ICANNWiki:ICANNWiki Staff (2017)

ICANNWiki is a non-profit dedicated to empowering participants within ICANN and beyond to understand the fundamental underpinnings of the Internet Governance ecosystem. This work is a bottom-up process, much like the multistakeholder model that guides ICANN. Stakeholders from across the globe can contribute to the wealth of knowledge about ICANN and IG, now in four languages.

In addition to the work contributed by the multitude of users, ICANNWiki is guided by a small staff dedicated to keeping the site diverse, informative and welcoming. Here is our current staff for 2017:

Dustin Phillips

Dustin Phillips is Co-Executive Director at ICANNWiki. He has been with ICANNWiki since ICANN53 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and during his tenure has focused his energy on making ICANNWiki more accessible and engaging. Dustin also works with the Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society as Assistant Director, where he is helping with the development of the Internet Policy Forum.

What excites you most about ICANNWiki? I’ve been with ICANNWiki for a 1.5 years and I was blessed to have had a strong lineup of leaders and contributors on this project before me that built ICANNWiki into one of the most trusted, thorough and reliable resources on the world of ICANN. Through their hard work, my co-director, Jackie, and I have been put in a great position to build the resource and use it to enhance engagement in ICANN and Internet governance worldwide. I get the most excited about ICANNWiki, when I see its potential to build capacity for a truly inclusive and diverse multistakeholder community. Through ICANNWiki we are able to continually build and improve an encyclopedic documentation of ICANN and translate that content into a growing number of languages that enable more people to learn about and participate in the governance of the Internet in a way that is relevant to them. As the Internet reaches more of the world, it is essential that newly connected communities are able to understand the Internet and how it is governed, enabling them to participate in shaping the future of the Internet in a way that benefits them. I believe that ICANNWiki is playing an important role in making this possible.

Jackie Treiber

Jacqueline Treiber is the Co-Executive Director of ICANNWiki. Her journey began in Singapore at ICANN 52, where she learned the ropes of ICANN and ICANNWiki with former Community Manager, Jonah Geil-Neufeld. Nearly two years later, she has dove deep into outreach, including the project’s Translation Initiative and Edit-a-thon events. She works closely with fellow Co-Executive Director, Dustin Phillips to ensure the the project’s success. Her interests within Internet governance pertain to access, specifically women's access issues across the globe.

Q: What excites you most about ICANNWiki? My background isn’t tech, so starting at ICANNWiki was at first, somewhat intimidating. By using the site I manage to educate myself on all the moving parts within ICANN and beyond, I was able to grasp some fairly dense subjects. As a bottom-up produced resource (thanks multistakeholderism!), ICANNWiki is a tremendous equalizer for anyone facing barriers to joining the Internet governance community--whether that stems from gender, language or general usability, ICANNWiki makes it easier for newcomers to orient themselves and feel confident in their path forward.

Vivian Hua

Vivian Hua is the Communications Manager for ICANNWiki, as well as an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker who frequently traverses the West Coast. She is fascinated by synthesizing divergent styles, groups, and schools of thought, and this can be found throughout her work, which unifies her interest in the metaphysical with her belief that art can positively transform the self and society.

Q: What excites you most about ICANNWiki? What excites me most about ICANNWiki is that it is a microcosm of the larger ICANN structure, which, at its finest, gives anybody who has an interest and the willingness some power to contribute to the larger internet governance community. Our site is now available in four languages, and growing, because self-motivated individuals have propelled our global initiatives in places we never would have imagined. That type of ground-up build-out is something that is very important to create any sort of long-term change -- especially now -- and is particular effective when it intersects or is supported from the top down, as ICANNWiki is.