[diversity-talk] Fwd: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

[alyssa wright]

Thanks Serge for the experienced perspective. It's great to know we have precedent as well as growing representation on the OSM US board. How do you suggest we continue to continue such trends? 

Thanks,
Alyssa.

On Aug 20, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org> wrote:
>> 
>> We should work on getting a more diverse set of candidates…
> 
> We've had a woman serve as founder and president, and we've had a
> woman serve as vice president, and treasurer.  But what we haven't had
> many people who weren't "white" serve on the board.[1]
> 
> I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of diversity comes out of this
> year's election pool.
> 
> - Serge
> 
> [1] "white" is a complex term, denoting not only skin color but also
> other ethnographic and social standing. By that definition, I believe
> I'm  the exception to the otherwise exclusively white people who've
> served on the board.
> 
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