Databricks Community Fellows – June 2026 Recap

[Tushar_Parekar]

Monthly Recap • June 2026

Community Fellows

Community Fellows are Bricksters who show up – in the forums, for customers, and for the community.

Some months, that means going beyond the forums. June was one of them – Fellows brought their energy to DAIS 2026, staffing the Community booth, welcoming new members, and reminding summit-goers what it means to belong to something bigger.

📊 June by the Numbers

The forums didn't stop just because DAIS was in town. Fellows held the line.

🎯 96

Questions Answered

Total technical questions answered by Fellows in June

📈 54%

of Forum Answers

Share of all technical forum answers powered by Fellows

⚡ 90%

SLA

Response time target met

🏅 June Leaderboard

The leaderboard reflects more than replies – it's a measure of showing up, consistently, wherever the community needs you.

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First

Ashwin Varadharajan

@Ashwin_DSA 

285 pts

🥈

Second

Emma Stowell

@emma_s 

83 pts

🥉

Third

Stefan Bjelcevic

@stbjelcevic 

67 pts

A massive shout-out to:

Louis Frolio @Louis_Frolio

Mohan Mathews @MoJaMa 

Anshu Roy @anshu_roy 

Sean Ludera @holysmokes 

Wang Lu @Lu_Wang_ENB_DBX

Dipankar Kushari @dkushari 

🏟️ DAIS 2026: Fellows in the Field

June brought DAIS 2026, and Fellows didn't just attend – they showed up to work.

🤝 The Community Booth

At the Databricks Community booth, Fellows volunteered as the face of the community, helping summit attendees discover, explore, and join. They answered questions on the spot, made first impressions count, and turned hallway conversations into real connections.

Some of the Fellows and other boothies

A huge thank you to the Fellows who staffed the booth:

Dipankar Kushari @dkushari	Aleksandra Chashchina @aleksandra_ch	Mitchell Grewer @Commitchell
Rahul Pathak @RahulPathakDBX	Sean Ludera @holysmokes	Marcelino Mayorga @mmayorga
Louis Frolio @Louis_Frolio	Stefan Bjelcevic @stbjelcevic	Mohan Mathews @MoJaMa

⚖️ Judges' Table: DAIS Community Virtual Contest

Beyond the booth, the DAIS Community Virtual Contest called for Fellows in a different role.

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Five Fellows took their place at the judges' table – bringing the same technical depth they bring to the forums every day. This is Fellows expertise put to work at the program level.

Thank you to our judges:

Sean Ludera @holysmokes	Stefan Bjelcevic @stbjelcevic	Mohan Mathews @MoJaMa
Emma Stowell @emma_s	Anshu Roy @anshu_roy

🚀 Fellows Hub: Still Going Strong

Fellows Hub is the platform that powers the Fellows program. No big launches this month, just the program humming along the way it should. That's the win.

Thank You, Fellows 🙏

To every Fellow who showed up in June – in the forums, at the summit, behind the judge's table, and in everything that doesn't show up on a leaderboard, THANK YOU. This program is what it is because of you.

Bricksters, Interested in Becoming a Fellow?

Behind every great community is a group of people who care enough to give their best – not because they have to, but because they know it matters. That's what being a Fellow is about.

Drive Real Change – directly shape the customer experience and feed insights back to Product.

Be Seen for It – recognized by leadership as a top-tier technical contributor.

Sharpen Your Edge – tackle the most complex, real-world Databricks challenges.

Ready to join? Hit up the Community Team on Slack at #community and let's make it happen.