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'''Maria Farrell''' Maria Farrell is a writer and independent consultant; her expertise is in Internet policy development, communication, and community-building.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?page_id=2 mariafarrell.com]</ref> She currently serves as a Committee member on [[ICANN]]'s [[Nominating Committee]], and as a Communications Consultant and Task Manager of Electronic Waste (Brazil) for infoDev, an IT division within The World Bank.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn.com]</ref>

'''Maria Farrell''' Maria Farrell is a writer and independent consultant; her expertise is in Internet policy development, communication, and community-building.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?page_id=2 mariafarrell.com]</ref> She currently serves as a Committee member on [[ICANN]]'s [[Nominating Committee]], and as a Communications Consultant and Task Manager of Electronic Waste (Brazil) for infoDev, an IT division within The World Bank.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn.com]</ref>

She is a contributor to the blog, [http://www.crookedtimber.org/ CrookedTimber.org].

She is a contributor to the blog, [http://www.crookedtimber.org/ CrookedTimber.org]. Ms. Farrell is a former [[Category:ICANN Staff|ICANN staff member]].

===ICANN Involvement===

===ICANN Involvement===

Ms. Farrell represents the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] on the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]],<ref>[http://nomcom.icann.org/members-2011.htm NomCom.ICANN.org]</ref> she has been a part of the NomCom since December, 2010.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn]</ref> At [[ICANN San Francisco]], Maria Farrel noted at the public comment forum how [[Rod Beckstrom]] was forcing the departure of a large number of experienced staffers under his management of the organization, herself included; she openly criticized this "hollowing out" of expertise within the body and decried the degradation of its international reputation.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?cat=7 MariaFarrell.com]</ref> That opinion was met with sustained applause a the forum, and has been seconded by other [[ICANN]] insiders.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/13/has-icann-already-fired-beckstrom News.Dot.Nxt.com]</ref>

Ms. Farrell represents the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] on the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]],<ref>[http://nomcom.icann.org/members-2011.htm NomCom.ICANN.org]</ref> she has been a part of the NomCom since December, 2010.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn]</ref> At [[ICANN San Francisco]], Maria Farrel noted at the public comment forum how [[Rod Beckstrom]] was forcing the departure of a large number of experienced staffers under his management of the organization, herself included; she openly criticized this "hollowing out" of expertise within the body and decried the degradation of its international reputation.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?cat=7 MariaFarrell.com]</ref> That opinion was met with sustained applause a the forum, and has been seconded by other [[ICANN]] insiders.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/13/has-icann-already-fired-beckstrom News.Dot.Nxt.com]</ref>