Congratulations again, Bryan, and thank you for bringing your unique strengths to Geode.
We do not mind having too many cooks in the kitchen. However, the kitchen works even better when someone brings a different set of skills to help it run smoothly. The same is true for a strong project community. I hope you will continue helping us make the project and community stronger. I also encourage everyone to bring and donate their own unique skills, technical or otherwise, to this wonderful community. Every contribution matters. With everyone's support, we successfully released version 2.0.4, and we look forward to the community's continued support in making version 1.15.6 another successful release. Best regards, Jinwoo Hwang (he/him/his) Apache Geode, ASF Research and Development, SAS® Institute https://JinwooHwang.com<https://jinwoohwang.com/> From: Bryan G. Behrenshausen via dev <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Bryan G. Behrenshausen <[email protected]> Subject: Re: New PMC member: Bryan Behrenshausen Thanks, Jinwoo, for this kind message. And many thanks to the entire Geode community for the trust you've placed in me. Something I think is important to note: I am not a "developer contributor"; as Jinwoo's message makes clear, my contributions to the project have largely been in the area of community architecture, project management, and documentation. Nevertheless, the Geode community (and really all ASF project's that I've observed) recognizes and rewards this type of contribution in a way that allows someone with my interests and skills to play a leadership role in the project. I'm extremely grateful for that. BB On 2026-11-10 9:11 AM, Jinwoo Hwang via dev wrote: > The Project Management Committee (PMC) for Apache Geode > is delighted to announce that Bryan Behrenshausen has joined the PMC! > > Bryan joined us as a committer earlier this year, and I believe his work > reflects the sustained engagement and community focus we look for in > a PMC member. > > Contributions > -Branding and ASF compliance: GEODE-10474 (logomark updated to align with the > ASF rebrand) and GEODE-4063 (trademark usage updated across the website). > -Website and user experience: Eleven commits before his committer nomination > improving site design, navigation, and content structure. Since then, he has > continued working with Patrick Harmon on the website modernization > (GEODE-10468), including fixing documentation hyperlink errors and drafting > the README for the new site. He has also taken part in the dev@ discussions > on the website direction (GEODE-10582 and GEODE-10650). > -Releases: Reviewed and helped refine the Apache Geode 1.15.2 release notes. > -Community and visibility: Worked with the ASF to make the Apache Geode 2.0 > presentation available on the Foundation's YouTube channel, supported the > Geode blog series published on the ASF blog, and shared the PlusOne podcast > feature with the community. > -Contributor growth: Helped bring additional contributors into the project > and guided them on ASF and open source practices. He also regularly welcomes > new committers and PMC members on dev@. > > The PMC - Project Management Committee - manages and guides the > direction of the project, and is responsible for inviting new > committers and PMC members to steward the longevity of the project. > > See > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.apache.org%2Fpmc%2Fresponsibilities.html___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86YTAyMDVlNTAxYTNiNmE1MDU1NDQ2YWIzNmE0MjM5OGE6NzowMWRkOmZiZjRmZDMyYzU3MjJkOGU5ZjU2MzQzZDdmZDJiNmI4NTMxMzhjNDBhZDQ3YTIxMmUxMjljMDcxZWRjNTZiN2Q6cDpUOk4&data=05%7C02%7CJinwoo.Hwang%40sas.com%7Cf6c7a00e3ae0458d64f208df3fffb78b%7Cb1c14d5c362545b3a4309552373a0c2f%7C0%7C0%7C639300039672105358%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ljJXoxIytCZ5ghnxcHUq%2BlvDDdqedcC%2Bqy7defCwd%2BQ%3D&reserved=0<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https://community.apache.org/pmc/responsibilities.html___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86YTAyMDVlNTAxYTNiNmE1MDU1NDQ2YWIzNmE0MjM5OGE6NzowMWRkOmZiZjRmZDMyYzU3MjJkOGU5ZjU2MzQzZDdmZDJiNmI4NTMxMzhjNDBhZDQ3YTIxMmUxMjljMDcxZWRjNTZiN2Q6cDpUOk4> > if you're > interested in learning more about the rights and responsibilities of > PMC members. > > Please join us in welcoming Bryan Behrenshausen to his new role in our > Apache Geode project! > > Best regards, > Jinwoo Hwang (he/him/his) > > Apache Geode, ASF > Research and Development, SAS® Institute > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2FJinwooHwang.com___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86YTAyMDVlNTAxYTNiNmE1MDU1NDQ2YWIzNmE0MjM5OGE6NzowMTljOjFkYWRjY2NhZjNlMWE5MmU5MzJhMjY1OTI4NDU2ZTFkYjkyZDdhZmQ4ZDNiMGI3ODU0MWM5YzFlMDFkMDcwNWU6cDpUOk4&data=05%7C02%7CJinwoo.Hwang%40sas.com%7Cf6c7a00e3ae0458d64f208df3fffb78b%7Cb1c14d5c362545b3a4309552373a0c2f%7C0%7C0%7C639300039672139957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hY8a5IbMPAEDUkQyztv3VR5OyX8%2Btu3f%2B0btmYHH3lE%3D&reserved=0<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https://JinwooHwang.com___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86YTAyMDVlNTAxYTNiNmE1MDU1NDQ2YWIzNmE0MjM5OGE6NzowMTljOjFkYWRjY2NhZjNlMWE5MmU5MzJhMjY1OTI4NDU2ZTFkYjkyZDdhZmQ4ZDNiMGI3ODU0MWM5YzFlMDFkMDcwNWU6cDpUOk4>
