Few people have stepped up and dove in at Asmbly as passionately as @taylor.gates has. When getting back involved at Asmbly recently, they immediately took a “see a problem, fix a problem” approach even with simple things like USB adapters on computers and desktop improvements. Taylor has been one of the most versatile and vital volunteers in the expansion work over the last 3 months. It took a village of volunteers to get us so far in such a short time, but without question Taylor’s commitment is part of why we were able to meet our March 1st target for opening the ceramics studio and getting our renters in their studios on time (they logged 200 hrs of volunteer time on the expansion to date!).
Taylor is a seasoned programmer by day leading team projects in the gaming industry. They recently mentioned being interested in helping with tech projects and automations at Asmbly. As we talked about it more, it became clear what an incredible impact Taylor could have on our operations if a leadership role was created for them.
And so with that, I’m thrilled to introduce @taylor.gates to the Leadership Team at Asmbly as our volunteer Director of IT! 
There’s a lot to start with to get Taylor up to speed on the current landscape and existing backlog. I know they are very excited to dig in and eager to help streamline our operations across all shop areas. It’ll take a few weeks to get things going, but stay tuned for more developments in this realm as Taylor starts building out volunteer opportunities on the IT team for various tech projects!
