{"id":121520,"date":"2026-02-24T07:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=121520"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:51:00","slug":"introducing-core-team-reps-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/02\/24\/introducing-core-team-reps-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Core Team Reps for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that the nominations process for Core Team Reps<\/a> has concluded, we are pleased to announce that @<\/span>amykamala<\/a> has agreed to serve as CoreCore<\/span> Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Team Reps for 2026, with @<\/span>audrasjb<\/a> as a co-lead. As Amy was the only person who accepted her nomination, we won\u2019t need to vote this year. JB proposed himself to help her on the various Team RepTeam Rep<\/span> A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.<\/span><\/span><\/span> tasks. With him having served multiple times going back to 2020<\/a>, this structure ensures continuity while also allowing us to welcome new contributors to this role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About our new Team Reps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Amy Kamala<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Amy Kamala<\/a> is from Venice Beach, California, where the Open SourceOpen Source<\/span> Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL.<\/span><\/span><\/span> values of inclusivity, open sharing of information, community, and collaboration naturally thrive. With a decade of experience in web hosting and development, a masters degree in the arts, and empathy as her superpower, Amy takes a human-first approach to technology and leadership: dwelling at the intersection of user experience, artistry and functionality. Amy\u2019s WordPress origin story starts in working technical support, then as a web development manager and solutions architect for a series of web hosts. She has been a Hosting team rep on\/off since 2019 and will be again in 2026, while also helping support Core, camps and meetups. Amy is currently working as a web developer for Swoosh Technologies, is sponsored by Elementor to contribute to the WordPress Open Source Project \u2013 and is so excited to be contributing to Core as a release coordinator and a new team rep in 2026!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jb Audras<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jb Audras<\/a>, is from Ard\u00e8che, France. He is the CTO of Whodunit<\/strong>, a leading French WordPress agency, and a WordPress Core Committercommitter<\/span> A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and\/or for a specific component.<\/span><\/span><\/span>. Having started with WordPress in 2007, he has served as both the AccessibilityAccessibility<\/span> Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both \u201cdirect access\u201d (i.e. unassisted) and \u201cindirect access\u201d meaning compatibility with a person\u2019s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accessibility)<\/span><\/span><\/span> Team Rep and the Core Team Rep. Jb has led multiple maintenance and security releases and has played a key role in a dozen major releases \u2013 most recently as the Core Tech Lead for WordPress 6.6 and the Triagetriage<\/span> The act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Lead for WordPress 6.8 and 7.0. When not contributing to the WordPress project, Jb is the proud father of a lovely 4-month-old boy named Barnab\u00e9 and can be found on various cliffs, seeking out new climbing challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

About the Team Rep role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The role of Team Rep in the WordPress project dates back to 2012. Anyone who serves as a \u201cTeam Rep<\/strong>\u201d is responsible for communicating on behalf of the Core team to the other contributor groups via\u00a0team updates<\/a>, as well as occasional cross-team chats.\u00a0While not formally part of the role description, folks serving in this role have also facilitated the Core team\u2019s weekly Dev Chat meetings<\/a> for the past several years.\u00a0Full details on the Team Rep role is on the Team Update site.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role is intentionally called \u201cTeam Rep\u201d<\/em> rather than \u201cTeam Lead\u201d<\/em> because it is primarily an administrative position. While people elected as Team Reps will generally come from the pool of folks that people think of as experienced leaders, the Team Rep role is designed to change hands regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of @<\/span>francina<\/a> and @<\/span>benjamin_zekavica<\/a>, thank you for allowing us to serve in the role during the past year. It\u2019s an absolute honor to be able to support this amazing community of individuals who share their time, energy, and talents with the WordPress software project. Congratulations to our new Team Rep @<\/span>amykamala<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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