Merge pull request #1609 from adpi2/blog-post-zainab-ali

Add blog post to announce Zainab Ali as new community representative

Author: darjutak

blog/_posts/2024-03-14-new-ab-community-rep.md

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+post-type: blog
+by: The Scala Center
+title: Zainab Ali joins the Advisory Board of the Scala Center as Community Representative
+description: Announcement of Zainab Ali joining the Scala Center Advisory Board as the new Community Representative
+---
+
+We are delighted to welcome Zainab Ali as a new community representative to the Scala Center’s advisory board.
+Zainab brings a diverse range of experiences and a deep passion for Scala and its surrounding ecosystem.
+She will be serving alongside Eugene Yokota in the role of community representative.
+Both representatives are voting members of the board.
+
+Zainab’s journey in the Scala community includes:
+
+- Contributing to various functional programming libraries.
+- Educating and mentoring others, empowering developers to leverage Scala’s capabilities.
+- Speaking frequently at Scala conferences and participating in program committees.
+- Facilitating meaningful discussions within the community.
+- Being the driving force behind the London Scala User Group.
+
+Beyond her technical contributions, Zainab has been a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion in the community.
+Her tireless efforts to create a more welcoming and equitable environment perfectly align with the values and mission of the Scala Center.
+
+As a Community Representative, Zainab will serve as a spokesperson for the Scala community, ensuring that diverse perspectives are represented and community voices are heard at Advisory Board meetings.
+Please join us in welcoming Zainab Ali to the Center’s advisory board.
+We look forward to collaborating with Zainab as we continue to shape the future of Scala together.
+
+**Did you know?** Advisory Board members are eligible to submit project proposals that they believe the Scala Center should work on.
+As part of the board, the community is invited to submit proposals through the Community Representatives.
+Check out the [proposal template](https://github.com/scalacenter/advisoryboard/blob/master/templates/proposal.md) or [previous proposals](https://github.com/scalacenter/advisoryboard/tree/master/proposals).
+
+**Reminder:** all the Scala Center quarterly reports and board meeting notes are public.
+You can find them [here](https://scala.epfl.ch/records.html).
+You can also find the current Scala Center roadmap in this [blog post](https://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2024/02/06/scala-center-2024-roadmap.html).