Open Source Matters is the non-profit organization which was formed to manage the legal, financial, and trademark related matters for the Joomla! project. In this issue's Leadership connections article from Open Source Matters, OSM board member Steve Burge shares some of the work that OSM has been doing during October on behalf of the Joomla! project.

New Board Members

The major event that occured for OSM during October was the arrival of several new board members.

On October 1st we welcomed 3 new members: Philip Locke, Paul Orwig and Altansukh Tumenjargal. Later in the month we welcomed 4 more: Alice Grevet, Dianne Henning, Marijke Stuivenberg and Andrea Tarr.

We're delighted to welcome such a diverse and exciting set of people. They come from the UK, the Netherlands, France, Mongolia and the US. Four of them are women. Here's a quick introduction to all the new members. You can see more detailed bios on the OSM site.

Paul Orwig

• Position: Treasurer
• Location: Parker, Colorado, USA
• Website: joomlagrove.com

Paul is also the editor of the Joomla Community Magazine (JCM) and you can see his profile here.

Altansukh Tumenjargal

• Position: Board Member
• Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Website: n20.mn

Altansukh was interviewed recently for his work with the Mongolian government and you can read the article here.

Philip Locke

• Position: Board Member (Capital Committee) 
• Location: West Sussex, UK
• Website: fastnetwebdesign.co.uk

Philip has very kindly agreed to become OSM's new Capital Committee Chair and lead our fundraising efforts.

Alice Grevet

• Position: Board Member
• Location: Paris, France
• Website: hostingparis.com

Alice writes for the JCM each month and you can see her profile here.

Marijke Stuivenberg

• Position: Board Member
• Location: Enschede, The Netherlands
• Website: joomlacommunity.eu

Marijke is a developer and a hard-working member of the Joomla Bug Squad and the Dutch Joomla community.

Dianne Henning

• Position: Board Member
• Location: Paris, France
• Website: hostingparis.com

Dianne writes for the JCM and you can see her profile here.

Andrea Tarr

• Position: Board Member
• Location: Belchertown, MA, USA
• Website: tarrconsulting.com

Andrea designed the Hathor administrator template for Joomla 1.6. Download and test it here.