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<div style="text-align:center;">'''Standing and Special Committees'''
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[[#Executive|Executive]] &bull; [[#Audit|Audit]] &bull; [[#Election|Election]] &bull; [[#Safe Space|Safe Space]]
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The [[Board of Directors]] of Wikimedia DC is assisted by a number of standing, special, and advisory committees, each of which is responsible for a specific area of the organization's business. The members of each committee are appointed by the Board, and each committee reports to the Board during its regular [[meetings]].
  
   
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'''Advisory Committees'''
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==Audit Committee==
  
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The Audit Committee is a standing committee, responsible for conducting an annual review of the financial records of Wikimedia DC.
  
   
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[[#Communications|Communications]] &bull; [[#Fundraising|Fundraising]] &bull; [[#Governance|Governance]] &bull; [[#Programs and Partnerships|Programs and Partnerships]] &bull; [[#Public Policy|Public Policy]]
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The current members of the Audit Committee are:
  
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==Board Committees==
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* Nicholas Bashour
  
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{{Committee
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* Kirill Lokshin <small>[Chair]</small>
  
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|name= Executive
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* Emily Temple-Wood
  
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|type= standing
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|description= The Executive Committee sets the agenda for Board meetings and reports on activity within the organization to the Board.
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|chair= Peter Meyer
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|member1= John Sadowski
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|member2= Diane Shaw
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|member3= Sara Snyder
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}}
   
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==Content Programs Committee==
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{{Committee
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|name= Audit
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The Content Programs Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, tasked with advising the Board on programs that help improve the content on Wikimedia projects.
  
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|type= standing
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|description= The Audit Committee conducts the annual review of Wikimedia DC's financial records and investigates reports of illegal activity and unethical practices within the organization.
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|chair=
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|member1= Kevin Payravi
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|member2= Peter Meyer
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{{Committee
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The current members of the Content Programs Committee are:
  
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|name= Election
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* Effie Kapsalis
  
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|type= special
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* Andrew Lih
  
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|description= The Election Committee oversees the annual election of the Board.
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* Dominic McDevitt-Parks <small>[as Cultural Partnerships Coordinator]</small>
  
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|chair= John Sadowski
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* Sara Snyder
  
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|member1= Peter Meyer
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* Sarah Stierch
  
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|member2= Diane Shaw
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* Emily Temple-Wood <small>[Chair]</small>
  
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|member3= Kevin Payravi
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}}
   
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==Election Committee==
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{{Committee
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|name= Safe Space
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The Election Committee is a special committee of the Board of Directors, responsible for carrying out the annual election of the Board of Directors.
  
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|type= standing
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|description= The Safe Space Committee investigates reports of harassment, including sexual harassment, within or related to the organization.
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|chair= Sara Snyder
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|member1= Peter Meyer
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|member2= Gerald Shields
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|member3= Robert Fernandez
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==Advisory Committees==
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The Election Committee is currently inactive.
  
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{{Committee
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|name= Communications
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|type= advisory
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|description= The Communications Committee advises the Board on outreach and media matters.
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|chair=
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|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
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|member2= William Beutler
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|member3= Robert Fernandez
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|member4= Andrew Lih
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==Fundraising Committee==
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{{Committee
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|name= Fundraising
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The Fundraising Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for advising the Board on soliciting funds and preparing fundraising materials.
  
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|type= advisory
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|description= The Fundraising Committee advises the Board on matters related to fundraising.
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|chair= Andrew Lih
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|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
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|member2= Robert Fernandez
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{{Committee
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The current members of the Fundraising Committee are:
  
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|name= Governance
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|type= advisory
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|description= The Governance Committee advises the Board on legal and governance matters.
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|chair= John Sadowski
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|member1= Gerald Shields
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|member2= Peter Meyer
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|member3=
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|member4=
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{{Committee
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* Kristin Anderson
  
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|name= Programs and Partnerships
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* Nicholas Bashour
  
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|type= advisory
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* Katie Filbert
  
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|description= The Programs and Partnerships Committee advises the Board on programs, institutional partnerships, and related matters.
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* John Gallagher <small>[Chair]</small>
  
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|chair= Dominic Byrd-McDevitt
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* James Hare
  
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|member1= Alice Backer
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* Steve Katsurinis
  
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|member2= Aamir Khwaja
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* Peter Meyer
 
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|member3= Dylan Kinnett
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|member4= Bob Kosovsky
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|member5= Andrew Lih
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|member6= Jake Orlowitz
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|member7= Sydney Poore
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|member8= Merrilee Proffitt
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|member9= Adrianne Russell
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|member10= Sara Snyder
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|member11= Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
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|member12= Sarah Stierch
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|member13= Alex Stinson
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|member14= Emily Temple-Wood
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|member15= Megan Wacha
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==Governance Committee==
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{{Committee
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|name= Public Policy
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The Governance Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for advising the Board on legal and governance matters and to assist the Board in preparing and reviewing legal documents.
  
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|type= advisory
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|description= The Public Policy Committee advises the Board on matters of law and public policy.
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The current members of the Governance Committee are:
  
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|chair= Peter Meyer
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|member1= Dominic Byrd-McDevitt
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* Matthew Bisanz
  
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|member2= Robert Fernandez
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* Kevin Chen
  
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|member3= Jim Hayes
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* Andrew Churella
  
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|member4= Kevin Payravi
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* Steve Katsurinis
  
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|member5= John Sadowski
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* Kirill Lokshin <small>[Chair]</small>
  
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|member6= Jamie Flood
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* Dan Rosenthal
  
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==Grants Committee==
  
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The Grants Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for reviewing grant proposals and advising the Board on matters related to grantmaking.
  
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The current members of the Grants Committee are:
  
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* Nicholas Bashour
  
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* Kirill Lokshin
  
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* Peter Meyer <small>[Chair ''ex officio'' as Treasurer]</small>
  
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==Public Policy Committee==
  
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The Public Policy Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for matters of public policy as it relates to the mission of Wikimedia DC.
  
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The members of the Public Policy Committee are:
  
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* Kristin Anderson
  
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* Jim Hayes
  
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* Yi-Fun Hsueh
  
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* Peter Meyer <small>[Chair ''ex officio'' as Treasurer]</small>
  
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* John Sadowski
  
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* Gerald Shields
  
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==Technical Infrastructure Committee==
  
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The Technical Infrastructure Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for maintaining Wikimedia DC's technical infrastructure and advising the Board on technology matters.
  
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The current members of the Technical Infrastructure Committee are:
  
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* Jeremy Baron
  
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* Katie Filbert <small>[Chair]</small>
  
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* Chad Horohoe
  
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* Fran Rogers
  
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==Technology Programs Committee==
  
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The Technology Programs Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, tasked with advising the Board on programs that develop software in support of the Wikimedia projects.
  
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The current members of the Technology Programs Committee are:
  
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* Maite Fernández
  
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* Shauna Gordon-McKeon
  
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* Emily Gonyer
  
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* James Hare <small>[Chair]</small>
  
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* Aamir Khwaja
  
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* Mallory Knodel
  
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* Ed Summers
  
   
 
[[Category:Governance]]
  
[[Category:Governance]]

Latest revision as of 02:03, 4 October 2023

Standing and Special Committees

Executive • Audit • Election • Safe Space

Advisory Committees

Communications • Fundraising • Governance • Programs and Partnerships • Public Policy

Board Committees

Executive Committee

Standing Committee of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Executive Committee sets the agenda for Board meetings and reports on activity within the organization to the Board.

Audit Committee

Standing Committee of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Audit Committee conducts the annual review of Wikimedia DC's financial records and investigates reports of illegal activity and unethical practices within the organization.

Election Committee

Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Election Committee oversees the annual election of the Board.

Safe Space Committee

Standing Committee of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Safe Space Committee investigates reports of harassment, including sexual harassment, within or related to the organization.

Advisory Committees

Communications Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Communications Committee advises the Board on outreach and media matters.

Fundraising Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Fundraising Committee advises the Board on matters related to fundraising.

Governance Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Governance Committee advises the Board on legal and governance matters.

Programs and Partnerships Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Programs and Partnerships Committee advises the Board on programs, institutional partnerships, and related matters.

Public Policy Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Public Policy Committee advises the Board on matters of law and public policy.

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