This is great to hear and I am excited for the future! Maggie told me she was going to do her best to make the Mappy Hour tonight, so that would be a great opportunity to meet (virtually). Martijn
> On Mar 27, 2019, at 7:39 AM, Jonah Adkins <jonahadk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In 2018 the board was unable to spend much time working with and supporting > the US mapping community because the majority of the board’s volunteer time > was spent on a hiring process that unfortunately did not work out as planned. > It became clear that the absence of an Executive Director was a step > backwards for the organization, and that it would be best for someone to step > into the role as soon as possible. We’re excited to announce that we have > hired Maggie Cawley to serve as interim Executive Director. Please give her a > warm welcome! [@MaggieMaps]. > > Maggie brings fifteen years of professional geospatial experience, > specializing in open source geospatial tools and education. Her passion for > maps has taken her all over the world - leading field data collection > efforts, training others in open source geospatial tools, or just spreading > the word about OpenStreetMap. She has been a board member for the last two > years and has also been a long time volunteer for TeachOSM, where she has > worked to promote the integration of geography into classrooms through > OpenStreetMap and supported teachers wanting to learn about OSM. > > Now, Maggie will be based in Baltimore working full time to support and grow > OpenStreetMap US. For the remainder of the year, Maggie will be working with > the community and the board to develop a strategic plan for the organization, > including new programs and ideas for OpenStreetMap US. She will be connecting > with the community as much as possible, developing ways to expand programming > and membership, leading fundraising efforts, and supporting the board with > day-to-day administrative responsibilities. We believe her passion for maps, > professional experience, and dedication to the OpenStreetMap community will > benefit OpenStreetMap US over the coming months and we hope you will reach > out and help us welcome her into this new role. > > Election to Fill Vacant Seat > > As a result of taking on the interim ED role, Maggie is stepping down from > her seat on the board and we will need to fill her shoes through an election. > We urge you to nominate yourself or someone else to join the Board for the > remainder of the year. As a board member, you will help plan for State of the > Map US, be a part of the strategic planning process for the organization, and > support the US mapping community. > > Questions? Join the #elections channel on OSM US Slack, tweet us, or email us > anytime. > > Nomination Instructions > > Nominations will be open from today, March 25 until Sunday March 31. To > nominate yourself, please go to the election wiki page, and add yourself to > the list. You can also see more information about the schedule and updated > timeline there. > > Election Details > > Monday April 1 and end Sunday April 7. This year based on popular request > we’re excited to announce that we’ll be using Ranked Choice Voting. To be > permitted to vote please make sure your OpenStreetMap US membership is in > good standing by March 31. We should be able to announce the new board member > on April 8. > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
