Drupal Association blog: Board Election 2023 Candidate: John Doyle

Who are you? (biography/background)

My name is John Doyle (_doyle_) and I run my life, and my career following 3 core principles: #OwnIt , #GiveBack and #BuildItBetter. I am passionate about open-source technologies and believe in the future of open platforms. My career, community, and company is focused heavily around Drupal and I am passionate about continuing to see the technology, the community, and the platform evolve and thrive. 

Why are you running for a board seat at the Drupal Association? (mission/motivation)

I am running for a board seat at the Drupal Association because I believe that Drupal has a future in the industry and I have a passion for making sure this belief becomes a reality. Drupal has enormous power as a content management system and an amazing community of people working on it. 

I’ve built my campaign around the following pillars:

1. The future of the open web depends on projects like Drupal to continue to innovate, thrive, and evolve. The open web is a decentralized and democratic platform that allows anyone to create and share content, and I believe it is essential for freedom of expression, innovation, and economic opportunity. Drupal is a powerful and flexible content management system that can be used to build anything from simple websites to complex applications. But more importantly, it’s an open source platform, which means that anyone can contribute to its development. This makes Drupal uniquely positioned to lead the way in the development of the open web, and I’m committed to helping ensure it continues to play a key role in the future of the open internet.
2. Building the Drupal community will mean supporting and getting support from thousands of volunteers from all over the world who contribute to the platform in a variety of ways – such as writing code, organizing events, and sharing best practices. This is what gives Drupal its power. Drupal is built by and for the community, and it's the community that drives innovation and adoption of cutting-edge web development strategies. I'm committed to working with the Drupal Association to ensure that the Drupal platform continues to be the best it can be, and a large part of that effort will involve supporting and growing this community.
3. Drupal needs to continue to to expand its global reach. Drupal is a global project, but much of the focus and decisions that drive the platform have to date mostly come from North America and Europe. I'm committed to working with the community to expand Drupal's reach to other regions like South America and India to more actively bring the perspectives and ideas and talent of these communities into the conversation. This will help to ensure that Drupal remains competitive and relevant in the years to come.

This is an opportunity to give back to a community that has given so much to me. I am excited to get more involved with the Drupal Association and extend my contributions to the community. 

Why should members vote for you? (qualifications)

I run a successful development agency focused on building open-source applications for organizations large and small. I have been active in the Drupal community for over 12 years and have experience with a wide range of roles in the community including developer, architecture, technology buyer, speaker, module developer and business leader. This experience combined with the wide range of Drupal consulting engagements gives me a unique ability to understand the needs of various user personas leveraging Drupal today and the needs of tomorrow. 

As an active member of the board, I will use my experience, energy and passion for Drupal to help the project and the community thrive.