Chief Duty Manager

The Chief Duty Manager (currently James Patt) is responsible for the Front of House aspects of the society, and is the head of the Q-DM, T-DM and stewarding teams. The role was created in 2000 (having previously been the role of Secretary) and was originated by Sam Williams.

Current constitutional responsibilities

• Must be a WSC Qualified Duty Manager.
• Ensures that all shows are covered by a qualified DM.
• Ensures that all shows are covered by a sufficient number of stewards.
• Ensures that FoH has sufficient amount of: spare change, till rolls, banking bags and spare change bags.
• Ensures FoH standards are maintained.
• Monitors the free films allowance of stewards.
• Moderates and maintains the DM mailing lists.
• Oversees the training of DMs and stewards.
• Ensures that trainee DMs are signing up for an acceptable number of shows.
• Organises DM qualifications.
• Responsible for coordinating the development and upkeep of FoH systems in consultation with the IT Officer(s).
• First point of contact for those willing to get involved in FoH.
• Deals with any general issues in FoH that may arise.
• Calls and chairs regular FoH committee meetings.
• Updates the FoH risk assessments.
• Takes lost property to the Gatehouse.
• Shall have knowledge of the code to WSC's safe, and may only distribute the safe code to members that require it.
• Responsible, along with the President(s) and Treasurer, for ensuring the on-going security of this code, which may include regularly changing the code.
• Works with the Events and Socials Coordinator(s) to oversee Front of House aspects of special events.

Previous holders of the role

Name	Exec(s)	Notes
James Patt	2023-24	Current role holder
Position vacant	2022-23
Sueda Oktay	2021-22
Jack Spagnoli	2020-21
Matt Potter	2019-20
Iain Walker	2018-19
Caleb Gilliam-Scott	2017-18
Matt Williams	2016-17
Anjana Radhakrishnan	2015-16
Rachel Keighley	2014-15	From May 2014
Natalie Teutsch	2013-14	Resigned September 2013
Liam McNamara		From October 2013
Harry Austin	2012-13
	2011-12	From March 2011
Robert Gardner	2010-11	Co-opted February 2010
James McLachlan	2009-10	Co-opted February 2009
Matthew Pusey	2008-09
James McLachlan	2007-08
	2006-07
George Marshall	2005-06
Richard Winskill	2004-05
Greg Taylor	2003-04
Vicki Robertson	2002-03
Sam Williams	2001-02

Trivia

• James McLachlan is the only person to have been CDM three times, and Harry Austin is the only person to have held the role twice.
• Two execs have had three Chief Duty Managers (former, current or future) in their ranks - the 2013-14 and 2017-18 execs.