Internal:Board election (2015)/Candidates

Kirill Lokshin

I certify that I am a member in good standing of Wikimedia District of Columbia; that I am over 18 years of age; that I have not been found to be of unsound mind; that I have not been found to have breached a duty under the Nonprofit Corporations Act; that I am under no order prohibiting me from serving; and that I do not owe the District of Columbia any outstanding debt.

(a) I have no direct or indirect financial interest in any ongoing or planned transaction or arrangement undertaken by Wikimedia District of Columbia.

(b) I am not subject to any law, regulation, agreement, or other covenant that would prevent me from taking full part in the deliberations of the Board or would require me to excuse myself from such deliberations in circumstances other than those related to a financial conflict of interest.

(c) I have not been convicted of any felony.

(d) I am not an employee, director, officer, or agent of the Wikimedia Foundation, or of any Wikimedia chapter other than Wikimedia District of Columbia. I am a member of the Affiliations Committee and the Ombudsperson of the Funds Dissemination Committee, both of which are advisory committees to the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, and have certain fiduciary duties to the Wikimedia Foundation in my capacity as a member of said committees.

(e) I have participated in various Wikimedia projects as User:Kirill Lokshin since 2005, and have never been subject to disciplinary action on those projects.

My name is Kirill Lokshin (User:Kirill Lokshin on Wikipedia). I was one of the initial members of Wikimedia DC, and have served on the Board and held the position of Secretary since the founding of the chapter. I last stood for election to the Board two years ago, in 2013.

Over the course of my current term, my main focus has been the continuing organizational development of the chapter. As the chair of the Governance Committee, I have overseen the drafting and adoption of a number of new financial, governance, and organizational policies, as well as ongoing revisions to older policies which have brought them into line with current best practices within the Wikimedia movement. I serve on the Executive, Safe Space, and Audit Committees, and currently chair the latter.

We are entering a critical period of organizational growth as we shift towards a strategic model for achieving long-term impact within the movement, and pursue commensurate increases in volunteer capacity, funding, and program footprint. In this crucial time, I hope to continue serving the members of this chapter as a member of the Board.