Maybe I don’t really understand what the Foundation does (or what the ED’s role is), but this seems like a very odd choice, even by GNOME standards.
Edit to add source on the shamanism: https://web.archive.org/web/20231017185521/https://www.hollytheshamanartist.com/about
It’s not fake. Lunduke had an article about it. Not rhat I like him, but she had shaman experience