Laura Gill for Board 2014

I am Laura Gill and I would like to be considered for the XSF Board 2014.

Background
I have been an active member of the XSF Board for the 2014-2014 period and would like to be considered for re-election.

I have been a part of Surevine for just over 4 years; working my way up from the first employee (in the early days job titles mean nothing, everyone does everything!) to Communications & Engagement Lead.

What this officially means is that I am responsible for all internal and external communications, marketing and engagement with employees, partners, clients and open source communities. Unofficially, I do everything but write the code.

I have a background in Journalism and have more recently completed a CIM Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Communications. It is these skills that I want to continue to bring to the Board.

XMPP involvement
Over the last 12 months I have taken control of the XMPP twitter account and have been writing the marketing content for our new website. The new website will target those not currently part of the XMPP community (to help increase understanding and awareness and to support the sales work of companies working in this arena) with a dedicated developer section for the technical areas. I very much hope to work with the other members of the XSF to complete this work and launch the new site.

In support, I would like to increase the profile of the XSF and XMPP.

I am also the community leader of the XMPP UK Meetup community with XSF Elected Members (and my colleagues at Surevine) Lloyd Watkin and Ashley Ward, and have successfully held 5 meetups to date (which have included presentations from Florian Jensen and Kevin Smith).

As a disclaimer, Surevine are investing heavily in XMPP, and consequently I am now using an XMPP based social network on a daily basis to communicate internally with my colleagues.

Why me?
I am confident that my marketing, communication and organisational skills could really benefit the XMPP community, and the XSF Board as a whole. I believe that a diverse Board will offer the XMPP community the greatest benefit.

Contact
XMPP: [xmpp:laura.gill@surevine.com laura.gill@surevine.com ]

Email: [mailto:laura.gill@surevine.com laura.gill@surevine.com]