<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-59fcfc2d-7fff-bc0d-8704-06b4c0b97786"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear GRASS Community,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I am honored to be nominated to join the GRASS GIS Project Steering Committee (PSC). As a geospatial software engineer and researcher at NC State University, and the founder of OpenPlains Inc., I have been deeply involved with GRASS GIS over the past years. In my academic role, I have had the opportunity to engage with many individuals about GRASS GIS, working to formulate a strategy for its ongoing sustainability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To ensure the continued success of GRASS, we must focus on developing our community, maintaining and advancing our codebase, and exploring funding opportunities. As a member of the PSC, I aim to help guide GRASS in promoting its strengths and enhancing its accessibility to both current and new users. Additionally, I am committed to achieving project funding milestones to alleviate the maintenance burden that heavily rests on our community's maintainers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you for your consideration,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Corey White</span></p></div>