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<div style="text-align:center;">'''Standing and Special Committees'''
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The [[Board of Directors]] of Wikimedia DC is assisted by a number of committees, each of which is responsible for a specific area of the organization's business. The members of each committee are appointed directly by the Board, and each committee reports to the Board during its regular [[meetings]].
 
   
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[[#Executive|Executive]] &bull; [[#Audit|Audit]] &bull; [[#Election|Election]] &bull; [[#Safe Space|Safe Space]]
==Audit==
 
The Audit Committee is responsible for conducting an annual review of the financial records of Wikimedia DC. The committee was established by [[Bylaws#ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES|Article VIII, Section 2 of the Bylaws]] as adopted on May 7, 2011.
 
   
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'''Advisory Committees'''
* Matthew Bisanz (Chair)
 
* ''Vacant''
 
* ''Vacant''
 
   
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[[#Communications|Communications]] &bull; [[#Fundraising|Fundraising]] &bull; [[#Governance|Governance]] &bull; [[#Programs and Partnerships|Programs and Partnerships]] &bull; [[#Public Policy|Public Policy]]
==Election==
 
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The Election Committee organizes the annual election of the Board of Directors, and is responsible for ensuring the eligibility of candidates, preparing ballots, and counting votes. The committee was established by the Board through the [[Resolution:Election process|resolution regarding the election process]] adopted on May 28, 2011.
 
   
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==Board Committees==
* John Broughton
 
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{{Committee
* Kirill Lokshin (Chair ''ex officio'' as Secretary)
 
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|name= Executive
* Dan Rosenthal
 
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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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{{Committee
==Fundraising==
 
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|name= Audit
The Fundraising Committee is responsible for conducting general fundraising for Wikimedia DC. The committee was established by the Board of Directors through the [[Resolution:Fundraising committee|resolution regarding the fundraising committee]] adopted on June 14, 2011.
 
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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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}}
   
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{{Committee
* Katie Filbert
 
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|name= Election
* James Hare (Chair ''ex officio'' as Treasurer)
 
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|type= special
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|description= The Election Committee oversees the annual election of the Board.
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|chair= John Sadowski
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|member1= Peter Meyer
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|member2= Diane Shaw
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|member3= Kevin Payravi
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}}
   
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{{Committee
==Legal==
 
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|name= Safe Space
The Legal Committee advises and assists the Board of Directors with legal matters. The committee was established by the Board through the [[Resolution:Legal committee|resolution regarding the legal committee]] adopted on May 28, 2011.
 
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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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}}
   
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==Advisory Committees==
* Kevin Chen (Chair)
 
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{{Committee
* Katie Filbert
 
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|name= Communications
* Kirill Lokshin
 
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|type= advisory
* Dan Rosenthal
 
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|description= The Communications Committee advises the Board on outreach and media matters.
* Kat Walsh
 
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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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}}
   
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{{Committee
==Technical==
 
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|name= Fundraising
The Technical Committee advises and assists the Board of Directors with technical matters. The committee was established by the Board through the [[Resolution:Technical committee|resolution regarding the technical committee]] adopted on May 28, 2011.
 
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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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}}
   
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{{Committee
* Jeremy Baron
 
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|name= Governance
* Katie Filbert (Chair)
 
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|type= advisory
* Chad Horohoe
 
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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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}}
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{{Committee
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|name= Programs and Partnerships
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|type= advisory
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|description= The Programs and Partnerships Committee advises the Board on programs, institutional partnerships, and related matters.
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|chair= Dominic Byrd-McDevitt
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|member1= Alice Backer
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|member2= Aamir Khwaja
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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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}}
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{{Committee
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|name= Public Policy
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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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|chair= Peter Meyer
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|member1= Dominic Byrd-McDevitt
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|member2= Robert Fernandez
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|member3= Jim Hayes
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|member4= Kevin Payravi
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|member5= John Sadowski
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|member6= Jamie Flood
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}}
   
 
[[Category:Governance]]
 
[[Category:Governance]]
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[[Category:People]]

Latest revision as of 02:03, 4 October 2023

Standing and Special Committees

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Advisory Committees

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