# Ruth Cheesley, the Mautic Project Lead at Acquia, on Building and Growing Open Source Communities

**URL:** <https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ruth-cheesley-the-mautic-project-lead-at-acquia-on-building-and-growing-open-source-communities/1089>\
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**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ruth-cheesley-the-mautic-project-lead-at-acquia-on-building-and-growing-open-source-communities/1089 "2022-09-16T14:02:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ruth-cheesley-the-mautic-project-lead-at-acquia-on-building-and-growing-open-source-communities/1089/1 "2022-09-16T14:02:46Z")

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[Ruth Cheesley](https://twitter.com/RCheesley) shares her experience with OSS governance, why Open Source Friday is so important, and how she helps diversify the contributor base.

Listen at 🎙 [https://podcast.sustainoss.org/138](https://podcast.sustainoss.org/138)