Announcing Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q1 2025! 🎉

The PSF is pleased to announce its first batch of PSF Fellows for 2025! Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q1! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:

Aidis Stukas

Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X(Twitter)

Baptiste Mispelon

Website, Mastodon

Charlie Marsh 

X(Twitter), GitHub 

Felipe de Morais

X (Twitter), LinkedIn 

Frank Wiles

Website

Ivy Fung Oi Wei

Jon Banafato 

Website

Julia Duimovich

Leandro Enrique Colombo Viña 

X(Twitter), GitHub, LinkedIn, Instagram

Mike Pirnat

Website, Mastodon

Sage Sharp

Tereza Iofciu 

Website, GitHub, Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn

Velda Kiara

Website, LinkedIn, X(Twitter), Mastodon, Bluesky, GitHub

Thank you for your continued contributions. We have added you to our Fellows Roster.

The above members help support the Python ecosystem by being phenomenal leaders, sustaining the growth of the Python scientific community, maintaining virtual Python communities, maintaining Python libraries, creating educational material, organizing Python events and conferences, starting Python communities in local regions, and overall being great mentors in our community. Each of them continues to help make Python more accessible around the world. To learn more about the new Fellow members, check out their links above.

Let's continue recognizing Pythonistas all over the world for their impact on our community. The criteria for Fellow members is available on our PSF Fellow Membership page. If you would like to nominate someone to be a PSF Fellow, please send a description of their Python accomplishments and their email address to psf-fellow at python.org. Quarter 2 nominations will be in review soon. We are accepting nominations for Quarter 2 of 2025 through May 20th, 2025.

Are you a PSF Fellow and want to help the Work Group review nominations? Contact us at psf-fellow at python.org.

A thank you to the Oregon State University Open Source Lab

The Python Software Foundation has had infrastructure hosted with the Oregon State University Open Source Lab (OSUOSL) since 2012. For many years our core infrastructure was hosted there, and to this day the host our x86 benchmark server for CPython that feeds speed.python.org.

We are saddened to hear that The Open Source Lab at Oregon State University has reached a funding crisis point, and want to send our heartfelt gratitude to Lance, the student employees, and teams of volunteers who have provided infrastructure to projects like us since their inception in 2004.

Python Software Foundation Names New Deputy Executive Director

As the Python programming language continues to grow in popularity, our work here at PSF is also growing and evolving. To support our ongoing success, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) is promoting Loren Crary to Deputy Executive Director effective immediately.

"Loren Crary’s promotion to Deputy Executive Director is a testament to her outstanding contributions, both within and beyond her official scope as Director of Resource Development. Her leadership and dedication have been instrumental in advancing the Python Software Foundation’s mission, and her new role marks another fantastic step forward for our organization. The entire community benefits from her vision and expertise, and we are thrilled she has accepted this position." Dawn Wages, PSF Board Chair

Crary’s work at the PSF has been exemplary and she is constantly widening the frame on the work that she does here. This promotion serves to formally recognize that Loren’s role here has expanded, and that her increased responsibility is part of our ongoing plan to set the PSF up for continued growth and success.

“When people step up and show that they are willing to learn and change and grow, it’s a huge win for small organizations like the PSF. I’m so glad that we can promote Loren and look forward to many more years with her here at the PSF.” Deb Nicholson, PSF Executive Director

Loren has been serving the PSF for over three years as our Director of Resource Development and has been continually deepening her responsibilities. She will continue to bolster our strategic planning and budgeting processes with the Board and staff. She will also continue to provide support for our Program Director, Olivia Sauls, on the planning and execution of PyCon US going forward. Loren will also continue her stewardship of the PSF’s revenue, including sponsorships and developing new revenue channels, and continue to collaborate with our Community Communications Manager, Marie Nordin, in her work on community, outgoing grants, and communication work across the whole organization.

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The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. You can help fund the PSF by making a donation or becoming a member.