Organisation


The new structure of Re-Pro was devised in 1992 in order to respond to changes in the aims of the organisation so that we could represent and proclaim the views and the needs of the profession in public arenas. The changes in 1992 made the organisation much more transparently democratic and involved the membership directly in the decision-making process.

Directorate - Every year we hold an AGM (Annual General Meeting) at which we elect 50% of Re-Pro's Directorate - electing half the Directors at a time provides for continuity and still gives the Full members a chance to get involved in 'their Guild'. Being a Directorate Member is a great responsibility and ours take it very seriously - there will only be a couple of formal meetings during each year but most Directors keep in close touch with Re-Pro activities and take their own time to help organise events and monitor how the planned activities proceed.

Executive - At the first meeting of the newly elected Directorate, the Directors elect 6 of their number to form the Re-Pro Executive Committee. The Executive presides at the heart of Re-Pro activities and is responsible for the day-to-day organisation and business. In addition to the 6 elected Exec members, the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman are Exec Members. The Executive is able to bring in other any other Re-Pro member (elected or not) to help them run things so anyone with particular expertise can very often be persuaded to share their experience for the benefit of other members.

Staff - We are fortunate to able to employ three part time assistants. The Secretary to the Guild, Jackie Da Costa, who has been with us since the BRPG days, knows more about fab and fickle producers than anyone. Jackie runs the membership, monitors subscriptions and handles telephone and mail enquiries, as well as assisting the Chairman and the Directors to organise Re-Pro events and benefits. Jackie also handles the day-to-day administration for Re-Pro International as well as for the UK operation.

Another part-timer, Chris Hook, takes care of our marketing and sponsorship - co-ordinating the assembly of the quarterly Re-Pro News, distributing press releases and handling the production of our publications such as the new brochure.

We have recently welcomed yet another part-time helper to Re-Pro, BEEN HOWLETT, who will be organising our Forum Meetings and Social Events. She will also assist Jackie in servicing our Web site - particularly updating the contact and biog information supplied by our members on a regular basis.

The Re-Pro International Web pages will be serviced by member Mike Collins, who when he is not in the studio, works as a journalist specialising in reviews of the latest audio and computer hardware and software.

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