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CIRR board member shakeup, four people out, Codesmith in, anyone know anything?

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u/michaelnovati posted · · edited ★ FEATURED
CIRR board member shakeup, four people out, Codesmith in, anyone know anything? Hi all, I keep tabs on CIRR as it's a very interesting organization trying to standardize bootcamp outcomes. It's a 501c6 business league that was founded by Ascent Funding (who provided student loans for bootcamps) and it is made up of bootcamp representatives who have been trying to standardize outcomes in the industry. It has it's pros and cons, which I've talked about extensively and aren't part of this post, but someone pointed out to me that in the past month or so the following board members **left CIRR**: * Erin Frazier, Senior Director of Operations & Marketing, The Software Guild * Joseph Kozusko, Chief Growth Officer, Ascent Funding * Lesia Harhaj, Director of Career Success, Fullstack Academy * Sharon Wienbar, Independent Director, former coding bootcamp CEO And the following board members **were** **added**: * Jamaica Bryant, Director of Content & Community, Codesmith On Reddit, and off Reddit, people related to Codesmith have criticized me personally for my opinion that CIRR data has pros and cons and shouldn't be looked at as the only source of truth and I think Codesmith joining the board without any announcement while people related have been defaming me for criticizing CIRR is something I want to look into more. Does anyone have any more information about why Codesmith joined the board and why those four other people left? CIRR is not very transparent about their board, their governance structure, and operating guidelines, so I don't see any explanation but maybe you all know stuff! Thanks!