** Please read this entire email before responding with nominations. ** We have a process, and the process is important.

Recently, Brian Exelbierd notified the CentOS board that he will be moving on from his role as Red Hat Liaison. The Red Hat Liaison role is special: it is the only board seat appointed by and speaking for Red Hat. All other board members are at-large and speak for themselves.

Brian's role will be backfilled, but until it is, Josh Boyer will step in as the interim Red Hat Liaison. This means that Josh is stepping down from his position as an at-large board member.

See Brian's and Josh's emails for more info:

https://lists.centos.org/hyperkitty/list/devel@lists.centos.org/thread/QAG4N...

https://lists.centos.org/hyperkitty/list/devel@lists.centos.org/thread/BCWM3...

We are asking you, the CentOS community, for nominations for who should fill Josh's seat. Note that the vote on who will fill this seat is held by the board itself, but nominations are open to the entire community. If you would like to nominate someone (or self-nominate), please use this Google form:

https://forms.gle/jqYF7v5AUVy6L1Fz6

Please DO NOT send nominations to this list. As this is not a public vote, we don't want to give the impression of a popularity contest with public nominations. We also want to avoid any shaming if someone is nominated and is not seated, or chooses not to accept.

I will ensure that each nominee is willing and able to serve, and the board will consider them and select the next director from the list.

If you wish to nominate someone, you should consider the list of director requirements and recommendations listed at: https://www.centos.org/about/governance/director-requirements/

Nominations will be open until September 23.

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and participation in this process.

-- Shaun, for the CentOS Board of Directors