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title: "Community Spotlight: Paula Paul"
description: We're excited to shine a spotlight on Paula Paul in this month's FINOS Community Spotlight.
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[Community Spotlight](https://www.finos.org/community-spotlight)

# [Community Spotlight: Paula Paul](https://www.finos.org/community-spotlight/2024-06-19-paula-paul)

 Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/community-spotlight/author/finos-team) | Jun 21, 2024 12:20:34 PM

We're excited to shine a spotlight on Paula Paul in this month's FINOS Community Spotlight.

 

Paula is a Distinguished Engineer with Greyshore Associates and serves on the board of the OpenJS Foundation. As a recently appointed FINOS Ambassador, Paula has made a significant impact on our community as host of an inaugural event in Boston last month focusing on open source in finance and DEI initiatives. Paula is a maintainer of the FINOS A11y Theme Builder project and is actively involved in the Linux Foundation’s Theme Builder Mentorship, sponsored by Discover Financial Services. Additionally, she is a key participant in the FINOS DEI SIG and will be  speaking at the [Open Source in Finance Forum in London on June 26th](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-london/).

Paula’s dedication to open source, mentorship, and diversity is truly inspiring. Her leadership and expertise exemplify the core values of FINOS, making a significant difference in our collective mission to drive open innovation in financial services.

We are also thrilled to announce that Paula is the newest member of the [FINOS Technical Oversight Committee (TOC)](https://github.com/finos/technical-oversight-committee). In this role, she will help guide the strategic direction of FINOS projects. The next TOC meeting will be on Wednesday, July 3rd, at 12 pm EST / 5 pm BST. The second round of voting is scheduled for 6 September 2024, after the summer break, which means that - if you’re an active FINOS contributor, or employed by a [FINOS Member](http://finos.org/members) -  you still have 2 months to submit your candidacies [via GitHub issues](https://github.com/finos/technical-oversight-committee/issues?q=is:issue+is:open+TOC+candidacy).

We are proud to recognize Paula Paul’s contributions and look forward to her continued influence in the community.

## Get Involved

**Interested in FINOS open source projects? Click the link below to see how to get involved in the FINOS Community.**

 

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