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Drupal Association blog: Summary of the September 10, 2018 Board Meeting

On September 10, 2018, the Drupal Association Board met at the DrupalEurope event in Darmstadt, Germany.

You can find the official meeting minutes and board packet on the Board Meeting Minutes and Materials page of the Drupal.org website.

Thank you to our outgoing class of board members

We want to say a special thanks to our outgoing class of board members. Their service has helped define the course for Drupal Association in recent years, and their contributions to this community are immense.

Donna is a long-time advocate of Open Source in Australia, and has served on the Drupal Association Board since2012. Donna was a consistent voice for inclusiveness, global representation, and community. In Drupal Europe Donna led a panel about the past, present, and future of the DA. Thank you, Donna!

Sameer served two terms on the Drupal Association Board, bringing his background as a Professor of Information Systems at SF State to provide historical insight into the wider open source world, as well as deep knowledge of Drupal in Higher Ed. Sameer’s knowledge of strategic frameworks helped to level up board conversations.

Steve Francia joined the Drupal Association Board to bring to bear his perspective from leading a wide variety of different open source projects, including MongoDB, Docker, Hugo, and Go. Steve helped provide an understanding of Drupal’s context in the larger world, and most notably, he shared that in his keynote at DrupalCon Nashville. Thank you, Steve!

Shyamala was elected in 2016 by the community to serve a two-year term on the Drupal Association Board. Shyamala enhanced the global perspective of the board, and helped to tie the Asian (and especially Indian) community more closely with the DA. Shyamala is now deeply involved in creating the local Indian Drupal Association.

Welcome to our new board members

Suzanne was elected by the community earlier this year to serve a two-year term on the Drupal Association Board. Suzanne has regularly spoken at Drupal events, runs an in-depth Drupal training program, and has more than a decade of experience in Drupal.

Vishal’s role as the head of Open Source Technology Solutions at Tata Consultancy Services gives him a wealth of experience with the open source landscape, both in Drupal and beyond. His experience at a major SI will help the board drive conversations about adoption of Drupal as the hub of a web solution for major service providers.

Luma brings her experience as a Managing Director of Charles Schwab to share her knowledge of the Financial Technology space, and Drupal’s impact on these organizations and end-users. Luma manages a large Drupal installation, and can provide a powerful end-user perspective on Drupal’s future.

Until next time

We hope you can join us for our future board meetings, which will be announced soon.