Community Blog
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Reda Harbi
"Les principales priorités de GV en tant qu’organisations, c’est de faire entendre la voix des personnes et des populations qui sont dans des zones reculées."
GV Board Elections 2023 Contractors’ Rep. Candidate: Giovana Fleck
"Building the Community CMO gave me a good sense of how to better listen to a team and collect and implement their feedback."
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Juke Carolina Bransiecq
"I would prioritize diverse perspectives in board discussions and decision-making, advocating for marginalized voices and underrepresented communities."
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Subhashish Panigrahi
"My professional and personal goals are the same — collaboratively work with low-resource communities to strengthen access, participation, and representation so that they can assert their own rights."
GV Board Elections 2023 Contractors’ Rep. Candidate: Mariam Abu Adas
"I plan to use all the tools at my disposal to engage with and support the community, whether it's through social media, email, or good old-fashioned carrier pigeon."
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Khojasta Sameeye
"As a media activist for almost 7 years, I can offer my experience in journalism, media and communication to the GV community."
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Isela Xospa
"I would love to support community initiatives on the path to empower themselves and find help and collaboration tools thru GV."
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Alex Esenler
"I’d like to engage with the GV volunteer community in a deeper way...and find ways to use my skills to make GV as strong and healthy a community/org as possible."
GV Board Elections 2023 Volunteers’ Rep. Candidate: Kevin Rennie
For Volunteers' representative candidate Kevin, participating on the GV board would bring "the satisfaction of helping amplify our diverse ideas, views and experiences."
GV Board Elections 2023 Contractors’ Rep. Candidate: Gabriela García Calderón
In contesting the Contractors' representative position, Gabriela looks forward to "being able to voice the concerns of volunteers and staff, as I've been in both sides of the equation."