Dear Anna, Thank you for your work, I enjoyed seeing some of it in Mexico. All the best for the future! Kind regards Ziko
2016-02-09 21:21 GMT+01:00 Vira Motorko <vira.moto...@gmail.com>: > Thank you, Anna, for whom you become for me and for us! > > Where are you going next? :) > > *--* > *Vira Motorko* > project manager, Wikimedia Ukraine <https://ua.wikimedia.org/> > +380667740499 > > Are you saving your documents in free formats? ;) > Help save natural resources – please think twice before printing this > e-mail or any attachments. > > 2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval <ako...@wikimedia.org>: > >> Dear friends, >> >> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this >> movement and this organization. >> >> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of >> the sum of all knowledge. >> >> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me >> very much. >> >> - Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and >> Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1] >> - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry >> Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of >> VisualEditor. [2] >> - Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly >> trademark policy. [3] [4] >> - Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and >> movement diversity. [5] [6] >> - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the >> Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8] >> - Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage >> evaluation and learning. [9] >> - Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central >> and Eastern Europe. [10] >> - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir >> Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis >> on >> the Wikipedia Education Program. [11] >> >> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It >> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating >> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the >> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are >> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what >> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they >> have yet to achieve. >> >> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a >> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are >> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education >> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best >> hands. >> >> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had >> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught >> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She >> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for >> the wiki way. [15] >> >> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet >> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young >> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do, >> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community >> members, just as I was. >> >> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff >> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16] >> >> All the best, >> Anna Koval, M.Ed. >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm >> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor >> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy >> [4] >> >> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/ >> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG >> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference >> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library >> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure >> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation >> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe >> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education >> [12] >> >> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&oldid=70367 >> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries >> [14] >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf&page=28 >> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way >> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval >> >> -- >> >> Anna Koval, M.Ed. >> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program >> Wikimedia Foundation >> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729 >> Skype: annakoval.wiki >> ako...@wikimedia.org >> education.wikimedia.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
