Re: Board of Directors Elections 2014 - Candidacy - Marina Zhurakhinskaya

[Oliver Propst <oliver propst gmail com>]

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 11:56 PM, Marina Zhurakhinskaya
<marinaz redhat com> wrote:
> Name: Marina Zhurakhinskaya
> Emails: marinaz redhat com and marinazik gmail com
> Affiliations: Community Engagement Lead at Red Hat, Advisor and Director at the Ada Initiative
> Blog: http://blogs.gnome.org/marina
>
> Dear Foundation,
>
> I'm running for a second term on the board to lend my organizing skills and my interest in reaching out to 
> people to the Foundation and ensure its growth. We have an amazing community and high quality technology. 
> My interests as a board member are to enable face-to-face work, development in the areas of interest to 
> donors and advisory board members, and better external visibility of GNOME. Most recently, I've been 
> helping organize sponsorship materials and process for GNOME.Asia and GUADEC, and contacting prospective 
> sponsors.
What have you learned the past year as a Director?

How does a Board position help you become more effective in your contributions?

Thanks!
-- 
-mvh Oliver Propst