# Core Contributor Nomination: Rodrigo Mendez **URL:** \ **Category:** Core Contributors\ **Created:** [December 17, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934 "2025-12-17T18:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sarina](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/sarina/32/2308_2.png) [@sarina](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sarina)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/1 "2025-12-17T18:21:19Z")
Hi everyone! I’d like to nominate @rodrigo.mendez for a Core Contributor and Maintainer role as a Code Contributor to the following repositories: openedx-authz **Commitment** : Rodrigo, a member of the WGU team, has been focused exclusively on the Open edX project since October, and has additional years of experience from his time at WGU. He will be contributing full-time to the Open edX project. **Caliber** : In that time he’s made some [tricky pull requests to various repositories](https://github.com/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Arodmgwgu+user%3Aopenedx+), including openedx-authz. His code is consistently of high quality, for example: - [Cache invalidation policy for RBAC](https://github.com/openedx/openedx-authz/pull/140) - Endpoints for [library backup](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/37419) - [Library permission migration](https://github.com/openedx/openedx-authz/pull/134) - [ADR for JWT usage in authz](https://github.com/openedx/openedx-authz/pull/34) We feel he is well prepared to become a CC on openedx-authz not just for his pull request work but his deep involvement in the authz architecture, via substantive critical and insightful reviews of PRDs, approach documents, ADRs, and OEPs. Conduct: Rodrigo is a prolific code reviewer (he’s been [involved in over 63 PRs](https://github.com/pulls?q=is%3Apr+involves%3Arodmgwgu+user%3Aopenedx+)). He consistently provides constructive feedback in a helpful and respectful manner. Comment Period: Please provide comments/feedback on Rodrigo’s nomination before 2026-01-07. Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to support this nomination however I can! ---
**Author:** ![mgmdi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mgmdi/32/1684_2.png) [@mgmdi](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mgmdi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/2 "2025-12-17T19:03:21Z")
You beat me to it :)) +1 to this nomination! It’s truly been a pleasure working alongside @rodrigo.mendez. Thank you so much for all the dedication, care, and brilliant work you’ve put into this. Really appreciate it! ---
**Author:** ![DianaVillalvazo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/dianavillalvazo/32/8766_2.png) [@DianaVillalvazo](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/DianaVillalvazo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/3 "2025-12-17T21:06:17Z")
+1! ✨ Fully support Rodrigo’s Nomination, he will be a great CC! 🦉 ---
**Author:** ![Jesse.Stewart.WGU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/jesse.stewart.wgu/32/8231_2.png) [@Jesse.Stewart.WGU](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Jesse.Stewart.WGU)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/4 "2025-12-18T15:06:59Z")
**+1** - Strong support for this nomination. Rodrigo has been consistently thoughtful, reliable, and impactful ---
**Author:** ![estebanetcheverry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/estebanetcheverry/32/7359_2.png) [@estebanetcheverry](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/estebanetcheverry)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/5 "2025-12-18T15:36:51Z")
+1 for @rodrigo.mendez ---
**Author:** ![feanil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/feanil/32/37_2.png) [@feanil](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/feanil)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/6 "2025-12-18T16:20:19Z")
👍 from me as well. Thanks for taking on maintainership @rodrigo.mendez ---
**Author:** ![TyHob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/tyhob/32/7930_2.png) [@TyHob](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/TyHob)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/7 "2025-12-18T19:09:00Z")
Big 👍 from me too, Rodrigo has been great to work with on RBAC and will do a great job maintaining the project. ---
**Author:** ![edSchema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/edschema/32/8441_2.png) [@edSchema](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/edSchema)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/8 "2025-12-18T20:37:11Z")
Enthusiastic +1 ---
**Author:** ![mafermazu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mafermazu/32/2641_2.png) [@mafermazu](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mafermazu)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/9 "2025-12-19T00:05:29Z")
👍 from me as well. It has been a pleasure working with @rodrigo.mendez, thanks for all the hard work 🔥 ---
**Author:** ![sarina](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/sarina/32/2308_2.png) [@sarina](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sarina)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-rodrigo-mendez/17934/10 "2026-01-12T16:42:58Z")
With 9 +1’s and zero concerns raised, I’m happy to welcome @rodrigo.mendez to the CC program!