Effective yesterday, October 19th, Michael Gainer was offered, and has accepted, the position of program director for Buffalo ReUse, the not-for-profit agency he founded.
The responsibilities of the position were agreed on by the board of directors, and are as follows:
-Provide monthly deconstruction and salvage report, and program status. This is to include what jobs have been completed, in-progress, signed and prospects. All jobs discussed are to include estimated costs and revenue expected.
-Direct field operations for deconstruction and salvage activities.
-Coordinate subcontracted services, such as utility cuts, asbestos surveys, abatements, excavators and other as needed.
-Follow up on job leads, responsible for job estimates and providing estimates for financial review prior to contract execution.
-Direct staff training of deconstruction and salvage activities.
-Coordinate safety and environmental compliance training for staff members.
-Pursue funding opportunities.
-Instrumental in strategic development and implementation of existing and future community programs.
-Member of the Strategic Community Development Committee.
This decision ends what may have been
two of the toughest months in Gainer's career, when he was fired from his job as
ReUse COO, after having been replaced as CEO months earlier. Gainer has a new
board in place, with the exception of Michelle Johnson, who has been with ReUse
since its inception. New board President Vince Kuntz is said to have
offered Gainer the position in a private conference.
Congratulations Michael!
From the Quad House