On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, the Drupal Association General Assembly held its third election. The Drupal Association elected both new permanent members to the Drupal Association, and a new Board of Directors.

There were 27 candidates who submitted applications to the Drupal Association, which includes existing members re-applying for board positions in 2009. Of those, we elected six new members as permanent members, and a board consisting of eight individuals.

Specific vote results are itemized below the break.

Six new members received a 2/3 majority vote by the attending members of the General Assembly were elected as Permanent Members:

1. Tiffany Farriss
2. Bill Fitzgerald
3. Cary Gordon
4. Jeff Robbins
5. David Strauss
6. Kristof Van Tomme

This brings our total number of permanent members to 30. For a full list, see http://association.drupal.org/about/staff.

Following the Permanent Member vote, the new General Assembly was asked to elect a new Board. Of 9 eligible members, 7 were selected, bringing the total board for 2009 to 8 members:

1. Dries Buytaert
2. Angela Byron
3. Tiffany Farriss
4. Larry Garfield
5. Cary Gordon
6. Gerhard Killesreiter
7. Kieran Lal
8. Jacob Redding

We would like to sincerely thank the 2008 board, who achieved many excellent goals including spear-heading Drupal.org redesign efforts, putting on two successful Drupalcons, and establishing a Legal FAQ around GPL issues. Thanks also go to Dries Knapen, who has stepped down to focus on his professional life after doing a tremendous job boot-strapping the Drupal Association as one of its founding members. And last but not least, we would also like to thank all community members who applied. These votes are never easy, and we hope to see even those of you who were not selected this time continue to pursue the excellent goals outlined in your applications.