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Open Mainframe Project 2022 Elections – Welcome Misty Decker to the Governing Board!

By December 17, 2021January 5th, 2022Blog, Press
Open Mainframe Project is led with a combination of both organization members as well as individuals within the community. Just like all of the projects hosted at the Linux Foundation, there is a clear division between the business and technical governance.
The primary governance bodies include:
– The Governing Board, which is responsible for the fiduciary and overall business of the Open Mainframe Project, including budget, finances, legal, and overall strategy. It is composed of Open Mainframe Project Platinum members, elected representatives from the Silver and Academic member classes, and the TAC chairperson.
– The Marketing Committee, which leads the overall outreach efforts for Open Mainframe Project and manages its event strategy. It is composed of Open Mainframe Project Platinum members and an elected representative from all other classes of membership, and open to any organization members.
– The Technical Advisory Council (TAC) oversees all the technical initiatives of the Open Mainframe Project and manages the project lifecycle. It is composed of Open Mainframe Project Platinum members and a representative from each graduated project. All meetings and activities are open to anyone in the mainframe community – learn more at https://tac.openmainframeproject.com
The project annually holds elections for various representative seats. I am pleased to announce the results of the Open Mainframe Project 2022 member representative election.
Silver Member Governing Board representatives:
  • Len Santalucia, Vicom Infinity. Len has served on the Governing Board since 2015 and has been chairperson of the Governing Board for the entire time he has served on the Governing Board.
  • Misty Decker, Micro Focus. Misty has had a long career in the mainframe, and now serves in a leadership role in the Open Mainframe Project for the first time.
Academic Member Governing Board representatives:
  • Harry Williams, Marist College. Harry has served on the Governing Board since 2015.
  • Cameron Seay, East Carolina University. Cameron has been involved in the Open Mainframe Project since 2015 and is serving on the Governing Board for the first time.
Silver, Academic, and Associate Member Marketing Committee representative:
  • Donna Hudi, Phoenix Software International. Donna is starting her second year of serving on the Marketing Committee.
Congratulations to all elected representatives, with a special welcome to Misty! You can learn more about each of the representatives elected below.

Cameron Seay, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor at East Carolina University

Cameron Seay is Adjunct Professor at East Carolina University

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Donna J. Hudi

Chief Marketing Officer at Phoenix Software

Donna has more than 30 years of financial service, technology, marketing, and executive management experience spanning the asset management, software development, consulting, and non-profit industries.

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Harry Williams

CTO at Marist College

Harry Williams is the Chief Technology Officer of Marist College.

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Len Santalucia

CTO and Business Development Manager at Vicom Infinity

Len is a 30 year veteran of the mainframe industry and the first member of the elite IBM Linux Impact Team formed in 2000.

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Misty Decker

Product Marketing Director at Micro Focus

Over 30 years of experience and 8 career changes, two things have remained constant in Misty Decker’s career: mainframes and a passion for helping new learners.

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