Last week we announced big changes at Manifest. Feedback tells me the message as it related to me was not all that clear. Some read into what was said that I (Mark Sarner) am leaving Manifest to do advocacy and special project work elsewhere. Or to do nothing much at all.
I’m writing to day to make sure the record is straight: I’m not going anywhere. I’m still here and I’ll remain here at Manifest. Yes, my role has changed. I have handed over the President and CEO role and responsibilities to Andrea. Because she is ready, willing and able to step up to the challenge of captaining Manifest into the future, heading a management team that includes Jim and Hilary. And because I am eager to devote the vast majority of my time and energy to advocacy and to a number of Manifest special projects, social change initiatives we have developed either on our own or in close collaboration with partners who share our determination to create change in novel ways. In addition I will be supporting Andrea, Jim, Hilary and the rest of the Manifest team as they continue to work at the cutting edge of social change.
In other words, there’s more than enough to keep me busy at Manifest. The only place I’m planning to go is forward, in tandem with the wonderful Manifesters I have the privilege to share a 30+ year journey that from my perspective is as exciting, as energizing and as all encompassing as it has always been.
Hope this note puts questions about my whereabouts and my plans to rest so we can all get on with the business of changing the world for the better.
Best,
Mark Sarner
