Sīlavāpi Cheesley

Sīlavāpi (ex Ruth) is an Open Source advocate with over 18 years of experience using and contributing to many different projects. Having served on the Community Leadership Team of the Joomla! project and built a full-service digital agency, she now works as Project Lead for Mautic, supporting the community who build and maintain the world’s first Open Source Marketing Automation platform. Sīlavāpi is an ordained Buddhist in the Triratna Buddhist Order. She's a lover of cats, a keen triathlete and flautist (but not at the same time!) and is based in the East of England.

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Mautic 6 Certified Developer October 29, 2025

Sīlavāpi Cheesley

Sīlavāpi (ex Ruth) is an Open Source advocate with over 18 years of experience using and contributing to many different projects. Having served on the Community Leadership Team of the Joomla! project and built a full-service digital agency, she now works as Project Lead for Mautic, supporting the community who build and maintain the world’s first Open Source Marketing Automation platform. Sīlavāpi is an ordained Buddhist in the Triratna Buddhist Order. She's a lover of cats, a keen triathlete and flautist (but not at the same time!) and is based in the East of England.

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Sīlavāpi Cheesley

Open Startup Report #28 – June 2025

Key points Finances Income In June we’ve had several corporate memberships come through, including Acquia at Bronze tier, FireMultimedia and HEM Education Marketing Solutions as

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Sīlavāpi Cheesley

Open Startup Report #27 – May 2025

Key points Finances Income May has seen us signing up two new corporate members – a big welcome to Dog Byte Marketing and Data Innovation!

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Sīlavāpi Cheesley

Open Startup Report #25 – March 2025

Key points Finances Income March was a quiet month when it comes to memberships with only four new individual members, however we did receive a

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Sīlavāpi Cheesley

Open Startup Report #23 – January 2025

Key points Finances Income January has been a good month for income, with a Diamond tier renewal, a new Gold membership and a Community Tier

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