Core Team Roles & Structure

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Structure & Governance
KlimaDAO Core Team consists of the project’s co-founders, and individuals deemed to have the skills, delivery track record and demonstrated merit to contribute to the long-term mission and scaling-up of KlimaDAO’s product and platform. 
The existing mechanism for on-boarding new members to Core is via a majority vote held by the existing Core members. The vote is an informed decision making process, with existing Core members having full insight into the prospective member’s track record - both in terms of their contributions to the DAO, and their previous experiences. The existing mechanism to relieve Core members of their duties is via a majority vote by Core team members. 
Member Roles
Archimedes
Backend functional steward
Smart contract development & deployment
Coordinates with Olympus on new contract development and technical advice.
Sources strategic partnerships
Carbon market expert.
Atmosfearful
Frontend functional steward
Manages Scrum process for Engineering team
Supports product scoping, design feedback, UI/UX and accessibility
Krian
Policy Team co-steward.
Strategic vision for future tokenomics and policy mechanisms.
Chaz Schmidt
Community manager
Discord bot maintenance
Social media strategy and logistics
DeFi domain expert - brings deep background and network from EthHub / DeFi Pulse / Index Coop
A public face of Core - attends conferences and other public speaking engagements to represent KlimaDAO
Cujo
Policy Team co-steward
Data & Metrics contributor (Dune dashboards, Subgraphs)
Smart contract development & deployment
Financial modeling to inform Policy Team objectives
Dionysus
Carbon market expert
Coordinates with VCM industry groups
Provides strategic input re. on-chain carbon market development
Partnerships contributor: advises on carbon accounting methodologies, strategic partnerships & demand-side integration
TheLawyer
Legal expert on DAOs and Blockchain
Prepares legal documents and contracts, and checks that everything is compliant
Provides input on decisions with legal and IRL (in real life) implications
Manages legal structure and oversees Legal and Ops contributors
Manages investor relations (VCs, angel investors, etc.)
Manages IRL relationships with institutional partners (exchanges, press) 
Sources strategic partnerships
Helps other Core members with IRL logistics (e.g. contracts, expenses)
Attends meetings that require an IRL contact (meaning a contract to be signed, or something that has a legal implication)
Leontari
Marketing functional steward
Branding Strategy
Ensures cohesive workflows between Marketing and Creative departments
Strategic vision for marketing
Organizational Structure optimization 
Marketing Collaborations 
Partnerships contributor
Lil Yapper
Partnerships contributor; lead generation; sales
Social media strategy and FUD fighting
Marcus Aurelius
Data & Metrics functional steward
Policy Team contributor
Discord bot maintainer
Philosopher-in-Residence
A public face of Core - attends conferences and other public speaking engagements to represent KlimaDAO
0xymoron
Carbon market expert
Carbon accounting (developed in-house PoS emissions model)
Narrative strategist: oversees public relations and communications 
Marketing contributor: content writer (thought leadership/protocol specifics); subject matter expert (carbon/climate topics)
Partnerships contributor: lead generation, carbon accounting, and strategic partnerships (especially institutions and VCM participants)
SpaghettiCO2nara
Finance lead - manages accounts for Core team and oversees DAO wallet health
Crypto Exchange/Industry Liaison - manages relationships with exchanges and partners.
Sources and coordinates with blue chip partners (celebrities, public figures, corporates)
Sy Zygy
Partnerships functional steward
Product owner for Klima Infinity (KI), coordinates KI product vision and execution
A public face of Core - attends conferences and other public speaking engagements to represent KlimaDAO
Vader
Strategic lead for all areas of the creative department vision — participate in the initial project brainstorming, fuelling the idea conception and overall execution
Lead the translation of creative output and communication into clear creative strategies, focusing on the “why”,  backed up by the “how” or “what”
Reviewing creative project briefs and timelines at milestone intervals
Meet with the Creative Functional Steward and comment on the production of all creative and marketing collateral
Oversee the quality of visual communication and brand standards, troubleshoot, and provide feedback to creative teams
Meet with partners, Core, and external agencies, as needed to present, convey, and formulate creative strategies and solutions
Lead the development of “Mugglisation” user-friendliness, accessibility, and plain language in all outputs
Evangelist for creative-driven, team centric problem solving regarding any creative task or project
Weekly and monthly assessment of all creative projects in a team stand-up
Compensation
Unlike other KlimaDAO contributors, Core members are not remunerated with KLIMA from the DAO wallet. The Core team has independent funding and a multiyear runway. If all other contributors left or the DAO wallet ran dry, the Core team would carry on with KlimaDAO's mission.
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