# 2024 Matrix Governing Board Endorsements

Source: https://sumnerevans.com/posts/matrix/2024-matrix-governing-board-endorsements/
Published: 2024-05-08
Matrix, Matrix Governing Board, Endorsements

I'm running for the Matrix Governing Board as an Individual Member (see my
[Platform](https://sumnerevans.com/posts/matrix/2024-matrix-governing-board/)) and I am only eligible
to vote as an individual member, but I would like to endorse a few Ecosystem
Member candidates who are well qualified to represent the ecosystem.

## Kim Brose

I endorse **Kim Brose (HarHarLinks)** representing Matrix Community Events as an
Ecosystem Member candidate.

I met Kim in Berlin at the
[first Community Matrix Summit](https://sumnerevans.com/posts/travel/2022-berlin-matrix-summit/summit/)
and has been active in organizing many other Matrix community events including
the
[2023](https://sumnerevans.com/posts/travel/2023-fosdem/fosdem/#the-matrix-community-meetup)
and
[2024](https://sumnerevans.com/posts/travel/2024-fosdem/fosdem/#matrix-community-meetup)
Matrix Community Meetups at FOSDEM. He is a great community builder and is
consistently welcoming to newcomers at the events. His Matrix pedigree is also
deep and includes running a homeserver for multiple people, contributing to the
[simplematrixbotlib](https://github.com/imbev/simplematrixbotlib), and
contributions to many other projects. He also is a public figure from Nordeck
and presents their work on widgets regularly. Kim would provide a valuable
perspective on the Matrix ecosystem as he has been involved so many aspects of
our community.

## Nico

I endorse **Nico (Nicolas Werner)** representing Nheko as an Ecosystem Member
candidate.

I met Nico in Berlin at the
[first Community Matrix Summit](https://sumnerevans.com/posts/travel/2022-berlin-matrix-summit/summit/)
although I'd known of him much before that through his work on Nheko. Nheko is
one of the most fully-featured non-Element clients in the ecosystem. The Nheko
project has led to many Spec clarifications and improvements and continues to
stress-test the viability of new proposals. The Client-Server API often feels
like it was designed by backend developers who are guessing at how clients will
be implemented. However, there are many things that can be done to the
Client-Server API that will improve client developers experience. Having strong
client representation on the Governing board will ensure that clients have a
seat at the table in discussions about the priorities of Matrix.


> [!TASK] Election Results
>
> **2024-06-03**: The results of the first Governing Board Election have been
> [posted on the Matrix.org Blog](https://matrix.org/blog/2024/06/election-results/).
>
> I am happy that both Kim and Nico were elected as ecosystem members, and I am
> grateful that I was elected as an individual member.
>
> Thank you to those who voted for me!