• Link to Snapshot: (Snapshot)
• Preferred Name and/or ENS name: kendraleong.eth
• Forum username: KLeong
• Twitter profile link (optional): @kendra_leong
• Why do you think you would be a good steward of this working group?
I believe that trust, communication and action are key variables necessary for successfully moving any organization forward.
Within the meta-governance context, trust is built by knowing clearly what processes exist, for accomplishing certain actions. Accordingly, I believe it is important that ENS is continually reviewing the current governance processes – both for transparency and functionality – and facilitating any updates or additions as necessary (including the Code of Conduct). Further, by improving the management and diversification of treasury management - including continuing the momentum, discussion and analysis around the Treasury RFP and an endowment - we can build even more trust and faith that ENS will be a long-term, sustainable organization. Having administered a grants program and numerous RFP processes in the past, I believe I could bring an interesting perspective to this process. Along with the other elected stewards, I would ensure that we focus on these important items as part of the upcoming term.
Through communication – in discord, on the forum, and via twitter and external speaking engagements, we can ensure that others are engaged, onboarded and valued as members of the organization. We need to make sure we engage members early, and often, to better understand their reasons for participation, and make sure that we are attending to and appropriately compensating those valuable contributors to the system. And, we need to ensure that we have regular meta-governance meetings to ensure proper discussions around important issues. We also want to make sure that we have a clear picture of what our metrics look like, the tools and methods we use to capture and administer them, and ensure these are visible and digestible to our users and community.
And finally - action. Trust and communication don’t matter, if action is not taken to implement and push forward ideas and proposals in a meaningful way. Having spent numerous years in operations, strategy, law, and governance – managing delegated projects involving numerous stakeholders - I am nimble at navigating the logistical and management hurdles in getting things done in a timely way, as well as the importance of nuanced communication and negotiation to make sure that everyone feels heard, while continuing to move projects forward. I would bring these same capabilities to help action items in meaningful ways to help improve meta-governance for the good of ENS. And, I would ensure that a meta-governance budget (as well as any other operational requirements) are kept up-to-date, transparent, and consistent with the form and process adhered to from other working groups.
Since December 2021, I have been working on she256’s Core Governance Team (she256 is a top 10 ENS voter/delegate) - determining voting position on ENS votes as well as among other DAOs for which she256 is also a delegate. As a contributor within the ENS forum, I have weighed in on different meta-governance discussion items ranging from the by-laws, to the possible transition of the DAO to an RFP model. Through all of this, I gained significant understanding of different mechanisms of meta-governance across web3 and different protocols, as well as some of the nuances within ENS and its Meta-Governance Working Group.
I believe I possess skills that would bring significant value to ENS and would be humbled if given the opportunity to contribute in this way alongside some other amazing individuals.