ICYMI, community members can apply (or can apply on someone else’s behalf) any time to be recognized with a “Stage” (eg Dev Stage, PM Stage, OMRS Community Member Stage, etc), using this form: https://forms.gle/LqLDvqL9JsSiZ7FG7
Then approximately monthly, the Global Support Team reviews the submissions and checks the suggestions against Our Dev Stage Criteria. We also try to celebrate these individuals at the next quarterly community virtual meeting - but we don’t need to wait for that!
So without further adeui, here is the first cohort of stage upgrades in 2024:
- @frederic.deniger: dev/4
- @jofrancisco: dev/3
- @luis.oliveira: dev/3
- @icrc.psousa: dev/3
- @thembo42: dev/2
- @jamiearodi: dev/3
- @kajambiya: dev/3
Please kindly note that these stages are not only about the individual’s technical abilities, but specifically, how they are actively applying those abilities in the community. So for example, someone might be a “dev/5” level equivalent at their own organization, but if we rarely (if ever) see them contributing as a leader in the community, we would not be able to grant them that level.
If you are keen to explore how to grow personally to the next level, don’t hesitate to reach out and we can discuss together 
These stages are meant to be iterative: This is not a final stage where you will always be stuck, but just the next stepping stone in your journey with OpenMRS!
Special thanks to the team members who helped review the applications: @dkayiwa @ibacher @dkigen @jayasanka and @vasharma05
Congs 