Position statement for Jeremy Stanley

I've been a contributing member of SPI since 2021 and served on its Board of Directors since 2022, but my involvement in free/libre open source software and communities stretches back to the early 1990s. As a member of SPI's board I've acted as the designated sponsor for many of the new projects associated during that time, and also managed numerous Contributing Member applications as a part of the Membership Committee.

Outside of the SPI sphere I have a professional background in systems management, information security, networking, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service technologies. My present "day job" is on the Open Infrastructure Foundation staff, where I've worked for the past 12 years. I currently hold an elected seat on the Specification Committee for the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group at Eclipse Foundation, where I try to provide an SPI perspective in feedback to government and standards bodies, along with that of the other foundations in which I participate. I'm a Root Sysadmin for the OpenDev Collaboratory, a Maintainer of the Zuul CI/CD project, and a Vulnerability Manager for OpenStack (along with countless other leadership roles in that project, past and present).

If elected, I intend to continue bringing my perspective from other communities and foundations to SPI, while also serving as an ambassador and advocate for SPI's ideals to the broader free/libre open source ecosystem. I've been lucky to find a long-term career doing what I love, and have the luxury of being able to give back through charitable volunteer service to many communities whom I owe a debt of gratitude. Sincerest thanks to all of you for supporting Software in the Public Interest.