable career.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7907″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Lauren Larken Scuderi

    Lauren Larken Scuderi is a vocalist, performer, mother and Artner who uses the tools of theatre, music, local plants and interdisciplinary arts to encourage healing and freedom of expression. She has stewarded many creative arts and activism campaigns, including the new young adult STEAM arts musical, Will and Whit, through the not-for-profit organization she founded and runs: ArtEvolve.org  She and her husband Stephen offer dance and music jam events locally at 365songbird.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7908″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Carrie Root, Root Studios

    After many years of being a lead merchandiser and buyer for several catalog companies, Carrie left the corporate world to focus on her dream of being a professional artist. Looking for something new and inspiring to rekindle her passions, she remembered the stained glass window she made over 20 years ago. Carrie dug out her soldering iron and some dusty pieces of glass and retaught herself the art of stained glass. Inspired by nature, her current work includes colorful feathers, ferns, birds and mountains.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]

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  • Rachel Lindsay: Artist at Entrepreneur

    Rachel Lindsay: Artist at Entrepreneur

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    We’re kicking off the JumpStart Business of Art lecture series with Rachel Lindsay!

    Join us as Rachel gives an overview of her career and experiences working as a cartoonist based in the Burlington area. She’ll share the creative highlights of her path — Rachel Lives Here Now, “The Wizard of Life,” greeting cards, RX: A Graphic Memoir — and explain how the business principles she learned in her former career in branding acted as an essential foundation for success with her creative work.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ centered_text=”true” width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”No Line”][nectar_btn size=”jumbo” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” url=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rachel-lindsay-artist-at-entrepreneur-tickets-75159286449″ text=”RSVP”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]ABOUT RACHEL LINDSAY:

    Rachel Lindsay is a Burlington, Vermont-based cartoonist. Her graphic novel, RX: A Graphic Memoir, was released in 2018 and has received acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, Publisher’s Weekly, and New York Magazine, among others. A powerful new voice in the mental health realm of the Graphic Medicine community, Lindsay has spoken about RX at Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, The Miami Book Fair, Mount Sinai Hospital’s Icahn School of Medicine. She is also the creator of the comic strip Rachel Lives Here Now (2013-2019).

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    ABOUT JUMPSTART BUSINESS OF ART

    JumpStart Business of Art is a 9-week intensive for artists who are ready to turn their practices into a sustainable business. Eight selected artists receive free access to Generator’s tools, resources, and shared workspace, group coaching from established artist-entrepreneurs and industry professionals, free expert mentoring and technical assistance, and an artist-entrepreneur stipend.

    JumpStart Business of Art lectures are open to the public!

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  • Member Made: Clay’s Drift Wood LED Archway

    Member Made: Clay’s Drift Wood LED Archway

    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1611946347791{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]It’s always fun when you roll up to Generator and a member is in the “backyard” working on something big.

    Today it was studio member Clay Mohrman (of Clay Mohr Lighting) working on his biggest piece yet.

    The driftwood, steel, and LED light arch is Clay’s biggest commission yet.

    The sculpture will be trucked to its new home at Spruce Peak Lodge in Stowe once it’s completed.[/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”10873″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][image_with_animation image_url=”10875″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][image_with_animation image_url=”10874″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • We’re Hiring: could you be our next Executive Director?

    We’re Hiring: could you be our next Executive Director?

    Want to empower the next generation of makers, artists, and entrepreneurs through building relationships and leading our team?

    We’re hiring for our Executive Director!

    See below for the full description of the position.

    To apply, please e-mail your cover letter and resume here.

     

    JOB TITLE: Executive Director

    REPORTS TO: Board of Directors

    STATUS:  Full Time, Benefits Eligible (salary range:  $70,000 – $75,000)

    WHAT IS GENERATOR? Generator is a combination of business incubator, artist studio and classroom at the intersection of art, science, and technology. We provide the tools, expertise, education, and opportunity to enable all members of our community to create, collaborate, and bring ideas to fruition. Generator has over 400 maker-members and our programs engage over 2000 individuals per year in Burlington, Chittenden County and beyond. 

    WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? The Executive Director has strategic and operational responsibility for Generator’s staff, programs, budget and execution of its mission. Our ideal candidate believes in empowerment through collaborative, hands-on, experiential learning and has the ability to lead a team so our community can bring their visions to life. 

    WHAT ARE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS POSITION? 

    • Work with board members to develop, evolve and operationalize Generator’s mission and vision. 
    • Develop an annual budget in collaboration with the board finance committee, effectively manage the budget and provide board members with monthly budget status reports. 
    • Lead, engage, coach, develop, and retain Generator’s high performing staff. 
    • Work with staff to develop and expand earned income revenue streams including membership, studio rentals, class and events to maintain self-sustaining operations. 
    • Work with staff to develop and execute marketing strategies to raise brand awareness and support earned revenue strategies and community outreach programming. 
    • Work with staff and the board development committee to develop and secure fundraising to achieve a balanced budget via donor solicitations, grant writing, and corporate sponsorships. 
    • Work with staff to develop and execute educational strategy including tool certifications, skill building class, workshops and children’s camps. 
    • Work with staff and non-profit partner organizations to develop community outreach programming, including entrepreneurship and STEM education, workforce development and art/technology events. 
    • Develop member and volunteer celebrations and events, maker in residence, and art exhibits. 
    • Represent Generator in local and statewide entrepreneurship, maker, STEAM education projects and organizations. 
    • Other duties as may be required or requested. 

    WHAT ARE THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD HELP SOMEONE SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE? 

    • 5 plus years’ experience as executive director of a small community focused non-profit or equivalent combination of skills and experience. 
    • Leadership skills with the ability to coach, manage, develop, align and inspire high-performance teams. 
    • Operational and management skills with the ability to manage budgets, manage projects and achieve fundraising and programmatic goals. 
    • Strategic thinking skills with the ability to turn a vision into a reality. 
    • Passion for the integration of art, science, technology, entrepreneurship, and the creative process. 
    • Persuasive and passionate communicator with demonstrated collaboration skills. 
    • Leading by example and fostering an inclusive environment that thrives by bringing together diverse perspectives. 
    • These skills are normally acquired with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 

    We are committed to building a work community that is inclusive and represents a vibrant diversity of background, experience, perspective and thought. Candidates across all markers of identify (age, race, gender, ability, communication styles, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply. 

    To apply, please e-mail your cover letter and resume here.

  • A new chapter at Generator

    A new chapter at Generator

    From the Generator Board of Directors September 12, 2019:

     

    With great appreciation and thanks, Generator announces that Chris Thompson will be stepping down as Executive Director at the end of the calendar year.

     

    Chris is a founding member of the maker space and we are pleased that he will be rejoining the Board and pursuing his artistic practice. In his time as Executive Director, Chris has moved the organization from a scrappy little start-up to a vibrant, mature, and financially stable organization. In particular, he has improved our business model, created a healthy reserve fund, revamped staffing, greatly expanded our community relationships and partnerships, increased programming, launched a highly successful entrepreneurial boot camp and free, public lecture series, oversaw an expansion to over 11,500 square feet, improved our operating and administrative systems, earned the wide respect of our maker community, and much more.

     

    “It’s been my great pleasure to work with Chris since Generator was just an idea, and we are very pleased that he’ll be rejoining the board of directors” said Generator Board President Dan Harvey. “Chris embodies the maker ethos that ‘intersects art, science, and technology’ and he’ll be difficult to replace.”

     

    We are sorry to lose Chris as our Director, thank him for his considerable contributions, and welcome him back on the Board where his wisdom and energy will continue to serve the organization and the broader maker community. Going forward, we are excited to identify a new leader who can build on what Chris has created and lead us into our next generation of growth.

     

     

    Could you be our next Executive Director? Learn more here.