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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">Hello,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">I am writing to share the great news that Jennifer Gibson will join as Dryad’s Executive Director this October. Jennifer’s leadership will help navigate an ambitious and exciting time here at Dryad, as we experience
notable growth in submissions, membership, and partnerships. We are thrilled to be welcoming Jennifer, who is an accomplished nonprofit leader and open science advocate. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">Read our full announcement </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.datadryad.org%2F2021%2F08%2F17%2Fdryad-appoints-jennifer-gibson-as-executive-director%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca0e835b0b60c4720cfb908d96282070f%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637649132861758883%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=7Uo4ppEGVZfFeBYDqpo7%2FO%2BFoLeDepqUDYUAUlvQr%2BU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://blog.datadryad.org/2021/08/17/dryad-appoints-jennifer-gibson-as-executive-director/" shash="iabhARYtKoEmsrmpfUs3lV/MEBUKZEfrHbxHODtAUtvdEt41HOgb78z4ihfBXkAfLxZi1mAl7BQQmjf99DhMnkCqI6BC1c1xB9EYq9U7+uD9cn4VhUPYwCr9jkMlP1VsfrCXGvQYuSjlhkCQ+29WFWsewDBB9HvH9zdJrXjJr6k="><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#1155CC">here.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">On behalf of the Dryad Board of Directors, we appreciate your continued support of the Dryad community and look forward to engaging with you in the future.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">Best,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">Johan Nilsson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">Chair, Dryad Board of Directors</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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