The best of luck and wishes for Mike, and a big thanks, Mayo 2010/10/20 Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Kat Walsh <k...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> On 19 October 2010 19:45, Sue Gardner <sgard...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi folks, > >>> > >>> I want to let you know that as of this Friday, October 22, 2010, Mike > >>> Godwin will be leaving his role as General Counsel for the Wikimedia > >>> Foundation. > > > > I'd like to thank Mike for everything. Since the nature of the job > > means sometimes you can't talk about everything you're doing (and a > > substantial part of your interaction with people is when something has > > gone wrong), he may not have gotten all the public appreciation he > > deserves for his work, but he has really been a great champion of the > > foundation and the movement, and guided WMF through a major expansion > > and some truly crazy situations. I have tremendous respect for Mike as > > an advocate and a person, and I wish him the best. > > > > -Kat > > > > -- > > > I'm with Kat; the unusual nature of the announcement here might put > off the normal response when a long term Foundation employee departs, > but in my observation Mike has done a great job in a tough position. > I'm looking forward to hearing about his next role, and I hope it > involves some public interaction so we can continue to benefit from > his intelligence and sharp wit. > > Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
