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Who are you? (biography/background)
In 2009, I co-founded Zoocha, which has grown to become a global digital agency specialising in Drupal and working with clients including United Nations, University of Cambridge, Alzheimer’s Society and British Tourist Authority. With a team of over 90 incredible people, Zoocha is headquartered in the UK and has offices in Spain and Brazil.
Prior to Zoocha, I worked in digital product management and digital marketing, specialising in e-commerce.
Who are you? (biography/background)
My name is Vladimir Roudakov. I'm from Brisbane, Australia, which has been home for over two decades. I'm a teacher, business owner, and software engineer.
I've been a strong advocate for open source for more than a decade, and I'm a co-organiser for local industry events like the WordPress meetup, Drupal code sprints, and DrupalSouth conferences. I'm an active contributor to Drupal's code, documentation, and community-building initiatives. You can see a list of my contributions on my profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/vladimiraus.
I've also been working with local colleges to introduce the new generation to Drupal development and open source, leveraging the latest trends such as generative intelligence. I have a few insights on how we can better support open source newcomers.
Who are you? (biography/background)
Why are you running for a board seat at the Drupal Association? (mission/motivation)
I’m running for a seat on the board because I believe the Drupal community is in a powerful moment of transition—and opportunity. My mission is to contribute to a more inclusive and outward-facing Drupal ecosystem, where marketing, design, communications, and non-technical contributors feel a stronger sense of belonging.
Who are you? (biography/background)
Matt Glaman @mglaman
Mission/motivation
My mission for joining the Drupal Association Board is to catalyze the growth and sustainability of the ecosystem by championing initiatives that empower open-source developers to build viable businesses, thereby ensuring Drupal's continued innovation and market relevance. A key, transformative driver for this is the successful implementation of a marketplace for Drupal site templates, as recently explored by Dries. This aligns perfectly with my long-held conviction that strong financial models for contributors are beneficial and essential for Drupal's future.
My motivation stems from a deep conviction that a robust financial model for contributors is critical for Drupal's future. This marketplace concept offers a powerful solution by:
Matthew Saunders
Drupal.org username: MatthewS
Introduction
I’m Matthew Saunders, a technologist, storyteller, and Drupal evangelist. I’ve been a part of the Drupal community since 2006, attending my first DrupalCon in 2007. Atlanta 2025 was my 26th. I’m a former Board Member of the Drupal Association, Chair of Drupal Colorado, and a founder of Drupalcamp Colorado — the longest-running DrupalCamp in North America. My leadership spans community governance, digital strategy, and accessible technology, with a growing focus on AI and neurodiversity advocacy.
Vision and Impact
A damning new parliamentary report warns that “the site is becoming increasingly unsafe” due to the delays
Who are you? (biography/background)
I am Carlos Ospina,
I've been working with Drupal for over a decade, spending nearly ten years as a Technical Account Manager at Acquia where I helped organizations solve complex implementation challenges.
Drupal.org username: camoa
Why are you running for a board seat at the Drupal Association? (mission/motivation)
I'm running because I believe Drupal needs board leadership that understands how to build sustainable communities globally, especially in regions that haven't had representation before.
I've spent years working within the Drupal community in both Latin America and the United States. I helped organize DrupalCon Latin America back in 2015, and honestly, I want to bring more opportunities like that to LATAM and other regions that get overlooked.
Who are you? (biography/background)
I am Alexander Varwijk (Kingdutch on Drupal.org), born north of Amsterdam and currently living in the Dutch city of Enschede, near the German border. My programming journey began at a young age after seeing how an au-pair used Perl to maintain a Drum & Bass fan website. My first creation was a simple terminal calculator in Perl, but I quickly discovered the magic of building websites, starting with Dreamweaver before adding interactivity using PHP 4.4.
Lisa Orton an accounts receivable officer for a Surry Hills based marketing company has proudly told colleagues that she not only has never watched a game of footy in her life, she doesn’t even know which team’s which. The statement... Read More ›
“The president remained steadfast in his novel interpretation of constitutional law.”
“Faced with the choice between clinging to the letter of the law and marching to the beat of his own legal drum, the president chose the latter.”
“The president’s solutions-focused approach to legal roadblocks necessitated thinking outside the constitutional box.”
“Perhaps unaware that he had sailed beyond the Constitution’s horizons, the president found himself drifting further and further from legal terra firma.”
“The president followed the Constitution the way a jazz pianist might follow a standard chart—treating its chords as suggestions upon which to solo as he saw fit.”
“In a feat of legal engineering, the president stressed the Constitution’s support structures past what experts considered their maximum load.”
“The president, tiptoeing precipitously down the sidelines of legality, inadvertently ran the constitutional football out of bounds.”
“As a tailor might stitch together a suit from pieces of textile, so too did the president fashion himself a bespoke garment from the supple threads of the nation’s legal fabric.”
Colorado’s Democratic governor has been crushing consumer-protection measures to free the economy from burdensome regulation, Abundance-style.
Ninety years ago Keynes could congratulate Great Britain on finally having got rid of the biggest ”barbarous relic” of his time — the gold standard. He lamented that advocates of the ancient standard do not observe how remote it now is from the spirit and the requirement of the age … [T]he long age of […]
The Transaction Record Analysis Center database logs millions of wire transfers sent to or from Mexico and U.S. border states.
The post The Intercept Sues for Records About Arizona’s Financial Surveillance Dragnet appeared first on The Intercept.
Human rights groups fear those wearing masks for health or religious reasons, and dissidents seeking to protect themselves from hostile foreign states, will be swept into the criminal justice system
Allegations of long-running misconduct plague ICE’s Houston deportation hub.
The post Weapons Violations, Misconduct, and Whistleblower Retaliation at ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
Singing is not to be understood as an aesthetic sweetener.
This year, Pride Month arrives at an especially dire moment for the LGBTQ+ community. Under the second Trump administration, homophobic vitriol and violence are on the rise. On Elon Musk’s X platform, a “deepfake” video of Donald Trump canceling Pride Month has gone viral. And even as Pride celebrations continue as planned (in many places without as many corporate contributions), the attacks against LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender people, seem to be on steroids. After all, since taking office a second time, Trump has issued executive orders that ban transgender women in sports and transgender troops in the military, while limiting federal recognition to two genders. And his executive actions are only the spear tip of a significantly larger legislative attempt... Read more
Source: The War on Trans People appeared first on TomDispatch.com.
Daredevil: Born Again stars Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal, and Vincent D’Onofrio, and Doctor Who stars David Tennant, Billie Piper, and Freema Agyeman are set for L.A. Comic Con.
My boyfriend and I met at a party hosted by a friend of a friend of mine and a friend of a friend of his. This is an anthropological event, an epochal miracle.
He seemed like the kind of guy who would be on my Hinge Standouts (chiseled scruffy jaw, lean, “Greatest strength: Making reservations”), so I approached him.
It was difficult to figure him out—was he in a relationship? Gay? Moderate? A smoker? Didn’t want kids? Looking for something short-term? Without being able to consult a profile, I didn’t even know how tall he was. After the party, he asked me to get a drink.
When we met the following week at a wine bar in Williamsburg, I certainly walked in feeling above everyone else. The place was swarming with online first daters who approached each other hesitantly, inspecting angles to see if their faces matched their profile, and giving awkward hugs. We didn’t need that. We met at a party.
I knew right away that something was off, but with a magical, real-life meet cute, I was willing to put nearly anything aside.
The activist who helped expose Britain's ‘spy cop’ scandal discusses her new book on state-sanctioned betrayal, and why she thinks politicised policing still continues today
‘Everybody has a little more control than they think.’ A neuroscientist explains how we can become architects of our emotions
- Video by The Well
- by Rebecca Batley
From traits like extraversion to specific habits, there are many ways a couple can match. New research tests whether it helps
- by Phuong Linh L Nguyen & Moin Syed