Members of the working group are all volunteers. Consistent with Django's commitment to diversity, the working group actively seeks members who bring diverse perspectives, including:
- People from different geographic regions where Django is used
- People from marginalized groups who understand challenges community members may face
- Different levels of involvement in Django (core developers, contributors, users, event organizers)
- Relevant skills such as conflict resolution, community management, or trauma-informed care
The working group keeps the number as small as possible due to sensitivity of the matter, but large enough to achieve diversity of views and fast response time to incoming reports.
Whenever there is a need to add new members, the working group reviews proposals from people who volunteered thus far but are not on the working group yet. If that number is still too low, a call for volunteers is published on Django blog.
- Dan Ryan, Chair
- Elena Williams, Vice-Chair
- Ariane Djeupang
- Jeff Triplett, DSF Board President and board liaison
- Priya Pahwa
- Thibaud Colas
- Natalia Bidart, liaison for Online Communities working group
Starting on 25th May, 2016, working group decided to introduce fixed-term membership. Each member of the working group is only obligated to serve on the working group for a fixed period of time, with 6-9 months being a default term. The idea behind it allows members of the working group to step down from serving without feeling guilty, and assumes an opt-in membership instead of opt-out, as it was thus far.
In February 2026, the working group updated our terms to be annual. Every January the chair or vice-chair will ask members if they would like to continue for another term. If a member does not respond within a week, they will be removed from the working group. If a member wants to step down, they can do so at any time by notifying the chair or vice-chair.
Upon onboarding or offboarding of working group members, the chair or vice-chair is responsible for reviewing and updating access to all Code of Conduct Working Group systems and records. Access will be granted to new members as necessary for their role and promptly revoked for departing members to maintain confidentiality and data security. Members who do not participate over a 90 day period without prior notification to the chair or vice-chair will be removed from the working group during the next regular meeting. Participation includes any mix of attending meetings, responding to emails or Slack messages, or contributing to the working group's documentation or processes.
- Jay Miller
- Brian Moloney
- Michael Clark
- Joseph V. Cardenas
- Olumide Bakare
- Tibbs Hefflin
- Frank Wiles
- Sasha Romijn
- Greg Turner
- Paul Hallett
- Emily Karungi
- Ola Sitarska
- Baptiste Mispelon
- Lacey Williams Henschel
- Rebecca Conley
- Amber Brown (Hawkowl)
- Chaim Kirby
Advisers provide specialized expertise to support the working group's decision-making but are not voting members. Advisers may be consulted on specific cases or policy decisions where their expertise is relevant.
Advisers may bring specialized knowledge in areas such as:
- Legal expertise related to defamation, privacy, or employment law
- Mental health and trauma-informed response
- Human resources and workplace conflict resolution
- Community management and restorative justice practices
- Cultural competency for specific communities or regions
Advisers are required to abide by the same confidentiality and privacy guidelines as voting members of the working group. They have access to working group communications and case materials only as needed for their advisory role, and must recuse themselves from matters where they have a conflict of interest.
Currently, the working group has no advisers.
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