WCEA Executive Director Job Description
Board Document · Adopted July 15, 2026
This is the board-adopted position description for John Chaney's role overseeing WCEA day to day — covering program delivery (designing and running every Launch Lab and Academy session, recruiting and managing coaches and mentors, running every Soft Launch Event, Pitch Night, and Demo Day), organizational leadership (fundraising, sponsor and partner relationships, public representation), and administrative compliance (records retention, background checks, board reporting). It also defines clear limits on the role's authority — no voting seat on the board, no contracts or commitments over $2,500 without board authorization, and no hiring without board approval — and ties compensation directly to the board-approved Program Director Step-Up Plan, from $8,000 in Year 1 up to $52,000+ by Year 5 and beyond.