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.

Audit Committee

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

The current members of the Audit Committee are:

Nicholas Bashour
Kirill Lokshin [Chair]
Emily Temple-Wood

Content Programs Committee

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.

The current members of the Content Programs Committee are:

Effie Kapsalis
Andrew Lih
Dominic McDevitt-Parks [as Cultural Partnerships Coordinator]
Sara Snyder
Sarah Stierch
Emily Temple-Wood [Chair]

Election Committee

The Election Committee is a special committee of the Board of Directors, responsible for carrying out the annual election of the Board of Directors.

The Election Committee is currently inactive.

Fundraising Committee

The Fundraising Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for advising the Board on soliciting funds and preparing fundraising materials.

The current members of the Fundraising Committee are:

Kristin Anderson
Nicholas Bashour
John Gallagher [Chair]
James Hare
Peter Meyer [as Treasurer]

Governance Committee

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.

The current members of the Governance Committee are:

Matthew Bisanz
Kirill Lokshin [Chair]

Grants Committee

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.

The current members of the Grants Committee are:

Nicholas Bashour
Kirill Lokshin
Peter Meyer [Chair ex officio as Treasurer]

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:

Kristin Anderson
Jim Hayes
Yi-Fun Hsueh
Peter Meyer [Chair]
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 [Chair]

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 [Chair]
Aamir Khwaja
Mallory Knodel
Ed Summers