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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]]
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'''
==Audit Committee==
 
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]]
The current members of the Audit Committee are:
 
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==Board Committees==
* Nicholas Bashour
 
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{{Committee
* Kirill Lokshin <small>[Chair]</small>
 
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|name= Executive
* 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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==Content Programs Committee==
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{{Committee
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|name= Audit
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
The current members of the Content Programs Committee are:
 
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|name= Election
* Effie Kapsalis
 
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|type= special
* Andrew Lih
 
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|description= The Election Committee oversees the annual election of the Board.
* Dominic McDevitt-Parks <small>[as Cultural Partnerships Coordinator]</small>
 
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|chair= John Sadowski
* Sara Snyder
 
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|member1= Peter Meyer
* Sarah Stierch
 
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|member2= Diane Shaw
* Emily Temple-Wood <small>[Chair]</small>
 
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|member3= Kevin Payravi
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==Election Committee==
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{{Committee
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|name= Safe Space
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==
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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|name= Fundraising
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
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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{{Committee
* Nicholas Bashour
 
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|name= Programs and Partnerships
* John Gallagher <small>[Chair]</small>
 
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|type= advisory
* James Hare
 
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|description= The Programs and Partnerships Committee advises the Board on programs, institutional partnerships, and related matters.
* Peter Meyer <small>[as Treasurer]</small>
 
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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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==Governance Committee==
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|name= Public Policy
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.
The current members of the Governance Committee are:
 
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|chair= Peter Meyer
 
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|member1= Dominic Byrd-McDevitt
* Matthew Bisanz
 
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|member2= Robert Fernandez
* Kirill Lokshin <small>[Chair]</small>
 
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|member3= Jim Hayes
 
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|member4= Kevin Payravi
==Grants Committee==
 
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|member5= John Sadowski
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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|member6= Jamie Flood
 
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The current members of the Grants Committee are:
 
 
* Nicholas Bashour
 
* Kirill Lokshin
 
* Peter Meyer <small>[Chair ''ex officio'' as Treasurer]</small>
 
 
==Public Policy Committee==
 
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.
 
 
The members of the Public Policy Committee are:
 
 
* Jim Hayes
 
* Yi-Fun Hsueh
 
* Peter Meyer <small>[Chair]</small>
 
* John Sadowski
 
 
==Technical Infrastructure Committee==
 
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.
 
 
The current members of the Technical Infrastructure Committee are:
 
 
* Katie Filbert <small>[Chair]</small>
 
 
==Technology Programs Committee==
 
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.
 
 
The current members of the Technology Programs Committee are:
 
 
* Maite Fernández
 
* Shauna Gordon-McKeon
 
* Emily Gonyer
 
* James Hare <small>[Chair]</small>
 
* Aamir Khwaja
 
* Mallory Knodel
 
* Ed Summers
 
   
 
[[Category:Governance]]
 
[[Category:Governance]]

Latest revision as of 02:03, 4 October 2023

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