Committees

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.

Standing and Special Committees

Audit • Election

Advisory Committees

Content Programs • Fundraising • Governance • Grants • Public Policy • Technical Infrastructure • Technology Programs

Audit Committee

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

The Audit Committee is a standing committee, responsible for conducting an annual review of the financial records of Wikimedia DC.

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  Kirill Lokshin

  Chair

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  Nicholas Michael Bashour

   

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  Emily Temple-Wood

   

Content Programs Committee

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

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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  Emily Temple-Wood

  Chair

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  Effie Kapsalis

   

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  Andrew Lih

   

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  Dominic McDevitt-Parks

   

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  Sara Snyder

   

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  Sarah Stierch

   

Fundraising Committee

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

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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  John Gallagher

  Chair

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  Nicholas Michael Bashour

   

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  Andrew Lih

   

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  James Hare

   

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  Peter Meyer

   

Governance Committee

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

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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  Kirill Lokshin

  Chair

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  Matthew Bisanz

   

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  James Hare

   

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  Peter Meyer

   

Grants Committee

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

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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  Peter Meyer

  Chair

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  Nicholas Michael Bashour

   

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  Kirill Lokshin

   

Public Policy Committee

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

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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  Peter Meyer

  Chair

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  Jim Hayes

   

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  Yi-Fun Hsueh

   

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  John Sadowski

   

Technical Infrastructure Committee

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

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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  Katie Filbert

  Chair

Technology Programs Committee

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

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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  James Hare

  Chair

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  Maite Fernández

   

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  Shauna Gordon-McKeon

   

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  Emily Gonyer

   

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  Aamir Khwaja

   

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  Mallory Knodel

   

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  Ed Summers