I suppose I forgot the 75 word candidate statement: "I view the job of the Board of Directors as one of creating an ecosystem where those who want to get work done are given the chance to do so. I believe the Board should remove barriers and invest in tools that will help the ecosystem thrive. I believe that each one of our contributors should be respected. Finally, I believe in transparency in the decisions we make, and always encouraging member feedback."
Best, Joel P.S. I am currently swamped but will be addressing the questions posted by Charles as soon as possibly - likely some time next week. On 11/24/2015 11:33 AM, Joel Madero wrote: > Dear Members, > > I have been honored to serve nearly two years as a Director of TDF and > will be seeking another two year term. > > I've been a volunteer for the project since late 2011, early 2012. I > began my journey into the project as a relatively early member of the > Quality Assurance team. There I found a home and colleagues who embraced > me, showed me the ropes, and encouraged me to take on more > responsibility within the project as time passed. Due to this > encouragement and camaraderie, I see it as my responsibility to pass on > the skills that I've learned, to encourage others to take on more > responsibility, and to encourage an overall community feeling. In the > early days of Quality Assurance I remember a number of very talented > individuals largely working individually - today we have a thriving > community, a busy chat, and a friendly environment for new comers with > any background. > > Today, as a member of the BoD, much of my time goes to oversight of > multiple projects (QA, Marketing, Documentation, Certification) but I > still try to find time to work within QA and make sure that I'm giving > my time where it is needed most. As a member of the Board I was quite > involved in the Android tender which led to the release of the Android > based editor, encouraged and was involved with hiring a Quality > Assurance Contractor, involved in several other tenders, the new grant > request available to members to request funds from the Foundation, and a > list of other things. > > My main mission is to create an environment where contributors thrive. > It's that simple. I believe in funding tools that are requested, in > encouraging and actively participating in our community to ensure that > new comers feel welcome, and in thinking about "how can we do better." > > I am unaffiliated, that is, I do not work for a company doing business > on or around LibreOffice. In fact, I think I bring a unique perspective > as I have no formal background in software at all, nor do I work in the > industry. Instead, my background is in US Law, I will be taking the > California BAR exam next July and will be a practicing attorney > (crossing fingers) by August of next year. Given my background (both my > location and my professional expertise) and my proven dedication over > the years to building a strong community, I believe I am in a good > position to continue representing the interest of you (our wonderful > members). > > My goals moving forward: > + Continue to help QA as much as feasible; > > + I would like to get more involved with Documentation, to help the > process of building long term goals and listen for feedback about what > tools would help move us forward; > > + Education - I'd like to see some movement in education, in particular > in the United States, for getting fresh blood in the project. I've said > this publicly before but I do believe that there is a big opportunity to > build a community within higher ed in the US; > > + UX - I've been thrilled to see the UX/Design team make huge strides, > I'll be reaching out to their team asking them how the BoD can continue > what those "doers" have been doing over the past few months; > > + Blog/Transparency: This has been an ongoing issue with myself and > unfortunately, I did not get there this year. I hope to write more blogs > and help members approach the BoD with questions/concerns/etc... with > regards to transparency and decision making generally. > > I'm happy to field questions if any of you have some. I can be contacted > at this email or on IRC at #libreoffice-qa (jmadero). > > > Warmest Regards, > Joel Madero > -- Joel Madero, Member of the Board of Directors GPG Key ID: 0x8FFB1B14 - EE32 6D0F 81FF 6FAC 5AD8 10E4 0141 27C6 8FFB 1B14 The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin, DE Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: board-discuss+unsubscr...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
