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 ### TSC (Technical Steering Committee)
 
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 * [addaleax](https://github.com/addaleax) -
 **Anna Henningsen** &lt;anna@addaleax.net&gt; (she/her)
 * [apapirovski](https://github.com/apapirovski) -
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 **Vse Mozhet Byt** &lt;vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com&gt; (he/him)
 * [whitlockjc](https://github.com/whitlockjc) -
 **Jeremy Whitlock** &lt;jwhitlock@apache.org&gt;
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 Collaborators follow the [Collaborator Guide](./doc/guides/collaborator-guide.md) in
 maintaining the Node.js project.