Affiliations Committee/Members/ps
The Affiliates Committee comprises volunteers selected for their enthusiasm and their skills in community organising, cross-cultural communication, reviewing bylaws, and providing governance advice for emerging organisations. There are currently 11 (eleven) voting members with terms of three years each.
Voting members of the Committee are helped by non-voting advisors. Advisors provide the Committee with on-the-ground experience, language skills, and governance advice, and are able to take part in discussions at subcommittee meetings.
Certain Wikimedia Foundation staff members support the Committee in its operations and help the Committee to function effectively. They are actively present on the Affiliations Committee's non-public mailing list and internal wiki, and may provide advice to the Committee based on their knowledge and expertise. They are not voting Committee members.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees appoint liaisons to the Committee to facilitate communication and coordination between the Committee and the Board. The liaisons shall be the Committee's primary point of contact with the Board, and shall serve to update the Board on the Committee's activities and update the Committee on relevant Board activities. They may request information related to the Committee's operations as necessary to carry out their role. They are not voting Committee members.
If you'd like to be a voting member of the Committee, please leave a note on the talk page, and you'll be notified when seats become available. The last selections took place at the end of 2023, with new members joining the Committee in January 2024. The next selection is scheduled for the end of 2024, with new members joining the Committee in January 2025.
Voting members
| № | Photo | Name | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term ends | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ۱ | 
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Jeffrey Keefer | en-N, fr-2 | United States, North America (UTC-4/UTC-5) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ | Chair |
| 2 | 
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Suyash Dwivedi | hi-N, en-3, sa-2 | India, South Asia (UTC+05:30) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ | Vice-Chair |
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Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz | pl-N, en-4, de-2 | Poland/Belgium, Central Europe (UTC+1) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ | Secretary |
| ۴ | 
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Maor Malul | es, en-5, lad-4, pt-4, de-3, he-3, ca-3, af-2, guc-2, tr-2 | Israel, Western Asia (UTC+2) | ۳۱ ډيسمبر ۲۰۲۴ | |
| ۵ | 
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Aleksey Chalabyan | hy-N, ru-N, en-3 | Armenia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) | ۳۱ ډيسمبر ۲۰۲۴ | |
| 6 | 
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Mehman Ibragimov | ka-N, ru-N, tr-N, az-N, en-3 | Georgia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ | |
| ۷ |
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Harriet Henry Bayel | Ghana, West Africa (UTC) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ | ||
| ۸ |
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Agus Damanik | Indonesia, Southeast Asia (UTC+7) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ | ||
| ۹ |
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Mari Avetisyan | hy-N, en-3, tr-3, ru-3, | Armenia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۷ |
Non-voting advisors
| Advisor | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HakanIST | tr-N, en-3 | Turkey, Eastern Europe (UTC+3) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ | |
| Aaryaa Joshi | en-N, mr-N, hi-N | India, South Asia (UTC+5.30) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ | |
| Buszmail | Philippines, Southeast Asia (UTC+8) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ | ||
| Delphine Ménard | fr-N, en-5, de-3, es-3, it-2 | France, Europe (UTC+1) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ | |
| RebeccaRwanda | Rwanda, Central Africa (UTC+2) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ | ||
| Teles | pt-N, en-3, es-2 | Brazil, South America (UTC-3) | ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ |
Board liaisons
| Liaison | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peel | en-N, es-2, pt-1, fr-1 | Europe (UTC+1) | — | |
| Nataliia Tymkiv | — | |||
| Lorenzo Losa | — |
Support staff
The work of the Affiliations Committee is supported by the Committee Support team of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Former members
| غړی | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Carter | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۱۲ | founding member |
| Łukasz Garczewski | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۰۸ | founding member |
| Austin Hair | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۱۲ | founding member, former Chair |
| Hari Prasad Nadig | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۰۸ | founding member |
| Delphine Ménard | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۱۲ | founding member, former Chair, non-voting adviser until July 2016, staff observer |
| Carlos Barcenilla | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۱۰ | |
| Anders Wennersten | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۱۰ | |
| Andrew Withworth | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۱۰ | former Vice-Chair |
| Damian Finol | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۱۳ | |
| Michael Bimmler | ۲۰۰۸–۲۰۰۹ | also a non-voting adviser between 2007–2008 |
| Marco Chiesa | ۲۰۰۸–۲۰۱۰ | |
| Jeromy-Yu Chan | ۲۰۰۸–۲۰۱۳ | |
| Miloš Rančić | ۲۰۰۹–۲۰۱۰ | also a non-voting adviser between 2008–2009 and 2010–2012 |
| Lodewijk Gelauff | ۲۰۰۹–۲۰۱۴ | also a non-voting adviser between 2014-2016 |
| Vladimir Medeyko | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۲ | also a non-voting adviser between 2012-2013 |
| Sebastian Moleski | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۳ | |
| Ray Saintonge | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۳ | |
| Bence Damokos | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۴ | former Chair, currently a non-voting adviser (see above) |
| Bengt Oberger | ۲۰۱۲–۲۰۱۳ | |
| Tomasz Kozłowski | ۲۰۱۲–۲۰۱۳ | also a non-voting adviser for a few months in 2013 |
| Maria Sefidari | ۲۰۱۲–۲۰۱۳ | former Treasurer (2012–2013), also a Board liaison between 2013–2014 |
| Tanvir Rahman | ۲۰۱۳–۲۰۱۵ | former Secretary |
| Gregory Varnum | ۲۰۱۳–۲۰۱۵ | former Vice-Chair |
| Josh Lim | ۲۰۱۳–۲۰۱۵ | |
| Cynthia Ashley-Nelson | ۲۰۱۴ | former Vice-Chair |
| Emily Temple-Wood | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۶ | |
| Ganesh Paudel | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۶ | |
| Ting Chen | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۶ | |
| Manuel Schneider | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۶ | |
| Anirudh Singh Bhati | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۶ | |
| Satdeep Gill | ۲۰۱۷–۲۰۱۸ | former Treasurer |
| Tanweer Morshed | ۲۰۱۶–۲۰۱۸ | |
| Salvador Alcántar Morán | ۲۰۱۳–۲۰۱۹ | |
| Kirill Lokshin | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۹ | former Chair (2017-2019) and former Vice-Chair (2016-2017) |
| Farah Jack Mustaklem | ۲۰۱۷–۲۰۱۹ | |
| Biplab Anand | ۲۰۱۷–۲۰۱۹ | |
| Maor Malul | ۲۰۱۳–۲۰۱۹ | former Chair and former Vice-Chair |
| Reda Kerbouche | ۲۰۱۹ | |
| Manavpreet Kaur | ۲۰۱۹–۲۰۲۰ | |
| Ravan Al-Taie | ۲۰۲۰–۲۰۲۱ | |
| Sami Mlouhi | ۲۰۱۸–۲۰۲۱ | |
| Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight | ۲۰۱۶–۲۰۲۱ | former Chair |
| Emna Mizouni | ۲۰۱۶–۲۰۲۱ | former-Vice Chair |
| Olushola Olaniyan | ۲۰۱۷–۲۰۲۲ | |
| Linar Khalitov | ۲۰۲۱–۲۰۲۲ | |
| Camelia Boban | ۲۰۱۶–۲۰۲۲ | Former Chair (2022) and former Treasurer (2018,2020) |
| Bunty Avieson | ۲۰۲۰–۲۰۲۲ | |
| Houcemeddine Turki | ۲۰۲۱–۲۰۲۲ | former Secretary (January 2022 - April 2022) |
| Benoît Prieur | ۲۰۲۲–۲۰۲۳ | |
| Wojciech Pędzich | ۲۰۲۱–۲۰۲۳ | |
| Başak Tosun | ۲۰۲۰–۲۰۲۴ | |
| Joy N. Y Agyepong | ۲۰۲۲–۲۰۲۴ |
| Adviser | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lih | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۰۸ | founding member |
| Arne Klempert | ۲۰۰۶–۲۰۰۸ and ۲۰۱۲–۲۰۱۳ | founding member and also a Board liaison between 2010–2012 |
| Michael Bimmler | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۰۸ | also a voting member between 2008–2009 |
| Frieda Brioschi | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۰۹ | Board liaison |
| Oscar Van Dillen | ۲۰۰۷–۲۰۰۸ | |
| Miloš Rančić | ۲۰۰۸–۲۰۰۹ and ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۲ | also a voting member between 2009–2010 |
| Privatemusings | ۲۰۰۸–۲۰۱۰ | |
| Ting Chen | ۲۰۰۹–۲۰۱۰ | Board liaison and also a voting member between 2014-2016 |
| Kat Walsh | ۲۰۰۹–۲۰۱۰ | Board liaison |
| Achal Prabhala | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۲ | |
| Samuel Klein | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۲ | Board liaison |
| Bishakha Datta | ۲۰۱۰–۲۰۱۳ | Board liaison |
| Patricio Lorente | ۲۰۱۲–۲۰۱۴ | Board liaison |
| Vladimir Medeyko | ۲۰۱۲–۲۰۱۳ | |
| Tomasz Kozłowski | ۲۰۱۳ | also a voting member between 2012–2013 |
| Maria Sefidari | ۲۰۱۳–۲۰۱۴ | Board liaison and also a voting member between 2012–2013 |
| Jan-Bart de Vreede | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۵ | Board liaison |
| Lodewijk Gelauff | ۲۰۱۴–۲۰۱۶ | also a former voting member between 2009–2014 |
| Natalia Tymkiv | جولای ۲۰۱۶–جولای ۲۰۱۸ | Board Liaison |
| Anasuya Sengupta | ||
| Patricio Lorente | ||
| Esra'a Al Shafei | جولای ۲۰۱۸–اگسټ ۲۰۱۹ | Board Liaison |
| Jorid Martinsen | ۲۰۱۹–۲۰۲۱ | |
| Ilario Valdelli | ۲۰۱۹–۲۰۲۱ | |
| Dr. James Heilman | اگسټ ۲۰۱۹–اکتوبر ۲۰۲۱ | Board Liaison |
| Anthony B. Diaz | ۲۰۲۱ | |
| Houcemeddine Turki | ۲۰۲۲–۲۰۲۳ |