# Contributors

## Chapter authors

* Introduction: Presenting The Open Source Way
  * Author(s): [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com)
* Community 101
  * Author(s): [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com), [Dave Neary](mailto:dneary@redhat.com), [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com)
* Essentials of Building a Community
  * Author(s): [Andy Oram](mailto:andyo@praxagora.com)
* Building a Strategy
  * Author(s): [Dave Neary](mailto:dneary@redhat.com) (lead), [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com)
* New Project Checklist
  * Author(s): [Lisa Caywood](mailto:lcaywood@redhat.com), [Josh Berkus](mailto:jberkus@redhat.com), [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com), [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com)
  * Editor: [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com)
* Communication Norms in Open Source Software Projects
  * Author(s): [Leslie Hawthorn](mailto:lhawthor@redhat.com)
  * Editor(s)/Reviewer(s): [Paula Dickerson](mailto:pdickers@redhat.com) (lead), Editorial team
* Building Diverse Open Source Communities by Making Them Inclusive First
  * Author(s): [Lauren Maffeo](mailto:laurenmaffeo8@gmail.com)
  * Editor(s)/Reviewer(s): [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com) (lead), [Marina Zhurakhinskaya](mailto:marinaz@redhat.com) (subject matter expert (SME) reviewer), Editorial team
* Why People Participate in Open Source Communities
  * Author(s): [Gordon Haff](mailto:ghaff@redhat.com)
  * Editor(s)/Reviewer(s): [Brian Proffitt](mailto:bkp@redhat.com) (lead), Editorial team
* Incentivizing and Rewarding Participants
  * Author(s): [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com)
* From Users to Contributors
  * Author(s): [Dave Neary](mailto:dneary@redhat.com)
* What Is a Contribution?
  * Author(s): [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com)
* Constructing an Onboarding Experience
  * Author(s): [Ray Paik](mailto:ray@cube.dev), [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com)
* Creating a Culture of Mentorship
  * Author(s): [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com), [Guedis Cardenas](mailto:guedis@palante.co)
* Project and Community Governance
  * Author(s): [Dave Neary](mailto:dneary@redhat.com), [Josh Berkus](mailto:jberkus@redhat.com), [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com)
  * Editor(s)/Reviewer(s): [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com) (lead), Editorial team
* Understanding Community Roles
  * Author(s): [Andy Oram](mailto:andyo@praxagora.com), [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com)
* Community Manager Self-Care
  * Author(s): [Ashley Nicolson](mailto:ashjayne.nicolson@gmail.com)
  * Editor(s)/Reviewer(s): [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com) (lead), [Dr. Karen Hixson](https://www.karenhixsonlpc.com/) (subject matter expert (SME) reviewer), Editorial team
* Defining Healthy Communities
  * Author(s): [Karsten Wade](mailto:kwade@redhat.com)
* Understanding Community Metrics
  * Author(s): [Ray Paik](mailto:ray@cube.dev), [Brian Proffitt](mailto:bkp@redhat.com), [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com)
  * Editor(s)/Reviewer(s): [Brian Proffitt](mailto:bkp@redhat.com) (lead), [Bryan Behrenshausen](mailto:bryan.behrenshausen@sas.com), Editorial team
* Announcing Software Releases
  * Author(s): [Brian Proffitt](mailto:bkp@redhat.com)

## Project teams

### Editorial team

* Brian Proffitt (lead)
* Shaun McCance (lead writer)
* Bryan Behrenshausen
* Paula Dickerson
* Karsten Wade