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

[Milos Rancic]

Just to say that I misread our initial document, so I thought that our
deadline is September 15th to list the short list of candidates.
However, my misreading was productive: We've got a lot of very good
candidates.

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Sue Gardner <sgardner at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> 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
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