Hi Marina On 2014-05-20 11:17, Marina Zhurakhinskaya <mari...@redhat.com> wrote:
In my view, having immediate feedback and ideas from someone with lots of experience during the board meetings is very valuable, and can't be substituted with occasional consulting. The board and the Foundation benefit from a diversity of skills and experiences of the board members. As both Karen and I mentioned, she has been dedicating her time volunteering on critical matters. Being on the board provides the best view into what these matters are, which she is able to help us with. I think the composition of the board and the skills and time commitments people can offer need to be considered together to create the best balance.
Indeed, and there is no reason that the immediate feedback cannot be gained from Karen as an adviser if she is invited to board meetings. I do not think that a board composed of some members who are able to devote time to taking on many action items and some who are not able to take on many is a good balance, and certainly not the best balance.
Karen, how much time would you have available to dedicate to board matters above and beyond your existing volunteering commitments? You mentioned elsewhere that you have been spending 5 hours per week on your volunteering efforts for GNOME. Would you be able to dedicate time above that to board duties, or would your board duties negatively impact your existing efforts?
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