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Hi everyone,
The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:
- Tobechukwu Precious Friday (Tochiprecious https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tochiprecious) - Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fjmustak) - Shani Evenstein Sigalov (Esh77 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Esh77) - Kunal Mehta (Legoktm https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Legoktm) - Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom) - Mike Peel (Mike Peel https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel)
You may see more information about the Results https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results and Statistics https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Stats of this Board election.
Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation.
Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia.
Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process.
The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period. You may view the Board election timeline here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022#Timeline. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways:
- Read candidates’ statements https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives. - Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&A https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Questions_for_Candidates . - See the Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates . - Propose statements for the Election Compass https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles. - Encourage others in your community to take part in the election. -
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
*This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee*