Board of Directors

President, Security Team Liaison, (Genappe, Belgium)

Martin has been a Plone developer since 2010 and is CEO / CTO of Affinitic, a Belgian Plone Solution company. He co-organized the Plone Conference 2022 and attended almost every Plone Conference since Bristol in 2010. He finds Plone is a friendly community with great people. Martin has participated in several conference sprints and PLOG (Plone Open Garden) as well. Over a period of 12 years, he has helped maintain hundreds of Plone websites supporting thousands of users.

This is Martin's fourth year on the Board.

Vice President, (Brasília, Brazil)

Gouveia is a member of the PloneGov-BR community and co-organizer of Plone Conference Brasília 2013 and 2024. Husband of Adriana, father of Bia and Léo, he has been a civil servant of the Federal Senate since 2002. Gouveia is CIO of the Interlegis Program, of the Federal Senate; former CIO of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil; and has been a member and moderator of free software communities for nearly 20 years.

This is Gouveia's second year on the Board.

Secretary, Google Summer of Code Liaison, (Toulouse, France)

Eric is deeply committed to open-source, and is a long-time contributor to the Plone community. He is a frontend developer at Nuclia.

This is Eric's third year on the Board.

Membership Chair, (Brasília, Brazil)

Rafahela has worked with Plone for 18 years. She is co-founder of the PloneGov-BR community and co-organized the Plone Conferences from 2013 and 2024. She currently works at the Interlegis Program (Federal Senate), where she developed and maintains a product called Model Portal used by more than 1200 Municipal Chambers and Assemblies.

This is Rafahela's second year on the Board.

(Mexico City, Mexico)

Gildardo has been involved in the Plone community since the late 2000s and has organized multiple World Plone Day events through his role at the Mathematics Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. He has also co-organized the Axolote Sprints and has given talks at multiple Plone Conferences and Plone Symposia.

This is Gildardo's first year on the Board.

Admin Team Liaison, (Pennsylvania, USA)

Brian has been using Plone since v0.9.8. He was one of the legendary Weblion crew at Penn State University who organized Plone Symposium East (2008–2012). Brian is a member of the Steering Circle and Marketing team, having helped migrate Plone.org twice, from Plone 4 to 5 and most recently from Plone 5 to 6. Brian has been active in local user groups and is frequently found in the Plone Discord channels. He has contributed to many Plone add-ons and themes, and presented talks at Plone Conferences, Plone Symposia, and World Plone Days.

This is Brian's third year on the Board.

Marketing Chair, Conference Team Liaison, (Jyväskylä, Finland)

Rikupekka has been using and promoting Plone at the University of Jyväskylä since 2004 (and Zope since 2002) where there is a huge Plone presence. He first started as a web developer, then later took on roles in project management, customer support, trainer, and team lead. Rikupekka has given talks at nearly every Plone Conference and World Plone Day since 2014. From 2020-2024, he served as Plone's Marketing and Communications Team lead. This past year, Rikupekka organized the Plone Conference 2025 in Finland.

This is Rikupekka's first year on the Board.

Interim Treasuer, Assistant Secretary, (Oregon, USA)

Steve has been a contributor to many projects under the Pylons Project, including Pyramid, WebOb, Waitress, Colander, Peppercorn, and WebTest. Steve is a constant presence in the Plone community as both Community Forum moderator and Discord server administrator. He has attended several Plone Conferences as a speaker, trainer, and sprinter. Steve has served as the Plone Documentation Team lead since 2022, and also is a member of the Training Team, Volto Team, and Steering Circle.

This is Steve's first year on the Board.