Board of Directors Election 2020 - Candidacy - Britt Yazel

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Name: Britt Yazel
Email: [email protected]
Corporate Affiliation: n/a

Hello Foundation members,

I'm happy to announce my candidacy for a second term on the Board of
Directors for this coming election cycle, 2020.

I have been a user and proponent of the GNOME Project since 2008, and a
contributor to the project and the foundation since 2018. Likewise, this
time last year I was elected to my first term on the Board of Directors,
and I would greatly value the opportunity to represent the
foundation electorate for a second term and to continue the progress that
we have made over the past 12 months.

As a foundation member, my main responsibility has been as a member of the
Engagement Team, and I have been directly responsible for many of our
social media activities as well as community engagement and management for
the foundation. It has been a mission of mine since day #1 to encourage
positivity and cohesion in our community, and I like to think that my time
spent working for the Engagement Team has made a positive impact on our
community as a whole. Likewise, I have been actively working to improve our
internal infrastructure, and over the last year I have had a significant
hand in making improvements to our core website services, including
events.gnome.org, surveys.gnome.org, etherpad.gnome.org. chat.gnome.org,
and many other ongoing infrastructure initiatives.

As a board member my work has been in the interest of representing the
greater community as a whole, and I've strived to keep one finger on the
pulse of the GNOME community at all times. As my focus has primarily been
on the health and wellbeing of the GNOME community, both internal and
external, I like to think that I have been an advocate for positive growth
and policy when it comes to representing the larger user base. Furthermore,
I believe I provide a unique perspective to the board, given that my
professional career is in academia as a neuroscientist, I have no corporate
affiliation, and my role in the foundation is entirely community focused.

Lastly, if allowed to continue my board membership for a second term, I
would like to place a strong emphasis on the health, both physical/mental
and interpersonal, of our contributor base, and I would continue
strengthening the relationships between GNOME and our partners, both
current and future, so as to sustain our growth for many more years to come.


In closing, regardless of the outcome of this election cycle, it has been
an honor to serve you all as an elected board member, and I am continually
grateful to be a part of such an amazing and diverse community as ours. My
commitment to this foundation is as strong as it has ever been, and I look
forward to many more years of service to this community and to the FOSS
movement as a whole.

Thank you very much for your consideration, and I look forward to any
questions you may have!

Britt Yazel
Board of Directors
The GNOME Foundation

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v><br></div><div>Hello Foundation members,</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m=
 happy to announce my candidacy=C2=A0for a second term on the Board of Dire=
ctors for this coming election cycle,=C2=A02020.</div><div><br></div><div>I=
 have been a user and proponent of the GNOME Project since 2008, and a cont=
ributor to the project and the foundation since 2018. Likewise, this time l=
ast year I was elected to my first term on the Board of Directors, and I wo=
uld greatly value the opportunity=C2=A0to represent the foundation=C2=A0ele=
ctorate=C2=A0for a second term and to continue the progress that we have ma=
de over the past 12 months.<br><br>As a foundation member, my main responsi=
bility has been as a member of the Engagement Team, and I have been directl=
y responsible for many of our social media activities as well as community =
engagement and management for the foundation. It has been a mission of mine=
 since day #1 to encourage positivity and cohesion in our community, and I =
like to think that my time spent working for the Engagement Team has made a=
 positive impact on our community as a whole. Likewise, I have been activel=
y working=C2=A0to improve our internal infrastructure, and over the last ye=
ar I have had a significant hand in making improvements to our core website=
 services, including <a href=3D"http://events.gnome.org">events.gnome.org</=
a>, <a href=3D"http://surveys.gnome.org">surveys.gnome.org</a>, <a href=3D"=
http://etherpad.gnome.org">etherpad.gnome.org</a>. <a href=3D"http://chat.g=
nome.org">chat.gnome.org</a>, and many other ongoing infrastructure initiat=
ives.<br><br>As a board member my work has been in the interest of represen=
ting the greater community as a whole, and I&#39;ve strived to keep one fin=
ger on the pulse of the GNOME community at all times. As my focus has prima=
rily been on the health and wellbeing of the GNOME community, both internal=
 and external, I like to think that I have been an advocate for positive gr=
owth and policy when it comes to representing the larger user base. Further=
more, I believe I provide a unique perspective to the board, given that my =
professional career is in academia as a neuroscientist, I have no corporate=
 affiliation, and my role in the foundation is entirely community focused.<=
br><br>Lastly, if allowed to continue my board membership for a second term=
, I would like to place a strong emphasis=C2=A0on the health, both physical=
/mental and interpersonal, of our contributor base, and I would continue st=
rengthening the relationships between GNOME and our partners, both current =
and future, so as to sustain our growth for many more years to come.<br><br=
><br>In closing, regardless of the outcome of this election cycle, it has b=
een an honor to serve you all as an elected board member, and I am continua=
lly grateful to be a part of such an amazing and diverse community as ours.=
 My commitment to this foundation is as strong as it has ever been, and I l=
ook forward to many more years of service to this community and to the FOSS=
 movement as a whole.<br><br>Thank you very much for your consideration, an=
d I look forward to any questions you may have!</div><div><br></div><div>Br=
itt Yazel</div><div>Board of Directors</div><div>The GNOME Foundation</div>=
</div>

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