Affiliations Committee/Members
The Affiliates Committee comprises volunteers selected for their enthusiasm and their skills in community organising, cross-cultural communication, reviewing bylaws, and providing governance advice for emerging organisations. There are currently ten voting members with terms of two years each; the terms are arranged so that half of the seats are up for election every year.
Voting members of the Committee are helped by an unspecified number of non-voting advisers, either appointed by the Board of Trustees (known as Board liaisons) or by the Committee itself. Advisers provide the Committee with on-the-ground experience, language skills, and governance advice, and are able to take part in discussions on an internal wiki and a non-public mailing list.
Certain Wikimedia Foundation staff members are also actively present on the Affiliations Committee's non-public mailing list and internal wiki acting as liaisons and providing insight and advice when needed. They are not formal members of the committee, and are present at the request of the Wikimedia Foundation and with permission from voting members of the committee.
All members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees have access to the Affiliations Committee's internal wiki.
If you'd like to be a voting member of the Committee, please leave a note on the talk page, and you'll be notified when seats become available. The next selection is scheduled for the mid of 2021, with new members joining the Committee in July, 2021. New members and advisers may be added by the end of 2021, as well.
Current members
| Member | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term end | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehman Ibragimov | ka-N, tr-N, ru-N, az-N, en-3 | Georgia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) | December 31, 2021 | Vice-Chair |
| Emna Mizouni | ar-N, en-3, fr-3, es-1 | Tunisia, Africa (UTC+1) | December 31, 2021 | |
| Sami Mlouhi | ar-N, en-3, fr-3, it-1 | Tunisia, Africa (UTC+1) | December 31, 2021 | |
| Camelia Boban | ro-N, it-4, en-2, fr-1 | Rome, Italy (UTC+1) | December 31, 2022 | |
| Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight | en-N, es-3, fr-2, sr-2 | California, United States (UTC-8/UTC-7) | December 31, 2021 | Chair |
| Olushola Olaniyan | en-4, yo-N | Lagos, Nigeria (UTC+1) | December 31, 2021 | |
| Başak Tosun | tr-N, en-5 | Turkey, Eastern Europe (UTC+3) | December 31, 2022 | Treasurer |
| Jeffrey Keefer | en-N, fr-2 | United States, North America (UTC-4/UTC-5) | December 31, 2022 | Secretary |
| Suyash Dwivedi | hi-N, en-3, sa-2 | India, South Asia (UTC+05:30) | December 31, 2022 | |
| Bunty Avieson | en-N | Australia, Oceania (UTC+8/+9.5/+10) | December 31, 2022 |
Non-voting members
Able to access the committee's non-public mailing list and internal wiki.
| Adviser | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maor Malul | es, en-5, lad-4, pt-4, de-3, he-3, ca-3, af-2, guc-2, tr-2 | Israel, Western Asia (UTC+2) | December 31, 2022 | |
| Anthony B. Diaz | Philippines, Southeast Asia (UTC+8) | December 31, 2022 | ||
| Jorid Martinsen | no-N, nn-3, en-3 | Norway, Northern Europe (UTC+1/UTC+2) | September 30, 2021 | |
| Ilario Valdelli | it-N, en-3, fr-3 | Switzerland, Central Europe (UTC+1/UTC+2) | September 30, 2021 |
| Liaison | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shani Evenstein Sigalov | Israel, Western Asia (UTC+2) | — | ||
| Dr. James Heilman | en-N, fr-2 | — |
| Liaison | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Anstee | — | United States, North America (UTC-8/UTC-7) | — | |
| Dumisani Ndubane | ts-N, en-4 | South Africa (UTC+2) | — | |
| Manavpreet Kaur | pa-N, en-4, hi-3, fr-2 | Punjab, India, Asia (UTC+5:30) | — | |
| Nahid Sultan | bn-N, en-3, bpy-1.05, hif-1, as-1 | Bangladesh, South Asia (UTC +6) | — | Trust & Safety |
| Charles Roslof | — | United States, North America (UTC-8/UTC-7) | — | Legal |
| Stephen LaPorte | — | United States, North America (UTC-8/UTC-7) | — | Legal |
| Delphine Ménard | fr-N, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2 | Germany, Europe (UTC+1/UTC+2) | — | Observer |
Former members
| Member | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Carter | 2006–2012 | founding member |
| Łukasz Garczewski | 2006–2008 | founding member |
| Austin Hair | 2006–2012 | founding member, former Chair |
| Hari Prasad Nadig | 2006–2008 | founding member |
| Delphine Ménard | 2006–2012 | founding member, former Chair, non-voting adviser until July 2016, staff observer |
| Carlos Barcenilla | 2007–2010 | |
| Anders Wennersten | 2007–2010 | |
| Andrew Withworth | 2007–2010 | former Vice-Chair |
| Damian Finol | 2007–2013 | |
| Michael Bimmler | 2008–2009 | also a non-voting adviser between 2007–2008 |
| Marco Chiesa | 2008–2010 | |
| Jeromy-Yu Chan | 2008–2013 | |
| Miloš Rančić | 2009–2010 | also a non-voting adviser between 2008–2009 and 2010–2012 |
| Lodewijk Gelauff | 2009-2014 | also a non-voting adviser between 2014-2016 |
| Vladimir Medeyko | 2010–2012 | also a non-voting adviser between 2012-2013 |
| Sebastian Moleski | 2010–2013 | |
| Ray Saintonge | 2010–2013 | |
| Bence Damokos | 2010-2014 | former Chair, currently a non-voting adviser (see above) |
| Bengt Oberger | 2012–2013 | |
| Tomasz Kozłowski | 2012–2013 | also a non-voting adviser for a few months in 2013 |
| Maria Sefidari | 2012–2013 | former Treasurer (2012–2013), also a Board liaison between 2013–2014 |
| Tanvir Rahman | 2013-2015 | former Secretary |
| Gregory Varnum | 2013-2015 | former Vice-Chair |
| Josh Lim | 2013-2015 | |
| Cynthia Ashley-Nelson | 2014 | former Vice-Chair |
| Emily Temple-Wood | 2014-2016 | |
| Ganesh Paudel | 2014-2016 | |
| Ting Chen | 2014-2016 | |
| Manuel Schneider | 2014-2016 | |
| Anirudh Singh Bhati | 2014-2016 | |
| Satdeep Gill | 2017-2018 | former Treasurer |
| Tanweer Morshed | 2016-2018 | |
| Salvador Alcántar Morán | 2013-2019 | |
| Kirill Lokshin | 2014-2019 | former Chair (2017-2019) and former Vice-Chair (2016-2017) |
| Farah Jack Mustaklem | 2017-2019 | |
| Biplab Anand | 2017-2019 | |
| Maor Malul | 2013-2019 | former Chair and former Vice-Chair |
| Reda Kerbouche | 2019 | |
| Manavpreet Kaur | 2019-2020 | |
| Ravan Al-Taie | 2020-2021 |
| Adviser | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lih | 2006–2008 | founding member |
| Arne Klempert | 2006–2008 and 2012–2013 | founding member and also a Board liaison between 2010–2012 |
| Michael Bimmler | 2007–2008 | also a voting member between 2008–2009 |
| Frieda Brioschi | 2007–2009 | Board liaison |
| Oscar Van Dillen | 2007–2008 | |
| Miloš Rančić | 2008–2009 and 2010–2012 | also a voting member between 2009–2010 |
| Privatemusings | 2008–2010 | |
| Ting Chen | 2009–2010 | Board liaison and also a voting member between 2014-2016 |
| Kat Walsh | 2009–2010 | Board liaison |
| Achal Prabhala | 2010–2012 | |
| Samuel Klein | 2010–2012 | Board liaison |
| Bishakha Datta | 2010–2013 | Board liaison |
| Patricio Lorente | 2012–2014 | Board liaison |
| Vladimir Medeyko | 2012–2013 | |
| Tomasz Kozłowski | 2013 | also a voting member between 2012–2013 |
| Maria Sefidari | 2013–2014 | Board liaison and also a voting member between 2012–2013 |
| Jan-Bart de Vreede | 2014–2015 | Board liaison |
| Lodewijk Gelauff | 2014-2016 | also a former voting member between 2009-2014 |
| Natalia Tymkiv | July 2016-July 2018 | Board Liaison |
| Anasuya Sengupta | United States, North America (UTC-8/UTC-7) | |
| Patricio Lorente | Argentina (UTC-3) | |
| Esra'a Al Shafei | Board Liaison |