# 2021 CoCo Election: Kelle Cruz

**URL:** https://community.openastronomy.org/t/2021-coco-election-kelle-cruz/129
**Category:** Astropy
**Tags:** coco-election
**Created:** [August 13, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/2021-coco-election-kelle-cruz/129 "2021-08-13T15:33:08Z")
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### Author: ![kelle](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.openastronomy.org/kelle/32/39_2.png) [@kelle](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/kelle)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/2021-coco-election-kelle-cruz/129/1 "2021-08-13T15:33:08Z")

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It would be my honor to continue to serve on the Coordination Committee of the Astropy Project. I have been involved in the Project for eight years and have been active in several areas, including education, tutorials, and workshops; external fundraising; and on the Finance Committee. I am passionate about improving the sustainability of the Project. In particular, I work to cultivate and expand the user base by providing educational materials and support communities for new users. I am also dedicated to identifying mechanisms to support and retain existing maintainers. I am eager to be a part of developing this new and innovative model of software development and will continue to be a dedicated advocate for the Project and the scientific open source software ecosystem in the broader scientific community.