<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Hello, </div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Thank you for this important question. </div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">My experience in policy development has been shaped by active participation within the ICANN ecosystem and leadership in broader global and regional Internet Governance forums. My direct involvement with ICANN was fostered through ICANN's policy paper related to Universal Access, and open standards. This experience provided me with a foundation in the complexities of the DNS system, policy development, and the multi-stakeholder model from a non-commercial perspective. Within the UN IGF framework, I have been deeply involved in AI governance, notably serving as the Team Lead for the PNAI Sub-group on Liability as a mechanism for supporting AI accountability. In this role, we explored financial liability frameworks to safeguard communities from algorithmic harms, which culminated in co-authoring the PNAI Policy Brief. Furthermore, as the Chapter President of ISOC Colombia and an active member of the ISOC Gender Standing Group, my policy work has centered on grassroots digital rights, researching the implications of platform moderation policies in Colombia and analyzing the risks of disinformation and digital rights violations. I have consistently advocated within the IGF and the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance for policies that combat tech-facilitated violence and ensure safe, inclusive digital spaces for marginalized groups.<br><br>If elected to the NCUC Executive Committee, I intend to bring my human-centric lens to several key policy areas going forward. First, I am committed to defending the privacy of non-commercial registrants under WHOIS and data privacy frameworks, ensuring that data disclosure policies within ICANN do not compromise the physical or digital safety of activists, educators, and NGOs who face tangible real-world risks. Second, drawing directly from my work with the PNAI, I want to bridge the gap between emerging AI governance and domain policies, assessing how the intersection of these technologies might weaponize DNS Abuse definitions or disproportionately silence non-commercial voices. Finally, building on my experience promoting open knowledge and safe environments, I will push for policies that treat linguistic inclusion, digital literacy, and online safety as fundamental human rights rather than technical afterthoughts. I look forward to bringing this intersection of technical policy, AI ethics, and human-centric advocacy to the NCUC's ongoing work.<br><br>Best regards,</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Umut Pajaro Velasquez</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM Kathy Kleiman <kathy@dnrc.tech> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>Yes, and hello Candidates, and thank you so much for running!
This is a very exciting election with such exceptional talent and
interest. </p>
<p><i>I was hoping each of you would share your experience in ICANN
policy issues (comments, working groups, etc), and what type of
policy issues you would like to participate in going forward? </i> </p>
<p>Best regards, </p>
<p>Kathy</p>
<div>On 5/22/2026 4:35 PM, Andrea Glandon
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EC Rep-AF-Ines Hfaiedh<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-AF-Houda Chihi<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-EU-Farell Folly<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-AP-Jasmine Ko<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-AP-Razoana Moslam<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-NA-Namra Naseer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-LAC-Umut Pájaro<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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EC Rep-LAC-Lia Hernández<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2026
Election wiki page:
<a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/bgDTOw" target="_blank">https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/bgDTOw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Glandon</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Operations Sr. Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Internet
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