SIG etcd leadership change

[Wenjia Zhang]

Hello all,

It's with a mix of emotions that I'm writing today to announce my decision to step down as co-chair of Kubernetes SIG etcd. Being part of this journey since etcd became a SIG in November 2023 has been my absolute privilege and a truly rewarding experience. The past two years have been incredible – working alongside the other SIG leads, we've poured our hearts into building a vibrant and sustainable etcd community.

As I look to the future, I'm very pleased to nominate Siyuan to take over my role as co-chair. Siyuan isn't just an excellent developer; she's been a force of nature within our SIG. She's not only driving significant features like livez/readyz, downgrade (3.5 downgrade support, 3.6 test), and feature gate, but has also been instrumental in our robustness tests, test framework, releases, and code reviewing. Beyond her deep contributions to etcd, Siyuan also contributes significantly to other Kubernetes SIGs like SIG Architecture and SIG API Machinery. This broader perspective is a great asset to etcd as a K8s SIG. Furthermore, Siyuan is continuously mentoring new community members, both within our formal etcd mentorship programs and informally, in etcd and kubernetes, fostering the next generation of contributors. Siyuan works very well with the other SIG etcd leads, other Kubernetes SIGs, and community members, showing great teamwork. Her consistent presence and insightful contributions in our triage and bi-weekly meetings, and her engaging talks at various KubeCons, truly speak volumes about her dedication and passion. She's already doing the work, and doing it brilliantly, which shows she's more than qualified. I have no doubt she'll continue to work seamlessly with the other etcd leads, other SIGs, and the broader community, skillfully guiding etcd forward.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact current leads (etcd-mai...@googlegroups.com) and/or steering...@kubernetes.io about the nomination. Otherwise, the lazy consensus deadline will be in two weeks (June 2nd, 2025).

Please know that this isn't a goodbye to etcd or Kubernetes. I'm not leaving; I'll still be very much around, contributing and supporting in old and new ways. Thank you all for the trust you've placed in me and for being such an amazing community.

Best,
Wenjia

[Zach Hanna]

Thank you, for all your contributions so far. 

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[Hammed Akinwale]

thank you for all your contributions

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[Antonio Ojea]

Thanks for your great work Wenjia and thanks Siyuan for stepping up

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[Wendy Ha]

Thanks a lot for your contribution Wenjia, and congrats Siyuan, really well deserved!

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[Josh Berkus]

Wenjia,

We would not have succeeded in rebooting etcd community without you.
You've given invaluable leadership and I can understand wanting some
time off.

+1 to Siyaun's nomination. She'll make a great co-chair.

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[Maciej Szulik]

Thanks a ton Wenjia, and congratulations to Siyuan!

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[Benjamin Elder]

Thank you both!

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[Benjamin Elder]

[ re-adding +etcd-dev ]

[Sreeram Venkitesh]

Thank you for all your work Wenjia! Congrats to Siyuan!

[Ajay Sundar]

Thank you for all your contributions, Wenjia! Congrats Siyuan!

// Ajay

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[Sen Lu]

Thank you for your leadership over many years in etcd Wenjia! Congrats Siyuan and thanks for taking over the torch!

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Sen Lu

Software Engineer

Google Kubernetes Engine

[Wei Fu]

Wenjia, thank you for everything you’ve done for the SIG over the past couple of years — your leadership has been truly appreciated, and I’m glad to hear you’ll still be around!

I fully support Siyuan for the co-chair role — she’s already demonstrated outstanding leadership and deep commitment to the community. +1 from me.

Wei

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[Ivan Valdes Castillo]

Wenjia, your work at SIG etcd is remarkable. As many have mentioned before, your enthusiasm for driving the community is one of the reasons why we have an increased and healthy number of contributors and a prosperous link to the Kubernetes community. As with any goodbye, it may be bittersweet, but I'm glad you'll be around. On a personal note, I'm very grateful for your work, which is a vital reason I started contributing to the project, stayed, and felt part of the community.

I also support Siyuan's candidacy as the co-chair's successor. She's demonstrated strong involvement in different areas of the project and deep involvement with the community. I'm looking forward to working with her in her new role.

Best,
Ivan

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