Application for the Austin Swing Syndicate skate Board '19

Howdy! I'm Simon Cruanes, 31, french, computer scientist, and now Lindy and Collegiate Shag dancer. I moved to Austin in January 2018 to work in a startup. I have been dancing for exactly a year, and the Fed is the place where I met all my friends on this side of the pond. The syndicate is very open and welcoming to beginners. I see it as a friendly place for casual dancers, a Petri dish of more advanced dancers, and an inclusive social club.

I'm applying for the board to give back on this vibrant community and help the amazing volunteers who run it. I started volunteering in September, mostly on the front desk, but also occasionally on openings and special events such as New Year's Eve. To the board, I would bring several things of various relevance:

• a will to make the Syndicate an even more welcoming, inclusive, and transparent organization;
• an affinity with most things technical, and a pair of glasses to read large columns of numbers that would pertain to, say, Treasury;
• a taste for bad puns, tempered by cheerfulness;
• a stable work schedule;
• some experience as vice-president of the networking association of my university, circa 2010.

I hope to see y'all at the election town hall!