Title: Nomination for Training Team Reps 2023 Author: Hauwa Abashiya Published: November 17, 2022 Last modified: December 9, 2022 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azhiyadev/) [Hauwa Abashiya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azhiyadev/) 4:48 pm _on_ November 17, 2022 Tags: [nominations ( 5 )](https://make.wordpress.org/training/tag/nominations/), [Training-team ( 252 )](https://make.wordpress.org/training/tag/training-team/) # Nomination for Training Team Reps 2023 This post kicks off the call for Training team reps. See also: [Team Rep Nominations, 2022](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2022/11/15/team-rep-nominations-2022/) ## The Role Each team has [one or more representatives](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/team-reps/)( reps). Team reps are responsible for communicating on behalf of their team to other contributor teams. They represent the team, collaborate with other teams, raise, manage and address any issues. This role averages two to five hours per week in team organizational duties. In the WordPress open sourceOpen Source 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. project, each team has on average one or two representatives, abbreviated as _reps_. Some teams have more than two. Historically with the Training team, the team repTeam Rep 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. duration was around two years, though some reps stuck around longer if there was a particularly good fit. Anyone who serves as a “**team rep**” is responsible for communicating on behalf of the Training team to the other contributor groups via [weekly updates](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/), as well as occasional cross-team chats.  Reps are also consulted on Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/) There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/), helping find someone within the Training team attending an event who can help lead a Training table.  [Full details on the Team Rep role is on the Team Update site.](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/team-reps/) **It is not called “team lead” for a reason.**  It’s an administrative role. While people elected as team reps will generally come from the pool of folks that people think of as experienced leaders, remember that the team rep role is designed to change hands regularly.. Here are the main tasks: * Publish an update on [make.wordpress.org/updates](https://make.wordpress.org/updates), suggested as a weekly post - X-post to Support, Marketing, and Community teams at the end of each sprint( when new content is on LearnWP) * Draft the weekly agenda, including reviewing the happenings in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) over the past week. - Nice to have: welcome new channel members during team meeting * Conduct weekly Slack meetings * Recruit contributors to facilitate portions of the meeting * Recruit contributors for meeting recap notetaking * Review drafts of recap notes * Assist in drafting a post for any Contributor Days ## The Election Process We will follow the same process as other teams, dates may differ slightly. ### Nominations Nominations are now open and remain open until December 2, 2022, at [ 12:00 UTC. ](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20261006T1200)** Please add your nominations as a comment on this post**. You can nominate yourself or someone else if you think they are a great fit. ### Elections We will review the nominations at our team meeting on December 6, 2022. If there are more than 3 nominations, we will organize a poll to select the Team Reps. If we need to have a poll, this will be open until December 19, 2022 at [ 12:00 UTC ](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20261006T1200). ### Announcements We will announce the results at the next team meeting on December 6, 2022. If there are more than 3 nominations, we will announce the results at the December 20, 2022 team meeting. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments! 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[Robin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robinwpdeveloper/) 5:42 pm _on_ November 17, 2022 3. I would like to nominate [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) and @courane01 for their wonderful work on the training team. 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1dba75a903be8eb13bae6f961d81a99e5c76d5ca8c327a18bc25e96df2417b99? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 5. [Hugh Lashbrooke](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hlashbrooke/) 8:31 pm _on_ November 20, 2022 6. A huge thank you to the current (and past) team reps for their hard work in shepherding the Training Team’s work so well! I’m excited to see what our next reps can do to continue that work 🙂 7. I nominate [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) and [@piyopiyofox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/) for 2023 reps. 8. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8e997e7b6570ba04b872e29f736ce77a396a6b024e434de7c82530456a253e65? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 9. [Courtney P.K.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/) 9:09 pm _on_ November 22, 2022 10. I would like to nominate [@amitpatelmd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amitpatelmd/) and [@piyopiyofox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/) for our 2023 reps! 11. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a8a3c44a68937ee1996ba1bd3325126c4fd962f20b60acc16988dea6b527d14c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 12. [Jonathan Bossenger](https://profiles.wordpress.org/psykro/) 10:08 am _on_ November 23, 2022 13. I’d like to start by thanking the current team reps for their hard work this year. I officially joined the training team for the first time at the start of this year, and you all have been most welcoming and helpful throughout the year. The quantity and quality of the content on the Learn platform is as a direct result of your hard work, so thank you! 👏 14. I would like to nominate [@amitpatelmd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amitpatelmd/), [@piyopiyofox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/), [@courtneypk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/), and [@caraya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/caraya/). 15. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/103244d69358ca20db2213bcb0b3dd7bf1c5e798aa83c7efd784b3e597a8d228? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 16. [Wes Theron](https://profiles.wordpress.org/west7/) 8:46 pm _on_ November 24, 2022 17. Hey everyone. I would like to nominate [@courane01](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/), [@azhiyadev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azhiyadev/), [@amitpatelmd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amitpatelmd/) and [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/)! Thank you to the reps for all their hard work and precious time. 18. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/823071bb01f306c6710ca48e28eaef885e700de5d9d005f0a5b6a29a6e987942? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 19. [Amit Patel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amitpatelmd/) 6:02 am _on_ November 29, 2022 20. Thanks [@courane01](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/) [@azhiyadev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azhiyadev/) [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) for a wonderful job this year. 21. For a change, for next year, I would like to nominate [@piyopiyofox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/), [@bsanevans](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bsanevans/) & [@courtneypk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/). 22. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6b17e68ac4e17dfc7fbf67117de5241c4319f20ec294956dcb247034625cd3a1? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Destiny Kanno](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/) 9:54 am _on_ November 29, 2022 * Thank you reps for your amazing work and commitment this past year! * I’d like to nominate [@caraya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/caraya/) and [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/). 23. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e7b27b178ff5a141aa26976d2f17272a6483508f92d4fc6a210bcf8df560921f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 24. [Courtney Robertson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/) 3:51 pm _on_ November 29, 2022 25. Hauwa and I have fulfilled 2 years in the team repTeam Rep 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. role and are so excited by the growth of the team. I’ll still be here, but am eager to refocus my contributions into driving initiatives and creating content. 26. I nominate [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/). 27. Additionally, I am so thankful for [@azhiyadev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azhiyadev/) and Pooja. Having team reps available in multiple continents was really ideal. Do we have more folks in Europe/Africa and the Americas interested in running? 28. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8e997e7b6570ba04b872e29f736ce77a396a6b024e434de7c82530456a253e65? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Courtney P.K.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/) 12:50 am _on_ November 30, 2022 * Thank you [@courane01](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/) [@azhiyadev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azhiyadev/) and [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) for all your contributions as team reps! ⭐ * In regards to having reps in multiple continents, perhaps locale information could be included in the poll? - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1dba75a903be8eb13bae6f961d81a99e5c76d5ca8c327a18bc25e96df2417b99? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Hugh Lashbrooke](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hlashbrooke/) 2:55 am _on_ November 30, 2022 - That’s a good idea – include region/continent info on the poll (Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania). 29. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6b4352f14e571bdc284611b0dfdb1b5d5cb2f5566c829e74bae29b3c5d4df816? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 30. [Meher Bala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meher/) 8:26 pm _on_ November 29, 2022 31. I would like to nominate [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/), [@courane01](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/), and [@piyopiyofox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piyopiyofox/) for 2023 team reps. 32. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34076f2d7ed4c5380e261e8fcb138c5aac103682fb9822cff34c79035d99806d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 33. [Meagan Hanes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meaganhanes/) 9:47 pm _on_ November 30, 2022 34. Big thanks to our previous team reps! 35. I would like to nominate [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) and [@bsanevans](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bsanevans/) for 2023 Training team reps. 36. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a755f3c15e44248951a2c8c297f93344165ac7a97f2d35d6d52d9c25435cdae1? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Robin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robinwpdeveloper/) 1:16 pm _on_ December 3, 2022 * +1 for [@bsanevans](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bsanevans/) 37. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/318e2ba7152912344dd6979d1c5511b81e911cb0010eefd9ea2693ebf119083a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 38. [Pooja Derashri](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) 3:53 am _on_ December 6, 2022 39. Nominations are closed now! You can vote [here](https://make.wordpress.org/training/2022/12/06/vote-for-training-team-rep-2023/) for the next Team RepTeam Rep 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.. Thanks ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/training/2022/11/17/nomination-for-training-team-reps-2023/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Ftraining%2F2022%2F11%2F17%2Fnomination-for-training-team-reps-2023%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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