Affiliations Committee/Candidates/2024/Galahad
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| What languages do you speak, and at what fluency level? (Please include your English proficiency.) | es-N, en-2 | |
| What region(s) of the world do you have experience with, and what kind of experience do you have? (“Experience” can mean you have lived or worked there or are currently living or working there; you’re familiar with the culture and language; etc.) | Born and raised in Venezuela | |
| What Wikimedia project(s) do you actively edit? And in what language(s)? | Mainly spanish-language projects, focus on Spanish Wikivoyage where I am sysop and bureaucrat since 2013. | |
| What affiliate(s) are you actively involved with? In what capacity are you involved? Do you serve in a leadership role or have you in the past? | I am a member of Wikimedia Venezuela, where I served as Vice President from 2021 to 2023. Currently, I am a member of the Wikimedia Small Projects Board of Directors, having held the position of President from 2020 to 2024. | |
| Have you served on any committees (movement-related or otherwise)? And what was your role on the committee(s)? | Ombuds Commission (feb 2019 - feb 2023)
Sister Projects Task Force: Advisor (sep 2023 - current) | |
| Please describe any experience you have with conflict resolution and/or consensus building. | In my capacity as a member of the Ombuds Commission, I managed various cases involving the use of sensitive tools, including CheckUser and Oversight, both during my tenure as a member and in my role as an advisor. Additionally, I completed training in conflict resolution. | |
| In your ideal world, what does the affiliate model and ecosystem look like? | In the face of the trials that our mission demands, the affiliates must cast aside its self-interests and the divisions that separate us, harmonizing into a powerful, singular melody. It is a call for the developed affiliates to rise up and lend their strength to the new affiliates, as we come together to uplift our communities with unwavering support and unbreakable unity and that all groups of individuals (non-affiliates, like the emerging communities) are bound by the same regulations as other groups of individuals. | |
| In your ideal world, what are AffCom’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the movement and affiliates? | The AffCom should oversee associations of individuals utilizing the Wikimedia project brand and collaborate closely with staff teams, such as the Community Resources team. This will ensure that only well-structured affiliates are eligible for higher funding and prevent associations with limited volunteer and staff support —specifically, for example, those comprising only eight volunteers and four staff members funded by the community— while ensuring that their activities genuinely benefit Wikimedia project communities rather than becoming a burden. Additionally, the AffCom should provide guidance to new affiliates as they integrate into the Wikimedia ecosystem. This involves facilitating their initial steps, promoting transparency within their structure, and minimizing potential challenges. The AffCom should serve as a welcoming steward for affiliates, aiding them in navigating early development, offering advice for effective growth, and fostering constructive dialogue to ensure alignment and consensus on progress. Moreover, the AffCom should address any missteps with affiliates in a supportive manner, working collaboratively to resolve issues and encouraging mutual learning throughout the process. | |
| What role within AffCom are you most interested in: advisory or voting member? | Voting member, but I can also be an advisor if necessary. | |