Humanitarian OSM Team/Board Elections 2025
Humanitarian OSM Team Board elections 2024
Pre-Election Board of Directors
The HOT Board of Directors before the 2024 election were:
- Kate Chapman (President)
- Kuo-Yu "Slayer" Chuang (Vice President)
- Russell Deffner (Secretary)
- Nate Smith (Treasurer)
- Angela Uduor Lungati (Member-at-Large)
- Hawa Adinani (Member-at-Large)
- Shoaib Burq (Member-at-Large)
See 'Board' page on the HOT site for descriptions. Board Meeting Minutes can be reviewed here
Timeline
| Step | Dates |
|---|---|
| Nominations | September 1st - 14th 2025 |
| Question Submission | September 1st - 14th 2025 |
| Bylaw proposals with "second"/Ballot Initiatives deadline | October 1st, 2025 |
| Final Questions Shared with Nominees | No later than September 15th, 2025 |
| Candidate Answers to questions Due to Election Commitee | No later than September 28th, 2025 |
| Discussion Period | September 15th - 28th 2025 |
| Ballots distributed and voting period begins | October 6th, 2025 |
| Voting period ends | October 12th, 2025 |
| Annual General Meeting (AGM) | October 23rd, 2025 |
| Announcement of results | Within 24 hours of AGM |
Nominations for Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Board of Directors
This election, 2 seats are up for election. There are three Board members whose current terms are ending: Nate Smith, Shoaib Burq, and Kuo-Yu "Slayer.
The nomination period for the Board of Directors will close at 23:59 on September 14th, 2025.
Thinking of nominating someone (or yourself) for a Board position? Read the HOT Board Primer first, and add your nominees below.
The nomination period opens on September 1st, 2025 and will close on September 14th, 2025.
| Candidate Name | Nominator /
Supporter(s) |
Candidate
Nationality/Residence |
Why are they an excellent choice? | Candidate Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Strikethrough indicates candidate has withdrawn
Member questions for board nominees
Candidate responses to questions can be found here.(Link here)We are compiling the best questions from previous elections. Stay tuned.
| Member name | Question |
| Election Committee | What do you see as the greatest challenge the organization is facing strategically, and as a board member, how do you plan on approaching these challenges? |
| Election Committee | How have you contributed to HOT's efforts over the past year? |
| Election Committee | Do you see any potential conflicts of interest with you being elected to the Board/Chair position? |
| Election Committee | What is working well in HOT? What is not working well in HOT? |
| Election Committee | What are the most important things the HOT board should be doing for the 1. membership 2. board 3. staff 4. global OSM community? |
Chair Election Results
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| TBD | |
| TBD |
Previous Chairperson for the Voting Members
The current Chairperson is Tsongo Muluba Bienvenue.
Past Elections
See the main page of HOT Board Elections for information on past elections.