In the WordPress open-source project, each team has Team Representatives, abbreviated as Reps. It’s time again to nominate the next round of Training Team Reps. (For a quick refresher of Team 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. roles across the WordPress project, see the Team Reps post on Team Updates.)
Summary: The team is looking for two more people to join @digitalchild in the Training Team Rep role next year.
The Role
Training Team Reps serve for approximately 2 consecutive years, using the first year to get familiar and the second to train the incoming reps. You can read more about the Training Team Rep’s role in the team handbook.
Details of 2025’s openings
The Training Team strives to have three team representatives at a time in order to ensure redundancy and diverse opinions in leadership. This year, @piyopiyofox and @kaitohm conclude their two year terms and will be stepping down from the role. @lada7042 is also stepping down due to personal reasons.
@digitalchild stepped in as Interim Team rep in June this year and has successfully co-led the the team during the temporary absence of other reps. For continuity’s sake, we’ve asked Jamie to continue on as team rep into 2025 and he has happily accepted! Thank you for being available to serve the team for another year, Jamie.
Therefore, the team is looking for two more people to join Jamie in the Training Team Rep role next year.
Timeline for Training Team Rep Selection
We will follow the process documented in the team handbook.
Step 1: Call for Nominations
Anyone can nominate a Training Team Rep. Self-nominations are welcome, too! To nominate someone or yourself, please comment on this post. If you would like to nominate someone in private, please reach out to @kaitohm or @digitalchild.
- Nomination Opens: October 4, 2024
- Nomination Closes: October 25, 2024
Team reps will confirm each person nominated meets the vetting criteria at our weekly meeting on October 29th. They’ll then reach out to those nominated to confirm if they would like to accept the nomination. Only those who accept their nomination will be added to the poll, so feel free to decline a nomination if you don’t feel like this is the right fit for any reason.
Step 2: Vote for Team Reps
If there are more than 2 nominees who accept nomination, we will organize a poll to select the Team Reps.
Training team members can vote to select new Team Reps.
- Voting Opens: November 5, 2024
- Voting Closes: November 25, 2024
Step 3: Announce Team Reps
New Team reps will be announced on November 26 28, 2023.
Step 4: Onboard/Off-board Team Reps
New Team Reps will be onboarded during December, including 1-2 synchronous calls. This will allow the new team of reps to decide on new weekly meeting times before the year is out and get set up for success in 2025. Out-going Team Reps will be off-boarded during December also.
Time to Nominate!
Are you ready? It’s time to nominate folks to serve as our Training Team Reps for the new term! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments.
Thank you, @digitalchild, for reviewing this post.
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