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Steering Committee (SC) is the governing body of CEE Hub. It decides on matters outlined in the Internal Governance document and is appointed at the annual Wikimedia CEE Meeting.
Steering Committee 2025/2026
[edit]- Toni Sant - Chair (Wikimedia Community User Group Malta)
- Başak Tosun - Vice-chair (Türkiye)
- Klára Joklová (Wikimedia Czech Republic)
- Strainu (Wikimedians of Romania and Moldova User Group)
- Iglika Ivanova (Bulgaria)
- Gorana Gomirac (Wikimedia Serbia)
- Shahen Araboghlian (Armenia)
- Vera Pelhan (Wikipedians of Slovenia User Group)
- Armen Mirzoyan (Armenia)
- Mārtiņš Bruņenieks (Wikimedians of Latvia User Group)
Composition and size of Steering Committee
[edit]The maximum size of the Steering Committee is 10 persons, who were chosen during the CEE Hub SC Feedback & Delegation Process. At its first meeting following the election, the SC elects a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members to serve until the next election.
The Chairperson (seconded by the Vice-Chairperson):
- is responsible for maintaining internal communication, including convening and moderating SC strategy meetings;
- sign relevant documents.
The Vice-Chairperson acts as the Chairperson whenever the Chairperson is absent or resigns from the role of the Chairperson/SC member.
Responsibilities of the SC members
[edit]- Elect the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
- Select the CEE Hub Coordinator and control their work, with particular emphasis on ensuring legality, economy, transparency, and maintaining the reputation of the Hub.
- Approve the employment of any part-time or full-time staff working on behalf of the Hub, regardless of the source of financing.
- Discuss and approve the draft budget and activity plan for the year.
- Coordinate the preparation of the strategic plan of the Hub and propose the direction of the Hub.
- Play an important role in networking with communities and other partners in the region, across the Wikimedia movement,
approve the Hub's bylaws.
- Must approve unplanned expenditures in the amount of over 20% of the contingency allocation in the year’s approved budget.
- Decide on the acceptance of any donations.
- Approves adding new staff positions beyond the ones budgeted in the annual activity plan.
- Represent the CEE Hub in public.
Special Advisers
[edit]Special Advisers can be appointed by the Steering Committee to assist the CEE Hub project with specific tasks or expertise, for example the onboarding process when hiring new staff members.
Special Advisers:
- Delphine Ménard (Expertise: Onboarding, Grants, HR)
- Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska (Expertise: Volunteer Support, Communication, CEE Research)