View source for Vote to Appoint Diversity and Inclusion Officer

== Sponsors ==

* Nathan Upchurch
* David Earl

== History ==
Language locks: 6/15/2021

Forum / Slack Announcement: 6/8/2021

Officially Proposed: 6/8/2021

To be voted on: 6/22/2021


== Background ==

The aim of this vote is to appoint a Diversity and Inclusion Officer for a one-year term. This is a new role designed to help PS1 become a more welcoming and inclusive space.


== Vote Language ==

The candidate with the most votes will serve as Diversity and Inclusion officer for a one-year term, at which point another election will be held. Our 2021 candidates are as follows: 

===Candidates:===
* Donzell Gordon
* Moonie Hart

Candidates are encouraged to write about themselves and their vision for the role in the [https://discourse.pumpingstationone.org/t/call-for-diversity-inclusion-officer/490 original call for candidates thread] posted to Discourse.

Successful candidates will perform the following duties, as written in the [https://discourse.pumpingstationone.org/t/call-for-diversity-inclusion-officer/490 original call for candidates] posted to Discourse:

===Responsibilities:===

* Establish a rapport with the membership at large; serve as an ear for members dealing with issues relating to identity and help uplift their voices to create organizational change.
* Coordinate with MMT to guide efforts to attract and retain a diverse candidate pool.
* Work with PR team lead and other communications volunteers to review official PS:1 communications with a D&I lens, and to create collateral that promotes diversity and inclusion at PS:1.
* Advise the DRC on cases involving marginalized identities.
* Build relationships with D&I focused organizations to deliver D&I programming that aims to steer PS:1 culture to a more inclusive and safe place for all members.
* Work with scholarships officer to make scholarships more accessible to a diverse array of potential members.
* Create and execute a membership demographics survey.
* Report on activities and performance to BOD on a quarterly basis.



== Results ==
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