On 4 Sep 2018, at 12:16, Julia Kreger wrote:
Greetings Stackers!
I hereby announce my candidacy for a position on the OpenStack
Technical
Committee.
In many respects I consider myself a maverick, except reality is
sometimes
entirely different than my own self perception, upon reflection.
I find self reflection and introspection to be powerful tools, along
with
passion and desire for the common good. That desire for the common
good
is the driving force behind my involvement in OpenStack, which I hope
to
see as a vibrant and thriving community for years to come.
Have things changed? Yes, I think they are ever evolving. I think we
can only
take the logical paths that we see before us at the time. Does this
mean
we will make mistakes? Absolutely, but mistakes are also opportunities
to learn and evolve as time goes on; which perhaps is an unspoken
backbone
of our community. The key is that we must not fear change but embrace
it.
Changing our community for the better is a process we can only take
one step at a time, and we must recognize our strength
is in our diversity. As we move forward, as we evolve, we need to keep
in
mind our goals and overall vision. In a sense, these things vary
across all
projects, but our central community vision and goal helps provide
direction.
As we continue our journey, I believe we need to lift up new
contributors,
incorporate new thoughts, and new ideas. Embracing change while
keeping our
basic course so new contributors can better find and integrate with
our
community as we continue forward. We need to listen and take that as
feedback to better understand other perspectives, for it is not only
our singular personal perspective which helps give us direction,
but the community as a whole.
For those who do not know me well my name is Julia Ashley Kreger.
Often
I can be found on IRC as TheJulia, in numerous OpenStack related
channels.
I have had the pleasure of serving the community this past year on the
Technical Committee. I have also served the ironic community quite a
bit
during my time in the OpenStack community, which began during the Juno
cycle.
I am the current Project Team Lead for the Ironic team. I began
serving in that capacity starting with the Rocky cycle. Prior,
I served as the team's release liaison. You might have seen me as one
of those crazy people advocating for standalone usage. Prior lives
included deploying and operating complex systems, but that is enough
about me.
Ultimately I believe I bring a different perspective to the TC and it
is for
this, and my many strong beliefs and experiences, I feel I am well
suited
to serve the community for another year on the Technical Committee.
Thank you for your consideration,
Julia
freenode: TheJulia
Twitter: @ashinclouds
https://www.openstack.org/community/members/profile/19088/julia-kreger
http://stackalytics.com/?release=all&user_id=juliaashleykreger
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Julia,
Do you have any specific examples of new ideas you are wanting to
propose or advocate for, should you be re-elected?
--John
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