[Foundation-l] "Expertise" board seats: the NomCom invites your feedback

[Sue Gardner]

Hey folks,

As you know, the board recently created a Nominating Committee to help
it identify, research and recommend candidates for the appointed Board
of Trustee positions involving "specific expertise." The members of the
committee are me, Michael Snow, BirgitteSB, Milos Rancic, Melissa
Hagemann and Ting Chen.

We've brainstormed a list of selection criteria here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nominating_Committee/Selection_criteria -
and now need to cut it back from about two dozen to eight.

If you're interested, we'd like your help. Please comment on the talk
page re which criteria you think are most important, and also let us
know if you feel anything is missing.

Thanks,
Sue

Our rough timeline, in case you're interested:

1.Michael Snow, on behalf of the Board, will brief the Nominating
Committee regarding its role, the restructuring, and the board's
assessment of its own strengths and skills gaps. By August 30 DONE

2.Based on that briefing, the Nominating Committee will generate a set
of criteria for potential “specific expertise” board members. By
September 15

3.The staff of the Foundation will deliver to the Nominating Committee
the list of potential candidates that has been developed by the staff,
current Board members and supporters and friends of Wikimedia. By
September 15 DONE (by Michael)

4.The Nominating Committee will brainstorm and solicit additional names,
and add them to the total list. By September 30 IN PROGRESS

5.The Nominating Committee will research the names which have been put
forward, and assess their fit against the selection criteria developed
earlier. This will result in a midlist of candidates. By October 30

6.The Nominating Committee will initiate discussions with midlist
candidates to gauge their interest, provide them with information, and
respond to questions or concerns. By November 14

7.The Nominating Committee will cull the midlist and deliver to the
board a final list of interested candidates who fit the criteria for the
"specific expertise" roles. The goal will be to give the board a full
briefing on the top eight candidates for the four "expertise" seats,
along with a recommendation for the four who the Nominating Committee
thinks would be the best fit. By November 14

8.The community board members (Michael, Kat, Frieda, Domas, Ting, and
Jimmy) will vote to determine who will fill the four seats. By December 15

9.Nominating Committee orients new board members. January and February

10. Nominating Committee supports the board with other board development
tasks as requested. March, April, May, June



-- 
Sue Gardner
Executive Director
Wikimedia Foundation

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