My nomination statement for the 2026 Python packaging council

I have decided to run for the inaugural/2026 Python packaging council (PPC). I will say I have the support of my employer (Microsoft) to do this, but they didn't ask me to and my usual thing that I would quit before I let any employer pressure me into doing anything I didn't agree with still stands.I will admit that writing this was a little hard for me since it's for the entire PSF membership (compared to the SC which is only Python core developers), and so I had to assume someone had no idea who I was (where with the core devs I have been around for so long that at the core dev sprint last year I was the 4th longest-serving member in attendance). As well, I'm not good at humblebragging, so I had to think about what to say, and in a way that didn't dismiss what I've done like I typically do (as an example, I introduced myself at lunch at PyCon US once and someone at the table said, "we know who you are, Brett"; that was very flattering, humbling, and I still don't totally believe…