[Npoc-discuss] Candidate Statement of Interest for Oreoluwa Lesi
oreoluwa
oreoluwa at wtec.org.ng
Wed Jun 5 11:57:35 UTC 2019
Thank you so much for your show of support, Joan, Felix and Poncelet. With warm regards, OreSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message --------From: Joan Kerr <joankerr at fbsc.org> Date: 05/06/2019 12:26 (GMT+01:00) To: Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi <oreoluwa at wtec.org.ng> Cc: NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss at icann.org> Subject: Re: [Npoc-discuss] Candidate Statement of Interest for Oreoluwa Lesi Oreoluwa is a valued members who follows up with her duties and calls. She is definitely an asset to the NPOC EC.Congratulations on your nomination Oreowula.Regards,On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 6:12 AM 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.
I
have worked in the nonprofit space for 17
years and lead
a nonprofit (the
Women’s Technology
Empowerment
Centre – W.TEC), 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
Organisation
W.TEC’s website: https://wtec.org.ng
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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