Cross post: Discourse link with TL;DR sent to reps-general, reps-council, reps-peers, and Telegram group
Dear Reps,
TL;DR
- Umesh steps down from Council
- Ioana to fill this seat until the next election
Long Version
At the end of last year, Umesh informed the Council about having to step down from his role as Council member. This is his personal decision, following an evaluation of where his volunteer Reps Council work fits in the challenging space between professional life, personal life and Mozilla volunteering.
We thank Umesh for all the hard work in the Council, for stepping into discussions and driving initiatives. 
️ Umesh will continue volunteering with Mozilla India (stepping down only from his Council responsibility) 
Following our Reps Leaving/ Dismissal SOP the peers were consulted: the Module owner must select a former Council member to fill the available seat until the next election. As a result Ioana will join the Council for the next two months until the next elections take place. This means that she will be Module Owner and Council member during this time frame. Thanks to Ioana for moving fast on this.
Please join us in thanking Umesh for his Council work and Ioana for stepping in!
On behalf of the Reps Peers,
@hmitsch