[Npoc-discuss] Candidate Statement of Interest for Oreoluwa Lesi

Wed Jun 5 10:43:32 UTC 2019

Kudos Oreoluwa,

Glad to see you accepted nomination to continue, again I endorse fully your
candidacy to continue the work you doing with NPOC.

Kind regards

Poncelet

On Wednesday, 5 June 2019, Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi <oreoluwa at wtec.org.ng>
wrote:

> Thank you very much, Martin for nominating me and to everyone who seconded
> the nomination.
>
>
> It has been a productive year working as NPOC Secretariat and we have put
> a lot of stucture in place and are ready to launch NPOC into a higher level
> of membership and policy engagement. I look forward to being part of this
> process.
>
>
> Kindly find my statement below and I look forward to providing additional
> information in the candidates call on Thursday.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ore
>
>
> ***************
>
>
> *Name:* Oreoluwa Lesi
>
>
> *Affiliation: *Women's Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC
>
>
> *Position applied for: *Secretariat
>
>
> *Why you are running for the position?:* I believe that the work that
> ICANN does is deeply important and my professional experience and interests
> place me in an excellent position to contribute meaningfully to achieving
> its goals.
>
>
> Many nonprofit organisations do not fully understand what ICANN does and
> its relevance to their work. This means that they do not have the
> opportunity to get involved in shaping policies, which affects them. NPOC’s
> role in educating and galvanising nonprofits to greater participation in
> internet governance in general and domain name policy, more specifically,
> is crucial in maintaining a vibrant community that includes diverse
> perspectives and contributions – especially one where nonprofit concerns
> are valued as much as those of other stakeholders.
>
>
> I bring with me deep experience in the nonprofit sector and understand
> their concerns, especially as it relates to technology and specifically
> Internet-related issues.
>
>
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> I have worked in the nonprofit space for 17 years and lead a nonprofit (the
> Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre – W.TEC <https://wtec.org.ng/>),
> which works to build an inclusive technology ecosystem, with more women technology
> creators, entrepreneurs and leaders. I also ensure that women and
> women-focused nonprofits are represented on the Internet, own and can
> manage their domains effectively, and understand how to address issues like
> domain name abuse, cybersecurity and privacy challenges. My work centers on
> increasing digital inclusivity in who can use the Internet safely and
> effectively to enhance their educational, professional and civic
> activities.
>
>
>
> This means that I need to stay abreast of the changing domain name and
> wider technology policy landscape, especially as related to data security
> and privacy issues and their intersections with gender. Through ICANN, I
> have had the opportunity to be at the forefront of learning about the
> latest domain name systems and related policy and understanding how they
> affect the communities I work with.
>
>
>
> Over the last year, I have served as NPOC’s Secretariat and together, the
> Executive Committee and NPOC community have developed a strategic outreach
> plan to recruit new members, developed informational materials to educate
> the wider community about what NPOC does (which includes a booklet, flier
> and slide deck), rebuilt and launched a more informative and engaging
> website, organised well-attended sessions at ICANN64 and ICANN63, completed
> the revision of the new Charter document and renewed its commitment to
> policy development by successfully submitting a comment to the dot org
> registry agreement call for public comments.
>
>
> Personally, I coordinated the documenting and monitoring of the EC’s huge
> workload, helping to keep team members on track with their respective action
> items. I provided administrative support, making available information
> about NPOC meetings and action plans to the EC and NPOC community.
> Recruitment and engagement of new members is very important to me and I
> co-organised and moderated a panel discussion at the Digital Rights and
> Inclusion Forum, a leading African internet governance forum in April 2019,
> which also served as outreach for NPOC.
>
>
> Working as Secretariat has also provided me with a unique overview of and
> the opportunity to work across the broader NPOC landscape from finance to
> membership, policy, communications and administration. I believe that this
> experience will strengthen my ability to coordinate NPOC’s administrative tasks
> and provide more support where needed.
>
>
> In my professional capacity outside of ICANN, I have led and worked as
> part of teams and have developed the project management and collaborative
> skills that are valuable for working in the Secretariat role. I am also a
> member of the Nigerian chapter of ISOC and Alliance for Affordable
> Internet, as well as ISOC SIG Women. I am also a member of the Best
> Practices Forum on Gender and Access of the IGF and have contributed
> comments over the last year.
>
>
> I am a *Vital Voices Lead Fellow* (awarded to emerging and established
> women leaders across the world) and an *Ashoka Fellow* (a network of the
> world’s leading social entrepreneurs). I speak frequently at Nigerian and
> international conferences and other fora on the intersection of
> technology and gender. I sit on several boards, including the FAS
> Foundation, which builds the capacities of Nigerian engineers and supports
> engineering research.
>
>
> Within ICANN, I am also a member of the African Regional At-Large
> Organisation (AFRALO) and NCSG.
>
>
> You can learn more about me and my work on my:
>
>    -
>
>    LinkedIn profile: *https://bit.ly/2ke8u78 <https://bit.ly/2ke8u78>*
>    -
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>    Organisation W.TEC’s website: *https://wtec.org.ng
>    <https://wtec.org.ng/> *
>    -
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>    ICANN Wiki page: https://icannwiki.org/Oreoluwa_Somolu_Lesi
>
>
> *Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?:* No
>
>
> *How many hours per week you are able to dedicate to the position:* At
> least 5 hours (As the current Secretariat, some weeks I devote up to 10
> hours or more to NPOC work)
>
>
> *Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please
> state:*
>
> Over the last year, I have been an active contributor to the rewriting of
> the NPOC Charter, working with the rest of the Charter Review team at
> public meetings and remotely in-between meetings.
>
>
> I was part of the team that worked on NPOC’s comment to the dot org
> registry agreement call for public comments.
>
>
> Prior to that, I was a mentee on the Community Onboarding programme and
> helped to refine the processes to integrate new members to NPOC. I also
> participated in an NCSG Policy course Advisory Group, where I contributed
> scenarios for the development of a NCSG Policy course.
>
> --
> Oreoluwa Lesi - Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)
> Executive Director
>
> +234.803.621.1307, +234.813.339.9999 | www.wtec.org.ng | @wteconline
>
>
>
>

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