Watch the 2018 At-Large Candidate Forum for the NAC Elections
There are 25 candidates running for at-large seats in the National Advisory Council (NAC). Eleven candidates were able to participate in the short-notice At-Large Candidate Forum on the evening of February 5.
To check out candidate responses and learn more about their visions, watch this recording:
Remember to vote by February 9, 11:59 pm PT.
Participating Candidates
Aaron Borden (Open Oakland)
Nina Kin (Hack for LA)
Taylor Smith (Code for Phoenix)
Eric Jackson (Code for Asheville)
Jill Bjers (Code for Charlotte)
Jason Hibbets (Code for Raleigh)
Carl Lewis (Open Savannah)
Dawn McDougall (Code for Philly)
Chris Alfano (Code for Philly)
Noel Hidalgo (BetaNYC)
Jesse Biroscak (Code for Boston)
Candidate responses to, “What are your top priorities for the 2018 NAC?”, are below:
Aaron (Open Oakland)- Make it easy for Brigade members to participate with NAC. Brigades largely operate locally in their communities but we need the brigade network to work remotely and distributed in order to be effective.
Nina (Hack for LA)- Facilitate direct lines of communication between brigades, empower brigade leaders and members to share knowledge with each other to create a distributed network, not just a centralized one that relies on NAC/CFA.
Taylor (Code for Phoenix)- Mentor/mentee program, Working with government partners
Eric (Code for Asheville)- Communication in both directions. Brigades need to know what the NAC is doing. NAC also key to conveying information from brigade to brigade, with a strong focus on storytelling.
Jill (Code for Charlotte)- Knowledge Sharing and Communication are my top priorities. Creating a knowledge base to share best practices and advice will supercharge our community and having greater communication between brigades, and NAC are essential. NAC needs visibility, transparency, and to be able to communicate directly with brigades.
Jason (Code for Raleigh)- Collaboration between Brigades. I’d like to continue the work with the brigade action teams and foster non-coding projects across the national network
Carl (Open Savannah)- Visibility of NAC and consistency in communications. A brand identity to make NAC more visible. NAC listed on CfA website, needs space of its own. Everything Jill said.
Dawn (Code for Philly)- Creating better pathways for sustainability, tackling burn out, and creating value by institutionalizing civic tech leadership, creating more opportunities for leadership, and distributing work across more people in the network
Chris (Code for Philly)- Distribute information and keep everyone on the same page
Noel (BetaNYC)- Proper representation nationally and internationally, Brigade leadership academy
Jesse (Code for Boston)- Documentation of successful / unsuccessful brigade processes. Figuring out the relationship with CfAHQ.
