# April 22, 2025

## Attendees:&#x20;

| Name                                                 | Attendance | Role                                           |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| [Simo Simovic](mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org) | Yes        | WG Lead/Secretary                              |
| Jack Briggs                                          | No         | Director of Ecosystem & Governance             |
| Lawrence Clark                                       | No         | Head of Operation                              |
| Nick Cook                                            | No         | Head of Membership & Community Hubs            |
| Phil Lewis                                           | Yes        | ISC Member                                     |
| Thiago Nunes                                         | No         | Interim ISC Member                             |
| Pedro Lucas                                          | No         | OSC Chair, Representing two Enterprise Members |
| Nicholas Cerny                                       | No         | Civics Committee member                        |
| Vaibhav S                                            | Yes        | GMC Member                                     |
| Naushad Fouze                                        | No         | Product Committee                              |
| Jose Iadicicco                                       | No         | Community Member                               |
| Tevo Saks                                            | Yes        | Community Member                               |
| Nana Safo                                            | Yes        | DRep                                           |
| David Muzzi                                          | Yes        | Intersect                                      |

Recording: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/04/22 14:59 CEST - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQzullsRV7z0NnI-gQEx4TSTaq3u7sWx/view)

Transcript: [Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/04/22 14:59 CEST - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VLij8ESlNde_JvGpkeFTSfcm8vD9h0bKctMfu3quk_c/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.vi11utjnz54x)

## Agenda:

* Update from last week
* WG Delivery Timeline

## Decisions/Actions:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th></th><th width="249"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Discussion Point</td><td>Notes</td><td>Actions: Responsible / Note</td></tr><tr><td>WG Timeline Discussion</td><td><p>Review of the Miro board with agreed-upon goals: staff decision-making, board election improvement, and committee election improvement. </p><p>Initial discussion on creating a timeline (Q2/Q3/Q4 2025) for achieving these goals.<br>Continue working on WG timeline/roadmap next week</p></td><td>- Working Group: Continue working on the timeline for each goal on the Miro board.</td></tr><tr><td>Governance Processes Document</td><td><p>The draft document summarizing current governance processes is ready for review.</p><p>Plan to review and analyze the document in the next 1-2 weeks to identify gaps and potential improvements. </p><p>Clarification sought on the meaning of "gaps" (missing information vs. process flaws). </p><p>Discussion on the role of secretaries and their official recognition.</p></td><td>Simo Simovic - Add committee secretary role and responsibilities to the current Gov Process Document</td></tr><tr><td>Election Processes &#x26; Tooling</td><td><p>- Discussion on documenting election processes for both Board and committees. </p><p>Inquiry about the possibility of community members using Intersect's membership tool for their own elections.</p><p>Brief discussion on the limitations and focus of current governance tools (Gov Tool). </p><p>Mention of a long-term goal to move towards more direct democracy for Intersect members.</p></td><td>Simo Simovic: Continue working on a document explaining the election processes.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
WG Timeline Discussion	Review of the Miro board with agreed-upon goals: staff decision-making, board election improvement, and committee election improvement. Initial discussion on creating a timeline (Q2/Q3/Q4 2025) for achieving these goals. Continue working on WG timeline/roadmap next week	- Working Group: Continue working on the timeline for each goal on the Miro board.
Governance Processes Document	The draft document summarizing current governance processes is ready for review. Plan to review and analyze the document in the next 1-2 weeks to identify gaps and potential improvements. Clarification sought on the meaning of "gaps" (missing information vs. process flaws). Discussion on the role of secretaries and their official recognition.	Simo Simovic - Add committee secretary role and responsibilities to the current Gov Process Document
Election Processes & Tooling	- Discussion on documenting election processes for both Board and committees. Inquiry about the possibility of community members using Intersect's membership tool for their own elections. Brief discussion on the limitations and focus of current governance tools (Gov Tool). Mention of a long-term goal to move towards more direct democracy for Intersect members.	Simo Simovic: Continue working on a document explaining the election processes.