Who are you? (biography/background)
I have worked with Drupal since 2012, today I work for Acquia as a Technical Account Manager and focus my community efforts in the Houston Drupal User Groups. I have been part of the team organizing DrupalCon Latin America in 2015, a DrupalCamp Colombia in Medellin in 2020, which was stopped due to the CoVid pandemic, and some other events. I have recently rejoined Drupal Colombia to start planning new events in the future and also working with Drupaleros, a Spain lead initiative that is looking to promote Drupal and bring new people to the project and community. I have previously participated in the board elections, and wish to participate again to promote new ideas.
Why are you running for a board seat at the Drupal Association? (mission/motivation)
In the past, my motivation was to bring better participation of the Latin America Drupal community into the larger Drupal community. While this still remains true, I also want to double down in the efforts of bringing new talent into Drupal.
I have been working with different groups and companies that work on training and preparing new Drupal talent and noticed that we, as a community, do not have a real way to bridge the gap for newcomers to become what we may consider junior and even senior Drupal developers.
We are working on proposals so that the whole community not only works in the growth of Drupal as a software but also brings new blood and talent to the ecosystem to improve the lack of talent that many companies face in today's market.
Why should members vote for you? (qualifications)
I have been with Drupal for 10 years, I have worked with different Drupal communities in both English and Spanish, being part of the efforts to bridge the gap between the two communities and to promote Drupal.
I have been recognized as a Drupal evangelization person and would love to use this opportunity to further grow the Drupal Community and software to ensure that we have a sustainable model in the future.
