Al Sweigart's Endorsements for PSF Board 2025
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
The nominees for the Python Software Foundation's Board of Directors 2025 election have been announced. You can find a full list on the nominees page. This year there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. You can see who is currently on the board on the PSF Officers & Directors page. I'm pleased to announce I'm endorsing the following nominees: Abigail Dogbe, Archana Vaidheeswaran, Daniele Procida, Jannis Leidel, Sheena O'Connell, Simon Willison
You can become a member of the PSF. If you wish to vote in this year's election, you must affirm your intention to vote no later than Tuesday, August 26th, 2:00 pm UTC, to participate in this year’s election. This year's Board Election vote begins Tuesday, September 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC, and closes on Tuesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm UTC.
Abigail Dogbe
Dogbe has a long history of involvement with various Python & Django conferences, PyLadies, and Django Girls. She is a PSF Fellow and PSF Community Service Award recipient. Dogbe is a personal acquaintance I met at PyOhio in 2024. I endorse Abigail Dogbe for the 2025 PSF Board election.
Archana Vaidheeswaran
Vaidheeswaran has extensive experience with fundraising, event organizing, non-profit organizations, teaching, and technical expertise. Vaidheeswaran is a PSF Fellow. I endorse Archana Vaidheeswaran for the 2025 PSF Board election.
Daniele Procida
Procida has a long history in technical and leadership roles. He is a PSF Fellow and PSF Community Service Award recipient. I endorse Daniele Procida for the 2025 PSF Board election.
Jannis Leidel
Leidel has previously served on the PSF board twice before and served on numerous committees and working groups. He shows a keen awareness of the role of the PSF and what it needs from the board. I endorse Jannis Leidel for the 2025 PSF Board election.
Sheena O'Connell
O'Connell has a long history of conference organizing and education programs in the Python and Django communities. She has a clear plan of action for how the board can help the global Python community. O'Connell is a personal acquaintance, and we met at PyCon US 2025. I endorse Sheena O'Connell for the 2025 PSF Board election.
Simon Willison
Willison is one of the co-creators of Django, the creator of Datasette, and has a widely-read blog covering LLM news and his own software experiments. In the current hype bubble, he is one of the only people I trust to be knowledgeable and sober about AI. He is a PSF Fellow and has previously served on the PSF board. I endorse Simon Willison for the 2025 PSF Board election.
