[sakai-all] Please welcome Andrea Schmidt to the Sakai PMC!

[Wilma Hodges]

Hello all,

I am pleased to announce that Andrea Schmidt from Learning Experiences is the newest member elected to the Sakai Project Management Committee (PMC). The PMC[1] gets involved when there is a significant or broader issue or a decision needs to be made regarding Sakai's direction or resource expenditure by Apereo on behalf of Sakai [2]. 

Andrea Schmidt is the Quality Assurance Lead for the Sakai LMS, bringing over two decades of technical expertise to the community. Her journey in software quality began in 2002 as a developer, where she learned firsthand the critical importance of testing in the absence of a dedicated QA team. In 2009, while earning her B.S. in Computer & Information Technology, Andrea joined Indiana University and began her deep dive into the Sakai ecosystem. Over the years, she has transitioned from performing rigorous regression testing and feature analysis for IU’s local LMS to leading QA efforts for the global Sakai community. Since 2017, Andrea has contributed to Sakai as a QA tester, and in August 2022 she stepped into the role of QA Lead, where she facilitates weekly meetings, maintains comprehensive regression test plans, and oversees the verification of Jira issues to ensure every release meets the highest standards of excellence.  

PMC membership is reflective of significant contributions to the community and a dedication to the shared goals of the Sakai community.

In terms of what PMC membership "means", the PMC members are already active members in the various groups in the Sakai/Apereo community (QA, Core Team, Marketing, Accessibility, Teaching and Learning, etc.). Most of the decisions about Sakai are made in those groups without any need for the PMC to take a vote or render an opinion because we believe that those closest to the actual work should make decisions regarding the work whenever possible.

Please join me in thanking Andrea for her past, present, and future contributions to Sakai and welcoming her as the newest member of the Sakai PMC [3].

Additionally, two of our PMC members, Julianne Morgan and Miguel Pellicer, will be changing to Emeritus status at this time. We are grateful for all of their prior contributions to the Sakai project, and should they ever choose to become active again, they may be reinstated as active PMC members upon request.

[1] https://sakaiproject.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PMC/overview 

[2] https://www.apereo.org/content/bylaws [Article IX]

[3] https://www.sakailms.org/sakai-lms-community

Wilma

Wilma Hodges, Ed.D., PMP

Sakai Community Manager

wilma....@apereo.org 

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