Voting is open! Watch the playback of the Open Forum, and cast your vote by 5 October.

Welcome to Elections 2023! As a reminder, there is 1 open at-large board seat each year as the community board terms are 2 years, staggered. We want to extend enormous gratitude to Mike Herchel for his service on the board from 2021-2023. His leadership has led the Drupal Association to achieve many of our goals and has kept us grounded in being community-first. We look forward to welcoming a new community member to the Drupal Association board for 2023-2025! 

Election Timeline

Nominations Open: 14 August at 00:00 UTC

Nominations Close: 23 August at 23:59 UTC

Candidates Announced: 24 August 

Open Community Forum: 19 September 17:00 UTC

Get to Know the Candidates: 24 August - 5 October

Voting Opens: 12 September at 00:00 UTC
* Reminder: Your Drupal Association membership must be active a full 24 hours before voting opens to be eligible (00:00 UTC 11 September).

Voting Closes: 5 October at 23:59 UTC

Board Ratification: 6-16 October 

New Board Member Announcement: DrupalCon Lille Public Board Meeting 

2023 Election Candidates Announced

Carlos Ospina, Vladimir Roudakov, Stephen Mustgrave, Brad Jones, John Doyle, Fei Lauren, Matthew Saunders, Ashraf Abed, Esaya Jokonya, Mark Dorison

Get to Know the Candidates 

Blog Post: Meet Carlos Ospina

Blog Post: Meet Vladimir Roudakov

Blog Post: Meet Stephen Mustgrave

Blog Post: Meet Brad Jones

Blog Post: Meet John Doyle

Blog Post: Meet Fei Lauren

Blog Post: Meet Matthew Saunders

Blog Post: Meet Ashraf Abed

Blog Post: Meet Esaya Jokonya

Blog Post: Meet Mark Dorison

Nomination Process

Candidates for the open community at-large board position should be self-nominated. This prevents electing candidates who have the support of the community, but who are unable or unwilling to serve. If community members feel a particular member would make a great board member, they should encourage that individual to nominate themselves. Community members who are of marginalized identities are highly encouraged to self-nominate. 

Read more about Community Board Member Eligibility before submitting your nomination.

Nominations can be sent to elections@association.drupal.org and must include the following information: 

  • Who are you? (biography/background)
    • Please include your Drupal.org username 

    • Please ensure that the information on your Drupal.org profile is up-to-date with accurate details about your current workplace and community involvement 

  • Why are you running for a board seat at the Drupal Association? (mission/motivation)

  • Why should members vote for you? (qualifications)

  • Are you a member of the Drupal Association?

  • Are you willing and able to attend an open forum with the community on 19 September at either 09:00 UTC or 17:00 UTC?

  • Are you willing and able to travel to in-person board meetings?

Nominations open on 14 August at 00:00 UTC and close 23 August at 23:59 UTC. Nominations sent outside this window will not be considered.