TEAM » Management

TEAM’s Board of Directors

Founder/President Christopher R. Surfus

Treasurer Rey S. Garza

Secretary Brianna K. Schmidt

Director of Planning and Development Elizabeth L. Kaha

Strategic Human Resources Management

Equal Opportunity of Employment and Volunteering Opportunities:

The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, creed, sex, whistleblower/retaliation, sexual harassment, family/marital/pregnancy status, medical/genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and/or any other legally protected status.  We will make reasonable accommodations on the basis of the EOE statement above in all TEAM practices.

General Human Resources Information

  • If a prospective employee submits a Letter of Recommendation to you:
    • Letters of Recommendation must have a date from 2011 and onward, and must be signed by President Chris Surfus.
  • If you are a previous employee/volunteer of TEAM:
    • Previous volunteers and employees of TEAM must contact President Chris Surfus at president@teamwmi.org if seeking a Letter of Recommendation and/or to use as a professional reference.
  • If you are an employer and your candidate has worked for TEAM previously:
    • Information available to you about the candidate would be start dates, end dates, and wage/salary information only.  Currently, all employees/volunteers of TEAM are strictly volunteers.

Diversity

We are an EEOC compliant organization.  We have a world-class, 21stCentury nondiscrimination policy.  We embrace diversity and have an Anti-Harassment Policy as per the TEAM Organizational Bylaws and Collective Agreements.  All employees/volunteers of TEAM are subject to Diversity Training, as per President Chris Surfus’ guidelines.

Organizational Bylaws and Collective Agreements

This is one of our primary organizing documents.  All directors, employees, and volunteers are required to adhere to the Organizational Bylaws and Collective Agreements.  Agreements comprised within the Collective Agreements include the following:

  • TEAM Confidentiality Policy
  • TEAM Board Meeting Policy
  • TEAM Ethics Policy
  • TEAM Legal Policy
  • TEAM Conflict of Interests Policy
  • TEAM EEOC Policy
  • TEAM Anti-Harassment Policy
  • TEAM Dress Code Policy

Participation as a director, employee, or volunteer is contingent upon agreement to all TEAM Collective Agreements.  Directors must sign the Organizational Bylaws AND Collective Agreements.

If you are interested in volunteering/employment opportunities with The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement (TEAM), please send a Resume’ and Cover Letter to President Chris Surfus at president@teamwmi.org.

TEAM is committed to conducting itself ethically in furtherance of a 21st century human rights agenda.

The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement (TEAM) will always conduct itself as an organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Code, or any future federal tax code.