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New community manager Yanina Bellini Saibene, more than 10,000 packages on R-universe, new packages and package news
🔗 Hello! I am Yanina Bellini Saibene, your new community manager. I’m so excited to join rOpenSci in this role, and support such an important project in open science and in the R Community. When I saw the call for the position, I thought that my over 20 years of experience as a community builder, teacher, and researcher aligned perfectly with it. I believe in the power of open science at the service of people, that education is the best tool we have to improve lives, and that the most effective way to make changes is as part of a community....
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