Who are the MGCI Advisors?
The Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) Advisors consist of volunteer community leaders globally and Microsoft full-time employees.
At the initiative’s launch, eight external community leaders were selected from over 130 candidates to serve 18-month terms as Board Officers and six regional leaders were chosen to promote the initiative, support Community Days events, and ensure global access to community resources. In May 2024, an additional 60+ regional leaders were appointed to better represent the diverse, global Microsoft Community.
The internal Steering Committee includes four Microsoft employees who specialize in community management and possess extensive leadership experience. Each member is required to appoint a succession delegate to maintain long-term continuity.
The MGCI is community-led, supported by Microsoft. We want to extend a big thank you to the volunteer community board members and regional leaders that give their time to lead subcommittees, create content, craft playbooks, and lead this initiative for the community.
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MGCI Advisor contributions
- Directly influence the direction of Microsoft community programs
- Gather and amplify feedback from the community at large to share with the Microsoft Steering Committee and product leaders
- Recruit new members to ensure diverse perspectives
- Provide support for community-driven events, including marketing, logistics, and speakers
- Support CommunityDays.org, a community-led, Microsoft-scaled website for event and User Group discovery, speaker bureau, and tools
- Curate recommended training for community leaders
Meet the Microsoft Global Community Initiative Advisors
Advisors are organized into board members, regional leaders, steering committee members, who contribute via subcommittees.
Board Members
Rodolfo Castro
Mexico City, Mexico
Thomas Daly
Tinton Falls, New Jersey, USA
Isidora Katanic
Liestal, Basel-Landschaf, Switzerland
Mike Maadarani
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jennifer Mason
Greater Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA
Oluwaseyi Oluwawumiju (Seyi)
Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Wes Preston
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA
Mark Rackley
Harrison, Arkansas, USA
Sharon Sumner
Somersham, Cambridgeshire, UK
Sharon Weaver
Lenexa, Kansas, USA
Regional Leaders
Kayode Adeagbo
Ota, Ogun, Nigeria
Gilda Alvarez
Orlando, Florida, USA
Tom Arbuthnot
Hitchin, Herfordshire, UK
Tim Balk
Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Robert Bogue
Carmel, Indiana, USA
Nikkia Carter
Marysville, Washington, USA
Jasjit Chopra
Mohali, Punjab, India
Augustine Correa
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
David Ertel
West Chester, Ohio, USA
Maria Espino
Gilbert, Arizona, USA
Arik Fletcher
London, England, UK
Nicolas Georgeault
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lucas Gleed
Swindon, England, UK
Daniel Glenn
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Rachel Irabor
Marsa, Malta
Sylvain Jacquemard
Lugrin, Haute-Savoie, France
Anthony Joseph
Holmdel, New Jersey, USA
Adis Jugo
Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Lucrecia Krause
Greater Orlando, Florida, USA
Haseeb Kodvavi
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nesha Lankford
Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Steve Leblond
Wylie, Texas, USA
David Leveille
Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Niclas Madsen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Phil Magnuszewski
Brookline, New Hampshire, USA
Emily Mancini
Miami, Florida, USA
Akah Mandela Munabi
Fosses, France
Viknaraj Manogararajah
Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Audrius Martinkus
Kaunas, Lithuania
Lavinia Harris Mason
Clear Island Waters, Australia
Sean McEvoy
Buffalo, New York, USA
Patrick McGown
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Iqbal Nadiadi
Harrow, Greater London, UK
Liz Nunez
Charlotte Metro, South Carolina, USA
Russell Onizuka
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Doher Drizzle Pablo
Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden
Reza Palizban
Carlsbad, California, USA
Antonella Pasquariello
Johnston, Rhode Island, USA
Sheryl Pass
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Rizki Pratama
Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia
Perla Ramirez
Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Gregor Reimling
Solingen, Northrhine Westphalia, Germany
Jason Rivera
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ben Rupp
Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Saumya Sanghvi
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Pete Simpkins
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Michael Suchacek
Praha, Hlavní Město Praha, Czech Republic
Mate Toth
Bundapest, Hungary
Kevin Trelohan
Région de Nantes, France
Jordan Uytterhagen
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Ahmad Uzair
Duba, UAE
Blanca Aurora Ramirez Valles
Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Udaya Chathuranga Wickramasekara
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
David Wilhelm
Argyle, Texas, USA
Ryan Yates
Derby, England, UK
Michał Ziemba
Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland
Microsoft Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is supported by over 300 professional community managers within Microsoft who contribute to all varieties of communities in our ecosystem. The leaders below also lead an internal Community Council to better organize these efforts from within our global organization. This is a #OneMicrosoft team effort.
Heather Cook
Los Angeles, California, USA
Karuana Gatimu
Redmond, Washington, USA
Scott Hanselman
Portland, Oregon, USA
Bryan Hart
Shoreline, Washington, USA
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