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*2015 Board Member.*

This will be my tenth year being active in the PSF. In that time I've been a fellow, former PyCon Chair, outside General Counsel, a Board Member, and most recently the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Over this time my primary focus has been on the creation of the institutions of the PSF. The PSF is not just a "holding company" for Python. It also serves an important purpose supporting smaller projects, providing social opportunities by producing PyCon US and supporting almost every other PyCon in the world, and providing centralized services for the broader Python community. In order to do that effectively, it is necessary that the PSF have a reasonable revenue base, that it have continuity from year to year, and strong institutions that enable and empower the members to work together.

This is hard work, and most of it is hidden. A lot of it only gets noticed when things go wrong. :) But there are some visible accomplishments: The reworking of the bylaws to eliminate the "old boys club," the development of the fiscal sponsorship infrastructure for funding small projects, and grandually working us up from one to three full-time employees involved in the administration and day-to-day management of the PSF.


**Goals for 2016-2017**

*(Shamelessly ripped off from Diana's above, since I agree with every one of these)*

* Continued professionalization of the PSF: improved and sustainable delivery of the services the PSF provides the community
* Tooling: work with the new IT manager to modernize the PSF tooling and improve process, staffed by paid internships
* Communication: continue to send grant summaries, board meeting minutes, etc to the psf-community mailing list
* PSF Blog: onboard additional PSF bloggers to broadcast community success stories, and otherwise connect the community


Affiliations: Rackspace, OpenStack

Candidates for the 2016 PSF Board of Directors

The following people have been nominated as Directors of the Python Software Foundation for the term beginning in May 2016. Their self-written summaries follow. The specific dates of relevance to the election are:

  • Day 1: May 5, 2016 AoE - announcement is made
  • Day 10: May 15, 2016 AoE - nominations and voting eligibility closes
  • Day 15: May 20, 2016 AoE - Ballots are sent
  • Day 25: May 30, 2016 AoE - election closes

The above closing times are given in the "Anywhere on Earth" (AOE) timezone.

There are currently 11 seats on the Board of Directors (last changed in the 2012 PSF Members vote).

Registering as a PSF Board candidate

To register as a candidate for the Board elections, add your nomination to this page using the format listed at the end of the page. We'd like as many groups within the PSF membership as possible to have the option of electing candidates that can directly represent their interests in Board discussions, so if there's someone you'd particularly like to have represent you, you may want to consider getting in touch with them and (politely!) asking if they'd be interested in nominating themselves.

Read through the Letter from PSF Director of Operations - Expectations of Board Directors & Duties and Responsibilities of Directors. Please note that the PSF bylaws require that Board candidates disclose significant organizational affiliations (for example, their employer).

Note

Please follow the instructions on the FrontPage to gain wiki edit access.

Registering to vote on PSF ballots

While PSF Membership is open to anyone that chooses to join, Basic Members are not entitled to vote on PSF ballots, including Board elections. In accordance with the bylaws, the following PSF Members are entitled to vote on PSF ballots:

  • Managing Members
  • Contributing Members
  • Supporting Members (these were previously called "Associate Members")
  • PSF Fellows
  • Sponsor Delegates for Sponsor Members

To register as a Managing or Contributing member, refer to this post on the PSF blog.

To register as a Supporting Member, please use the PSF Associate Membership site.

PSF Fellows and Sponsor Members must themselves be approved through a PSF ballot, and thus only existing Fellows and Sponsor Delegates will be entitled to vote on the upcoming ballot.

Outgoing Directors

The following members of the 2015/16 Board are stepping down and will not be registering as candidates for the 2016/17 Board:

  • Alex Gaynor
  • Nick Coghlan
  • Anna Ossowski

Please use the following format:

Candidate Name
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*2015 Board Member.* or *New Board Member.*

Description.

Affiliation: ...

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Lorena Mesa

New Board Member. (Nominated by Anna Ossowski)

Anna: I nominate Lorena Mesa for the PSF Board of Directors. Lorena’s passion for diversity outreach and education continue to fascinate me. Lorena has a "getting things done“- attitude and is very driven and energetic. Im confident that Lorena’s involvement in the PSF board would bring about positive change.

Lorena about herself, her involvement and goals:

It is my intent to outline my personal contibutions to the Python community as well as the merits I would bring as a PSF as a new board member.

I've been using Python for five years, professionally for two. My historical interest in Python lies in it being an ideal language to teach, be the student a brand new coder or simply new to the language.

As a founder and organizer for PyLadies Chicago, increasing the visibility of women in coding as well as offering other avenues for women to become coders are of the utmost concern to me. I believe that Python is a perfect language through which to achieve these goals due largely to the PSF's dedication to diversity. The PSF's efforts to provide diversity scholarships to PyCon as well as include more women speakers at PyCon has been an instrumental reason in why I originally became so involved in the Python community.

2016/2017 Goals as a Board Member

My goals for 2016/2017 as a board member would continue to build upon the work I've done as a PyLadies organizer and as a teacher. Namely my goals as a board member would be to:

  • Promote diversity: Diversity without a question is a primary concern for me. The PSF's support of PyLadies through the Grants Working Group have empowered me to become an active Python community member. I want to continue to promote the PSF's diversity initiative by becoming a member of the Grants Working Group and dedicate myself to working on diversity relentlessly.
  • Broaden education initiatives: I was excited to read a recent thread in the Education Working Group about the PSF potentially expanding it's [outreach to high schools](https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonedu-wg/2016-February/000049.html). Youth education is a passion of mine and something I often volunteer to do in my free time with free Python youth classes and organizing and mentoring DjangoGirls in Chicago and at various PyCons. Therefore I want to help support the Education Working Group as a group member.
  • Overhaul institutional infrastructure: The changing face of the PSF has been fascinating for me to see and experience. What does it mean to be a foundation that supports the Python community and how can the PSF build a transparent organization that promotes it, these are the type of questions I want to contribute to. Governance is at best difficult but I am passionate about it.
  • Build outreach in new areas: I've been fortunate to travel to participate in PyCon USA, Django Under the Hood (Amsterdam), and DjangoCon Europe (Budapest). I will be participating in EuroPython this year and it is my hope to expand upon my Python travels by visiting Latin America. While traveling is one form of promotion for Python, I am dedicated to broadening the PSF's reach by finding other means of outreach.

My contributions to Python community:

As an organizer:

  • I founded PyLadies Chicago and primary organizer for the chapter. As primary organizer I work on big picture items like organizer recruitment, coalition building, and identify key areas for event planning.
  • Coalition building with other Python groups in Chicago, specifically the Chicago Python User Group (ChiPy). We've teamed up to do coder dojos, a work night with specific learning goals with the end goal of maximizing PyLadies members in the ChiPy Python mentorship.
  • Advancing Python OSS contributions. I organized through PyLadies Chicago a joint OSS Python workshop with Write/Speak/Code, a conference for women software engineers. I'm also championing the inclusion of Python OSS projects for the Write/Speak/Code 2016 conference.
  • Primary organizer for DjangoGirls Chicago 2015 which included 50 students and over 30 mentors.

As a speaker and writer:

  • Speaker at PyOhio 2015, PyTennessee 2016, and upcoming speaker at EuroPython 2016.
  • Editor for the upcoming O'Reilly's adaptation of Kenneth Reitz's The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python (written by Tanya Schlusser).

As a teacher:

  • Volunteer and mentor for DjangoGirls Bilbao, DjangoGirls Budapest, DjangoGirls Montreal at PyCon 2015.
  • Python teacher for Project Tech Teen Chicago, a free summer program for Chicago inner city youth that teaches coding.
  • Girl Develop It Chicago Python teacher
  • PyLadies Remote teacher

In short, my passion for teaching and learning has driven me to become a Python organizer through PyLadies and now a speaker at Pythonconferences. Expanding outreach by promoting the values of diversity and inclusion are my primary goals I wish to accomplish as a PSF board member. By prioritizing these values the PSF has been at the edge of exciting new projects. As a board member I will work relentlessly, since that is something my passion drives me to do, and with great determination. I do not believe in doing something 50%, it is with a full effort that I always apply myself to the task at hand.

Thank you.

In solidarity,

Lorena Mesa


Trey Hunner

New Board Member. (Nominated by Anna Ossowski)

Anna: I nominate Trey Hunner for the PSF Board of Directors. Trey is truly passionate about Python education, welcoming new people into the Python community, and making the Python community a positive and friendly place for everyone. Trey is a huge supporter and contributor of various diversity initiatives, he is incredibly reliable, and always willing to help. Trey is a very valuable member of the Python community who would make an excellent addition to the PSF board.

Trey about himself, his involvement, and goals:

I have been gleefully using Python since 2009. I have acted as a consultant, teacher, mentor, community manager, and event organizer.

I am a full-time Python teacher and trainer and a volunteer mentor to new and aspiring Python programmers. I hold online Python discussions and mini-workshops every week and I mentor peers at the San Diego Python Study Group every Saturday afternoon.

I have participated in multiple Python community workshops and conferences, both in and outside of my home town:

  • SD Django TDD workshop 2013 - co-author, co-organizer, teacher
  • SD Intro to Python workshop 2014 - co-author, co-organizer, teacher
  • Django Girls Ensenada 2015 - coach
  • PyCon US 2015 - tutorial assistant teacher and meetup open space host
  • DjangoCon US 2015 - lightning talk presenter
  • Django Girls Austin 2015 - coach
  • Django Girls Inland Empire 2015 - co-organizer
  • PyTennessee 2016 - tutorial assistant teacher and lightning talk presenter
  • PyCon 2016 (upcoming) - tutorial presenter
  • Django Girls San Diego 2016 (upcoming) - co-organizer

I currently co-organize my local Python meetup, have previously co-organized my local JavaScript meetup, and have taught for and contributed web development resources to PyLadies Remote.

Diversity

I am greatly concerned with fostering an inclusive and diverse Python community. I would like to work on making the Python community more welcoming to outsiders and to individuals who sometimes feel like outsiders.

The PSF should support community efforts which:

  1. Encourage activate empathy within online and offline Python communities
  2. Support positive mentorship activities
  3. Encourage community outreach efforts

Usability

I would like to support the increase in PSF transparency. Aditionally, I would like to improve the usability of the various PSF-related resources in order to encourage the involvement of the wider Python community in PSF processes.

Those interested in volunteering contributions to PSF resources should have a means to understand their abilities to do so. To that end, I would like to increase the documentation around PSF assets. Documentation and contributor-how's are not only important for our code, they are important for community resources in general.

There is no reason the many wonderful volunteers who have contributed their time and expertise in the past should be expected to keep up their efforts indefinitely. Documenting processes, code, and other resources will allow the torch to be passed to future contributors.

Affiliations: Truthful Technology LLC, San Diego Python, EditorConfig


Jackie Kazil

New Board Member. (Nominated by Anna Ossowski)

Anna: I nominate Jackie Kazil for the PSF Board of Directors. I am incredibly impressed with Jackie's leadership qualities. As chair of the PSF grants workgroup Jackie has driven the efforts of establishing a process for handling grant request over the past few months, which is an important area of work the PSF does. It is thanks to Jackie that the PSF is now able to process grant requests much faster and on a rolling basis. Jackie is always on top of things and it's a pleasure to work with her. I firmly believe that as a member of the PSF board Jackie will be able to drive a lot more positive change within the PSF.

Jackie about herself, her involvement and goals:

I have three passions, passions that drive most of what I do in life, including the work that I do in the Python community.

  1. Democracy
  2. Diversity
  3. Education

Democracy

Democracy means representing the people that elect you. This means being led with integrity and objectivity. I have an incredible drive for civic engagement. I am a trained journalist, which is a profession that seeks to empower the people that it serves.

Diversity

'Diversity' is often associated with gender and race, but diversity should be considered in the following terms (in no order of importance): gender, race, color, sexual preference, income, geography, national origin, differently abled, age, and family status.

The community needs to start taking a more active role in not just making individuals feel welcome, but inviting them into the community by directly reaching out.

Education

My mother, who risked her life to escape Communist Czechoslovakia said, "You can have everything taken away from you... your money, your home, the clothes on your back, but no one can take what is in your head."

My zest for educating others has been long standing. I am working to start two programs in the DC region that teach programming to folks that need skills training. Part of this is also helping with job placement after training.

Summary

I want to empower folks in the community to have their voices heard and institute and develop Python educational standards within the PSF.

Things that I have done (specifically in the programming community)

  • Founded PyLadies DC, which has helped seed future growth worldwide.
  • Assisted in development on new PyLadies chapters.
  • PyLadies auction organizer PyCon 2015
  • PyLadies auction helper, Pycon 2014, 2013
  • PyCon Keynote committee 2015
  • Talk or tutorial reviewer for PyCon or Scipy 2013, 2014, 2015
  • PyCon Speaker 2012, 2013, 2015
  • Led accessibility hackathon - #allyhack 2015
  • Leader of DCFemTech
  • Teaches Python in the local community
  • Former leader (now-coorganizer of Django District)
  • Founder of GeoDC
  • Teaches Python journalists through IRE/NICAR, PyJournos, and sometimes Hacks and Hackers
  • Building a Python library w/ fiends on Python library that does agent based modeling

Affiliations: 18F, PyLadies, DCFemTech, PyJournos, IRE/NICAR


Naomi Ceder

2015 Board Member

I've been using, promoting and teaching Python on various levels for over 15 years as a teacher, author, developer, manager, and organizer.

My Contributions to the PSF in 2015/2016:

  • Co-created PSF Grants Working Group. The Grants WG is a step towards delegating some the PSF's decisions to a broader geographical group, and also gives more people experience in managing the PSF. The Grants WG has developed into a key resource in managing grants given to community events, having approved around $40,000 in grants.
  • Assisted in interviewing for new role of PSF Infrastructure Manager.
  • Actively supported the PSF's involvement in the BBC micro:bit project in the UK.
  • Supported the creation of Python initiatives in Nigeria by helping get access to a mailing list, and advice on organization and grant requests; and Cameroon by coordinating with projects applying for PSF support.
  • Gave keynotes at PyCon UK, PyCon Ireland, PyCon Poland
  • Coordinated and co-presented 2015 EuroPython PSF members' meeting.
  • Attended 16 out of 17 PSF board meetings.

My goals for 2016/2017 as a board member would be to do all that I can to help the PSF achieve its mission in any way that I can. In particular, I'm interested in:

  • Foster Diversity - Diversity means more than increasing the numbers of women or nationalities (though both of those are important) - it involves thinking about a wide range of axes - race, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, economic background, etc. I want to ensure that the Python community is as inclusive and welcoming as possible along all of those axes and more.
  • Develop New Leaders - I believe that for an organization to be inclusive thought and effort must be put into opening all aspects to new people. My practice has been to deliberately hand off projects I've started as soon as practical once they are established, and I would view a board position the same way. I would also encourage and support a healthy turnover in board committee and working group leadership and membership, so that more people gain leadership experience.
  • Support Education - Support for education is more than funding workshops - I'd like to encourage initiatives to improve pedagogy, tools, and resources for the various groups teaching Python, perhaps starting with a working group aimed at curricula and teaching resources.
  • Evolve PSF management - As the community grows, the role of the PSF board needs to adapt. I will continue to support changes to make the PSF board have more of an oversight role and to develop other means to handle managerial and executive duties

Background:

  • Founded Trans*Code, the first hackday series in Europe and UK to exclusively focus on issues of the transgender community
  • Keynotes and talks on Python, Diversity, and Community at PyCon UK, PyCon PL, PyCon Ireland, ACE!Conf (Krakow, Poland), Write/Speak/Code 2016, EuroPython, PyCon US, PyLadies, and others.
  • PyCon organizer - Co-chair of PyCon Sprints in 2015, 2016 and organized the PyCon Intro to Sprinting workshop; created/coordinated the first two education summits at PyCon; created/organized the poster session at PyCon for its first 3 years.
  • PyCon UK organiser - Education Track Presenter at PyCon UK 2014; organising committee for PyCon UK 2015; created the first poster session at PyCon UK; Code of Conduct response team; Trans*Code at PyCon coordinator.
  • Author of The Quick Python Book, 2nd ed. (3rd ed in preparation).
  • Currently based in Chicago,II USA, but still involved with projects in the UK. Work with Python developers in USA, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Africa.

As a senior technical leader at a company that relies heavily on Python I'm very interested in the long term health and growth of Python and the Python community.

Finally, I take commitments to positions like this seriously - I absolutely hate to miss meetings or deadlines, and I make sure tasks I'm assigned "just get done" with as little fuss as possible.

Affiliation: W. W. Grainger, Trans*Code


Carol Willing

2015 Board Member.

I have been honored to serve on the PSF this past term. I continue to be humbled by our community members, their achievements, and dedication in the many areas served by the Python language. If you are considering running for the board, I encourage you to do so and share your strengths, talents, and ideas with the PSF.

PSF Highlights for the 2015-2016 Term

With hard work by PSF board members, PSF Operations staff, and many volunteers in the Python community, the PSF achieved the following highlights:

  • PSF Sustainability: Approved the expansion of the PSF staff to provide continuity in PSF operations and support and grow the community and language. Hiring an Event Coordinator and Administrator, IT Manager, additional blog writer.
  • Transparency: Reorganized the PSF mailing lists to provide greater transparency to the community about the PSF. Retired psf-members. Created psf-vote, psf-community.
  • Governance and Organizational Structure: PSF Grants, Scientific Python, Python Cuba, Python Education workgroups. Retired Sprints, Outreach & Education groups.
  • Community recognition: Community service awards and Frank Willison award. Recognition of Google Summer of Code organizer, mentors, and its participants
  • Advancing the Python Language: Supported trial development to port Twisted functionality to Python 3 and projects including pytest, tox, and open source conference registration software.

My Contribution to the PSF community

  • Participated in 16 of 17 board meetings (Attended 14. By proxy 2.)

  • Worked to improve governance and transparency. Authored New Director onboarding guide. Researched nonprofit best practices via BoardSource and other materials.

  • Performed community outreach and welcomed newcomers to Python, including:

    • Keynote speaker for PyCon Philippines 2016.
    • Workshop organizer, speaker, and panelist at Grace Hopper Celebration 2015.
    • Panelist and Mentor at Write/Speak/Code 2015 (and upcoming 2016). Outreach at SciPy 2015, DjangoCon 2015, PyTennessee 2016. Mentor, Django Girls. Organizer, PyLadies booth and Arts & Music Birds of a Feather meeting at SCALE (Southern California Linux Expo) 2016. Speaker on Interactive Data Science Collaboration, CineGrid 2015.
  • Member, Scientific Python Workgroup.

  • Volunteer for PyCon 2016. Tutorial committee. Program committee.

Goals for 2016-2017

  • Continued focus on the PSF’s organizational growth, operations, sustainability, and community transparency.
  • Strive for professionalism, kindness, and thoughtfulness when working with board members, staff, and volunteers.
  • Support the core workflow changes for CPython as well as projects that help onboard contributors.
  • Recruit individuals to run for the PSF Board 2017-2018, work toward diverse international representation on the board, and foster fresh ideas for fulfilling the PSF’s mission.

Thank you.

Affiliation: Project Jupyter, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Willing Consulting, Fab Lab San Diego.


Philip James

New Board Member.

I use Python daily in both my professional and personal work, and regularly give talks and tutorials about Python. I've spoken about Python or Python-related projects at Django BarCamp 2014, PyCon 2015, PyDX 2015, DjangoCon EU 2016, and LinuxFest Northwest 2016. Additionally, I have volunteered with PyLadies, DjangoGirls, and DjangoCon US 2016.

My goals as a member of the PSF board would be:

  • Increase the diversity of our community: To me, this means making sure anyone who wants to join finds the Python community to be a safe and welcoming space. It also means reaching out to people who don't think of themselves as "programmers", but who use Python or could benefit from using Python. (hat-tip to Jacob Kaplan-Moss for raising the idea of welcoming people who don't think of themselves as programmers)
  • Improve resources for existing python developers: As an organization, we should be building on the work we do welcoming newcomers by making sure our community feels supported through every aspect of their time in our community. This means filling gaps in continuing education, making sure there are a plethora of Python-based career opportunities, and trying to support community members when they have non-technical human issues. (ie, issues around career choice, mental wellness, etc)
  • Make Python's real-world presence stronger: For me, this means making sure every group in our community that wants to hold an event knows about our grants program, and that we help connect new and established groups with attendees, volunteers, and partners in our network. It also means making sure there is shared knowledge around running successful Python events, and that event organizers know how the PSF can support them. The quality and quantity of Python events should be ever-increasing.

Affiliations: PSF, DjangoCon US, OpenHatch, Eventbrite


Younggun Kim

New Board Member. (Nominated by Carol Willing)

Carol: I nominate Younggun Kim. I'm very impressed with Younggun's community outreach related to PyCon APAC 2016 and PyCon KR. He's traveled across the Asia Pacific region to listen to and learn about other Pythonistas' needs and interests as well as to share his enthusiasm for Python.

I've owed a debt to the Python community for all of their support over the last two decades of my software engineer career. And I’ve always had a mind to pay it forward. That's why I began organizing PyCon KR with a few fellow Pythonistas in 2013. As a result, I introduced PyCon to local Pythonistas in 2014 with 400+ attendees for the first time. The event has grown with each successive effort, and now 1500+ attendees are anticipated for PyCon APAC 2016.

Sharing knowledge and expertise with others is a core value of mine, and I attend as many PyCons as I can so that I can learn about planning, organizing, and delivering the best programming to our attendees. Last year I attended 5 PyCons, and 6 PyCons are scheduled in my calendar for this year so far.

Background

  • PyCon KR/APAC organizer - Co-Chair of PyCon KR since its inception in 2014.
  • Open Source Advocate at NIPA - NIPA is an affiliated organization of Korean Ministry of Science. As an Open Source Advocate at NIPA, I enjoy giving talks at conferences as well as contributing my code to several on-going projects.
  • Technical Leader at SmartStudy - The company has been using Python heavily since its early stages. I'm in charge of the company's backend infrastructure, technical decisions, and developer culture.
  • Technical Translator - I translate technical articles, books into Korean. Most of my work is related to Python. Two past projects include "Python for Data Analysis" by Wes McKinney and "High Performance Python" by Ian Ozsvald and Micha Gorelik.
  • University Lecturer- I'm teaching Python Programming to graduate students at Seoul’s School of Integrated Science and Technologies (aSSIST).
  • Based in Seoul, Korea. However, I have various networks all around the world, especially Non-English speaking countries.

Goals for 2016-2017

  • Introduce PyCon to as many countries as possible - Help them to become successful, sustainable, and most importantly, enjoyable events for the community.
  • Encourage more people to contribute to open source project - I believe it is important to encourage more people to "experience contributing" with their beloved Open Source Project. With a little care, we can get engage many new contributors in the community, and a few of them may be the next core contributors to the project.
  • Discover neglected areas of the community - I still see neglected areas of the community out there. Some of them want to organize their own PyCon but don't know how. Or even worse, it is not sustainable. While they want to, they should be able to. Because of the language, region, and/or income, some people have no way to gain access to Python.

I assure you that my passion for our community has never been more enthusiastic. I will capitalize on my local advantage to outreach within our community. Thank you.

Affiliations: PyCon KR/APAC, Open Source Advocate at NIPA, Smart Study


Diana Clarke

2015 Board Member.

I was one of the most active board members during this past term, and I bring to the table a pragmatic, let's get this done, now, work ethic. Having chaired or co-chaired 5 PyCons in recent years, my gut is also calibrated to quickly and appropriately respond to the kinds of issues the PSF has to deal with on a regular basis. I am proud of what PyCon and the PSF have accomplished, I am immensely grateful for your past support, and I look forward to the possibility of serving on the 2016-2017 board. Thanks, folks!

Contributions in 2015-2016

  • Attended all board meetings except for the one that was only a few hours after I gave birth (but I followed along on slack, lol)
  • Grants: championed changes to the PSF grant allocation process & guidelines, kept the ball rolling for in-flight grant requests, and maintained the grants page content
  • Professionalization of the PSF: advocated for more paid PSF positions & helped with the hiring and onboarding of additional PSF staff
  • PSF Blog: cleaned up the PSF blog template, recruited & onboarded a second blog post writer, and coordinated blog post content
  • Communication: sent bi-weekly PSF board meeting summaries to the public mailing lists, and played an active role in retiring the psf-members mailing list & launching the new psf-community list
  • Worker Bee: moderated the PSF board mailing lists multiple times each day, actively participated in board mailing list discussions, answered email on behalf of the board, and otherwise tried to serve as an extra set of hands for the PSF staff

Goals for 2016-2017

  • Continued professionalization of the PSF: improved and sustainable delivery of the services the PSF provides the community
  • Tooling: work with the new IT manager to modernize the PSF tooling and improve process, staffed by paid internships
  • Communication: continue to send grant summaries, board meeting minutes, etc to the psf-community mailing list
  • PSF Blog: onboard additional PSF bloggers to broadcast community success stories, and otherwise connect the community

Background

  • B.Sc. Computing Science, 2001
  • PSF Board of Directors, 2015
  • PSF Community Service Award, 2014
  • PSF Fellow, 2013
  • PyCon US 2015 Chair
  • PyCon US 2014 Chair
  • PyCon US 2013 Co-Chair
  • PyCon Canada 2013 Co-Chair
  • PyCon Canada 2012 Chair

Affiliations: PSF, Red Hat, OpenStack


Van Lindberg

2015 Board Member.

This will be my tenth year being active in the PSF. In that time I've been a fellow, former PyCon Chair, outside General Counsel, a Board Member, and most recently the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Over this time my primary focus has been on the creation of the institutions of the PSF. The PSF is not just a "holding company" for Python. It also serves an important purpose supporting smaller projects, providing social opportunities by producing PyCon US and supporting almost every other PyCon in the world, and providing centralized services for the broader Python community. In order to do that effectively, it is necessary that the PSF have a reasonable revenue base, that it have continuity from year to year, and strong institutions that enable and empower the members to work together.

This is hard work, and most of it is hidden. A lot of it only gets noticed when things go wrong. :) But there are some visible accomplishments: The reworking of the bylaws to eliminate the "old boys club," the development of the fiscal sponsorship infrastructure for funding small projects, and grandually working us up from one to three full-time employees involved in the administration and day-to-day management of the PSF.

Goals for 2016-2017

(Shamelessly ripped off from Diana's above, since I agree with every one of these)

  • Continued professionalization of the PSF: improved and sustainable delivery of the services the PSF provides the community
  • Tooling: work with the new IT manager to modernize the PSF tooling and improve process, staffed by paid internships
  • Communication: continue to send grant summaries, board meeting minutes, etc to the psf-community mailing list
  • PSF Blog: onboard additional PSF bloggers to broadcast community success stories, and otherwise connect the community

Affiliations: Rackspace, OpenStack

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