Volunteer recognition
I think we should do a variety of these recommendations. Remember that this is a 5 year plan and everything is not going to happen at the same time. So I support both a senior editor and the Foundation recognizing volunteers in a high profile way.
I think the selection of volunteers to feature in press releases and in newsletters is a good idea, and would like to pursue it. I just don't see a way to have a completely community based process that leads to a conclusive result of a single person being "the one" once a month. Translation of everyone's entry so that all communities could vote is not practical on a large ongoing scale. I don't have a problem with the cream of the crop being narrowed by a lottery. I think it is preferable to eliminating non-English speaking people from the entire process.