January 2026 Election of Officers Minutes

Background The previous Chair will conduct nominations from the floor for the position of Chair. The Chair will then call for a vote. Once elected, the new Chair will assume the role of Chair for the remainder of the meeting.

Motion: "Resolved, that the 2026 Chair of the Board of Directors is elected as follows: Steve Springett"

Sponsor: Ricardo Griffith Second: Sam Stepanyan

Vote

• Steve Springett: YES
• Ricardo Griffith: YES
• Harold Blankenship: YES
• Sam Stepanyan: YES
• Ashwini Siddhi: YES
• Kelly Santalucia: YES
• Marisa Fagan: YES

In Favor: 7-0

At this point, the acting Chair (Ricardo Griffith) will hand the meeting over to the new Chair, Steve Springett, who ran the rest of the meeting.

Background The Chair will conduct nominations from the floor for the position of Vice Chair. The Chair will then call for a vote.

There were three nominations for Vice Chair: Ricardo Griffith, Harold Blankenship, and Sam Stepanyan. After a short discussion, Marisa Fagan brought up a point of order asking for a short five minute speech from each nominee per Roberts Rules of Order. Each nominee spoke for a few minutes on why they would like to be Vice Chair. To resolve the candidate, a viva voce vote (RONR 46:37) was held using Zoom's polling feature (anonymous poll results), with the following results of two rounds of viva voce voting:

• First Round: Ricardo Griffith - 3 votes, Harold Blankenship - 3 votes, Sam Stepanyan - 1 votes. As no candidate received a majority, Sam Stepanyan was eliminated.
• Second Round: Ricardo Griffith - 4 votes, Harold Blankenship - 3 votes. As Ricardo Griffith received a majority, he moves forward to a vote.

Motion: "Resolved, that the 2026 Vice Chair of the Board of Directors is elected as follows: Ricardo Griffith"

Sponsor: Steve Springett Second: Ricardo Griffith

Vote

• Steve Springett: YES
• Ricardo Griffith: YES
• Harold Blankenship: YES
• Sam Stepanyan: YES
• Ashwini Siddhi: YES
• Kelly Santalucia: YES
• Marisa Fagan: YES

In Favor: 7-0

Background The Chair will conduct nominations from the floor for the position of Treasurer. The Chair will then call for a vote.

Only one nomination was made for Treasurer, Harold Blankenship. Vote was held:

Motion: "Resolved, that the 2026 Treasurer of the Board of Directors is elected as follows: Harold Blankenship"

Sponsor: Steve Springett Second: Ricardo Griffith

Vote

• Steve Springett: YES
• Ricardo Griffith: YES
• Harold Blankenship: YES
• Sam Stepanyan: YES
• Ashwini Siddhi: YES
• Kelly Santalucia: YES
• Marisa Fagan: YES

In Favor: 7-0

Background The Chair will conduct nominations from the floor for the position of Secretary. The Chair will then call for a vote. Once elected, the new Secretary will assume the role of Secretary for the remainder of the meeting, collecting minutes from the previous Secretary as necessary.

Initially, no nominations were made for Secretary. After a short discussion, Marisa Fagan stepped in to become the Secretary, with the OWASP Foundation to assist in the preparation of minutes. Vote was held.

Motion: "Resolved, that the 2026 Secretary of the Board of Directors is elected as follows: Marisa Fagan"

Sponsor: Steve Springett Second: Ashwini Siddhi

Vote

• Steve Springett: YES
• Ricardo Griffith: YES
• Harold Blankenship: YES
• Sam Stepanyan: YES
• Ashwini Siddhi: YES
• Kelly Santalucia: YES
• Marisa Fagan: YES

In Favor: 7-0