Add new executive director announcement (#253)

* Add new executive director announcement

* Update structure page

* Add Elizabeth contacts

Author: pronskiy

source/_pages/structure.html

@@ -4,6 +4,36 @@
 permalink: structure
 ---
 
+    <div class="my-16 mb-24">
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-12 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-8">
+            <div class="space-y-5 sm:space-y-4">
+                <h2 class="text-3xl text-gray-800 font-bold tracking-tight mt-0" id="staff">Staff</h2>
+                <div class="text-xl text-gray-500">
+                    The PHP Foundation staff members who coordinate operations and fundraising.
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="lg:col-span-2">
+                <div class="space-y-12 sm:grid sm:grid-cols-2 sm:gap-12 sm:space-y-0 lg:gap-x-8">
+                    {{ include('structure-item.html', {
+                        name: 'Elizabeth Barron',
+                        image: '/assets/team/elizabeth_barron.jpeg',
+                        job: 'Executive Director',
+                        mastodon: 'https://mastodon.social/@elizabeth@fosstodon.org',
+                        linkedin: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethn',
+                    }) }}
+
+                    {{ include('structure-item.html', {
+                        name: 'Ben Marks',
+                        image: '/assets/team/ben_marks.jpeg',
+                        job: 'Director (Fundraising)',
+                        twitter: 'https://twitter.com/benmarks',
+                        github: 'https://github.com/benmarks',
+                    }) }}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="my-16  mb-24">
         <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-12 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-8">
             <div class="space-y-5 sm:space-y-4">
@@ -52,7 +82,7 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl text-gray-800 font-bold tracking-tight mt-0" id="admins">Boa
                         name: 'Roman Pronskiy',
                         company: 'JetBrains',
                         image: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1196825?s=200&v=4',
-                        job: 'Board member, Executive Director',
+                        job: 'Board member',
                         twitter: 'https://twitter.com/pronskiy',
                         github: 'https://github.com/pronskiy',
                     }) }}
@@ -87,28 +117,6 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl text-gray-800 font-bold tracking-tight mt-0" id="admins">Boa
         </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="my-16 mb-24">
-        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-12 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-8">
-            <div class="space-y-5 sm:space-y-4">
-                <h2 class="text-3xl text-gray-800 font-bold tracking-tight mt-0" id="staff">Staff</h2>
-                <div class="text-xl text-gray-500">
-                    The PHP Foundation staff members who coordinate operations and fundraising.
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="lg:col-span-2">
-                <div class="space-y-12 sm:grid sm:grid-cols-2 sm:gap-12 sm:space-y-0 lg:gap-x-8">
-                    {{ include('structure-item.html', {
-                        name: 'Ben Marks',
-                        image: '/assets/team/ben_marks.jpeg',
-                        job: 'Director (Fundraising)',
-                        twitter: 'https://twitter.com/benmarks',
-                        github: 'https://github.com/benmarks',
-                    }) }}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-
     <div class="my-16 mb-24">
         <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-12 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-8">
             <div class="space-y-5 sm:space-y-4">

source/_partials/redditify.html

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     class="thread-container"
     data-reddit-thread=""
     data-reddit-search="PHP"
+    data-reddit-suggest-title="{{page.title}}"
     data-reddit-max-depth="10"
     data-reddit-show-content="false"
     data-reddit-show-controls="true"

source/_layouts/structure-item.html source/_partials/structure-item.htmlsource/_layouts/structure-item.html renamed to source/_partials/structure-item.html

@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@
         {% endif %}
         <div class="text-[#7f52ff]" itemprop="jobTitle">{{ job }}</div>
         <ul class="flex space-x-4 list-none p-0 m-0">
+            
+            {% if linkedin %}
+            <li>
+                <a href="{{ linkedin }}"
+                   class="text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-500" rel="noreferrer noopener"
+                   target="_blank" itemprop="url">
+                    <span class="sr-only">LinkedIn</span>
+                    <svg class="w-5 h-5" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                        <path d="M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 0 1-2.063-2.065 2.064 2.064 0 1 1 2.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452zM22.225 0H1.771C.792 0 0 .774 0 1.729v20.542C0 23.227.792 24 1.771 24h20.451C23.2 24 24 23.227 24 22.271V1.729C24 .774 23.2 0 22.222 0h.003z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                </a>
+            </li>
+            {% endif %}
+
             {% if mastodon %}
             <li>
                 <a href="{{ mastodon }}"

source/_posts/2026-02-27-welcoming-elizabeth-barron-new-executive-director.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+title: 'Welcoming Elizabeth Barron as the New Executive Director of The PHP Foundation'
+layout: post
+tags:
+  - news
+author:
+  - name: The PHP Foundation
+    url: https://thephp.foundation
+
+published_at: 27 February 2026
+
+---
+
+We're excited to welcome [Elizabeth Barron](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethn) as the next Executive Director of The PHP Foundation, following a thorough process led by our search committee of [Nils Adermann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilsadermann/), [Sebastian Bergmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-bergmann-phpunit), [Lorna Mitchell](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lornajane/), and [Ben Ramsey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benramsey/).
+
+Elizabeth brings a rare combination of deep roots in the PHP community and proven leadership in open-source governance. She co-founded a volunteer-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting women and non-binary individuals in the PHP industry, served as Community Manager at GitHub where she led developer outreach programs including the Patchwork initiative, and has been active in CHAOSS – a project focused on open-source community health metrics.
+
+Her experience spanning community building, fundraising, outreach operations, and open-source strategy makes her a natural fit to lead the foundation into its next chapter.
+
+As previously announced, founding Executive Director [Roman Pronskiy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pronskiy/) is transitioning to focus on his growing role at [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/), while continuing to serve on the Board of Directors. Roman will work closely with Elizabeth to ensure a smooth handover.
+
+{{ include('quote.html', {
+name: 'Elizabeth Barron',
+title: 'Executive Director, The PHP Foundation',
+image: '/assets/team/elizabeth_barron.jpeg',
+quote: "In just a few years, The PHP Foundation has built something remarkable, and I'm honored to take on this role and continue that work. PHP powers a huge part of the web, and I'm excited to work with the Board, our core developers, and the broader PHP community to strengthen and expand the Foundation's impact so that together we can ensure PHP thrives for decades to come."
+}) }}
+
+<br>
+Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth. We're looking forward to what's ahead.
+🐘💜