Muhibul Haque 6:17 am on June 10, 2025  

Announcing Our Second Deputy in WordPress Training Team Deputy Representative Program

Following our proposal in January and valuable community feedback, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Deputy Team Representative program for the WordPress Training Team. We’re also delighted to introduce Rade Jekić as our second Deputy Team Representative, who will begin his term in Q3 2025 (July-September).

Program Structure

The Deputy Team Representative role has been established as a quarterly position designed to support our existing Team Representatives and ensure continuous team operations. Each term aligns with the calendar quarters, with one deputy serving at a time.

Meet Our Second Deputy

Rade Jekić will serve as our inaugural Deputy Team Representative for Q3 2025 (July-September 2025). We look forward to his contributions in supporting our team’s initiatives and leadership.

Rade Jekic recently joined the Training Team Guide Program and has been excelling as a mentor, actively triaging various issues on the Training Team GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repository. He has been instrumental in helping others grow and learn about Training Team activities. Recognizing these exceptional qualities, we have decided to onboard him as the second Deputy Rep for the Training Team.

I’m Rade Jekić, a WordPress contributor and team leader of the FrontEnd and WordPress teams at SpotHopper. I began working with WordPress nearly 13 years ago and have been passionate about it ever since. As a dedicated WordPress enthusiast, I enjoy helping others learn, solve challenges, and grow in their development journey, whether they’re tackling small bugs or complex tasks in the WordPress world.

My primary area of contribution is the Training team, where I support and guide new contributors, helping them gain the skills to train and help others. I’m always eager to contribute, work with others, and help make WordPress easier to use for people everywhere.

Key Program Details

Term Duration

  • 3-month terms aligned with calendar quarters
  • Q2: April-June
  • Q3: July-September
  • Q4: October-December
  • Q1: January-March

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must:

  • Be active contributors meeting our contributor badge requirements
  • Participate in at least two team meetings per month
  • Be willing to assist with team meeting facilitation and project management

Selection Process

  • Applications open one month before the current deputy’s term ends
  • Candidates can self-nominate or be nominated by others
  • Team Representatives review applications based on contribution history
  • Selection process follows similar criteria to our contributor badge process

Responsibilities

  • Assist with team meeting facilitation when needed
  • Support communication between team members and the broader WordPress community
  • Help manage ongoing team projects and initiatives
  • Provide coverage during primary 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. absences
  • Contribute to team decision-making processes

Next Application Period

For the Q4 2025 term (October-December), applications will open on October 1st, 2025, and close on October 15th, 2025. The next Deputy will be announced by October 22nd, 2025.

How to Apply

When applications open:

  1. Attend our team meetings to express your interest
  2. Submit your nomination in the Training Team channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.
  3. Include your contribution history and what you hope to bring to the role

Get Involved

  • Join our Training Team channel on Slack: make.wordpress.org/chat/
  • Attend our team meetings (schedule available in the Slack channel)
  • Start contributing to become eligible for future terms

We’re excited about this new program and look forward to working with our deputies to strengthen our team’s leadership structure.

Questions? Feel free to ask in the comments below or reach out in our Slack channel.