📰 Blog post announcing board member changes

_boardmembers/velda-kiara.md

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+github: "VeldaKiara"
+index: 10
+name: "Velda Kiara"
+photo_url: "/img/board/velda.png"
+role: "DEFNA Director"
+twitter: "VeldaKiara"
+website: "https://veldakiara.notion.site/Velda-Kiara-46aec24028fd4e8dbdba003097c18b5b"
+---
+
+Velda Kiara is a passionate software developer and technical writer with a love for crafting Python code, particularly for Django. Beyond her coding expertise, she actively contributes to open-source projects, sharing her knowledge and enhancing both code and documentation. Additionally, Velda demonstrates her commitment to the tech community by volunteering her time and skills to communities like Black Python Devs, where she serves as the vice chair of the community, fostering inclusivity and promoting the growth of underrepresented black people in the tech landscape. She is also currently an organizer for DjangoCon US and serves as the CoC chair.

_boardmembers/jennifer-myers.md → _pastmembers/jennifer-myers.md

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 github: ""
-index: 3
+index: 11
 name: "Jennifer Myers"
 photo_url: "/img/board/jen.jpg"
 role: "DEFNA Treasurer"

_posts/2024-05-01-board-updates.md

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+---
+author_avatar: defna
+author_name: Tim Schilling
+author_url: /about
+categories: ""
+date: 2024-05-01 06:00:00
+feature_image: 2017-07-20
+layout: post
+read_time: ""
+show_avatar: true
+show_related_posts: false
+title: "Board Member Update for May 2024"
+permalink: /announcements/2023/05/01/board-updates/
+---
+
+We have a new board member as of May 2024!
+
+## Outgoing Director
+
+We would like to take a moment to thank our outgoing director, Jennifer Myers for her contributions to our board during her years of service. Jen joined the board in 2021 and has been an invaluable asset to the board during her tenure as treasurer. <Need something here>. We are deeply grateful for the time and effort she has invested.
+
+## Incoming Director
+
+### Velda Kiara
+
+Velda Kiara is a passionate software developer and technical writer with a love for crafting Python code, particularly for Django. Beyond her coding expertise, she actively contributes to open-source projects, sharing her knowledge and enhancing both code and documentation. Additionally, Velda demonstrates her commitment to the tech community by volunteering her time and skills to communities like Black Python Devs, where she serves as the vice chair of the community, fostering inclusivity and promoting the growth of underrepresented black people in the tech landscape. She is also currently an organizer for DjangoCon US and serves as the CoC chair.