Update README.md to use coordinator

[abbeyperini]

Lead vs leaders is confusing, so let's call leads coordinators

[BekahHW]

I don't think Coordinator accurately describes all of these roles, so I'm hesitant to change them all here.

We can take a look at the descriptions and responsibilities and see if there is a different term that fits.

@abbeyperini have other ppl given feedback that it's confusing?

[abbeyperini]

I don't think Coordinator accurately describes all of these roles, so I'm hesitant to change them all here.

@abbeyperini have other ppl given feedback that it's confusing?

@meg-gutshall brought up leader vs lead in our meeting today and I noticed my role is already coordinator

[dominicduffin1]

I would agree with @BekahHW - I don't see the coordinator and lead as necessarily equivalent (though they might be in some cases).

As I see it, a coordinator coordinates work whereas a lead does that and leads a team. Where we have a team of people (or aspire to have), lead seems more appropriate.

To avoid confusion, could we always use full terms such as "team lead" or "room leader" instead of "lead"/"leader" on their own in the documentation?

Another option would be to keep the title "team lead" but also maintain a list of "coordinators" (who might be the "team lead" in their team) where it makes things clearer.

[abbeyperini]

Let's add @adiati98 and @tkshill for more insight

[adiati98]

I agree with @BekahHW & @dominicduffin1 here. Dominic's explanation about "lead" and "coordinator" is what I have in mind as well.

[meg-gutshall]

This came out of a conversation between myself, Abbey, and Kirk on Monday. I'll add some thoughts this weekend.

[tkshill]

I guess the most critical thing here is avoiding ambiguity. I'm okay with keeping keeping lead, if we have a way of making it clear between the person who "leads" a zoom session of a group, vs the person who "leads" the coordination of a group or team. Host is another word that has multiple meanings.

Part of this discussion came up when we realised that the person who is point of contact for a coffee table group and the person coordinating a session are very often not the same.

We're thinking of some standard training for anyone who wants to volunteer in the "running a zoom call" role, and that's where it'd be nice if there were a word to describe that. So "room/zoom lead", "leader", "host", could all be that, it'd just be good if the name was specific and didn't overlap with other role types.

[BekahHW]

We should probably standardize to what's on the site.

For instance, Abbey is listed as the Coordinator, and Shelley is listed as a coordinator. Monthly Challenge and docs aren't on there, but I would consider those Team Leads for sure. If using that terminology makes it clearer, we can go with that.

I think the distinction comes down to the responsibilities. Is the person/people managing logistics or are they also implementing and facilitating like in the case of monthly challenges.

[meg-gutshall]

I think this warrants a broader discussion. I created a new discussion post here for us to work it out.