Resolution:Dissolving the Community Affairs Committee
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| This resolution was approved on December 10, 2025. |
Whereas, the Executive Committee at its October 16, 2025 meeting reviewed the current structure of the Board of Trustees, best practices on structures of non-profit boards, and what structure would best serve the Foundation and Board now and in the future;
Whereas, the Executive Committee discussed the accomplishments of the Community Affairs Committee as well as the development of the Foundation staffing with responsibility for community engagement and monitoring;
Whereas, the result of this review was a recommendation to sunset the Community Affairs Committee; transfer certain responsibilities from the Committee to the Product and Technology Committee, and establish two Board community and affiliate liaison positions reporting to the Executive Committee; and
Whereas, the Executive Committee shared this proposal with all trustees for their perspectives prior to its October 16 meeting and then voted to recommend that the Board sunset the committee by the end of the 2025 calendar year;
Now, therefore, it is:
RESOLVED, that the Board recognizes and appreciates the achievements, work, and contributions of the Community Affairs Committee and its members throughout the time of its existence;
RESOLVED, that the Community Affairs Committee shall be dissolved, effective December 31, 2025;
RESOLVED, that the Community Affairs Committee’s responsibilities regarding oversight of the Sister Project Task Force and the Language Committee move to the Product and Technology Committee and that two trustees will be approved as Community and Affiliate Liaisons reporting to the Executive Committee; and
RESOLVED, that the Board will revise the committee charters as needed to effect the dissolution of the Community Affairs Committee.
- Approve
- Lorenzo Losa (Chair), Kathy Collins (Vice Chair), Raju Narisetti (Vice Chair), Luis Bitencourt-Emilio, Mayree Clark, Victoria Doronina, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Maciej Nadzikiewicz, Christel Steigenberger, Nataliia Tymkiv, Jimmy Wales
- Not approve
- Mike Peel