Congratulations, Katherine! And thank you, the entire board, staff and community, for being so amicable among yourselves after some shady weeks and monnths!
Looking forward to great days ahead. Come on, we have a lot of pending home work now to cover... :) -ViswaPrabha On 11 March 2016 at 09:48, Ed Erhart <eerh...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > I think this is a brilliant idea, both personally and professionally. I'm > incredibly thrilled that I'll be (continuing to) work under Katherine. > Bravo. > > --Ed > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 11:15 PM, Rosemary Rein <rr...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Thank you Katherine for your service and leadership at this critical > > junction for the organization and our community. > > > > Rosemary > > On Mar 10, 2016 6:56 PM, "Patricio Lorente" <patricio.lore...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> > >> I’m happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation leadership team has > >> proposed an interim Executive Director, and the Board has given our full > >> support. Starting on March 14th, current Chief Communications Officer > >> Katherine Maher (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Katherine_(WMF)) > >> will step into the role of interim Executive Director. We thank the > >> C-levels for their careful consideration in this process, and Katherine > for > >> stepping up during this period of transition. > >> > >> In choosing an interim ED, the C-levels started by identifying immediate > >> priorities for the coming months, including building trust, improving > >> communications, and filling key leadership positions. They felt, and we > >> agree, that Katherine is the right person to lead the organization > while it > >> addresses these and other important issues. Additionally, this will > allow > >> the rest of the executive team to focus on critical organizational > >> functions, including community and engineering management, fundraising, > and > >> strengthening our human resources function. You can read more about our > >> process and thinking here: > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/March_2016_-_Leadership_Team_transition_planning > >> > >> > >> Katherine has been with the Foundation as Chief Communications Officer > >> for about two years now. During that time, she has developed a versatile > >> and effective team that serves the needs of the organization and > movement, > >> collaborating closely with other departments and the community. She has > >> thoughtfully introduced new capacities and led her team through > >> transitions, and played a critical role in shepherding the strategy > process > >> and the annual plan, in collaboration with other C-levels. She is known > for > >> listening to and empowering the people that she works with. > >> > >> For those who don’t know Katherine, she’s been a longtime advocate for > >> global open communities, culture, and technology. She previously led > >> advocacy for the international digital rights organization Access Now, > >> where she worked on freedom of expression, access to information, and > >> privacy. She has supported the efforts of citizens and governments > around > >> the world to deepen transparency and participation in her roles at the > >> World Bank, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and > >> UNICEF (where her team built wikis for youth participation in major > global > >> issues). She is a member of the advisory board of the Open Technology > Fund. > >> > >> With interim leadership in place, our next step as the Board is to move > >> quickly to plan and implement the search for a permanent Executive > >> Director. We will be working together over the coming weeks to clarify > >> roles and responsibilities in this search, and identify the best way for > >> community and staff to participate. We want this process to be > inclusive > >> and incorporate many voices. We look forward to sharing an update on our > >> progress toward the end of next week. > >> > >> As interim Executive Director, Katherine will report to the Board. Geoff > >> Brigham will continue serving as Board Secretary, and Jaime Villagomez > as > >> Board Treasurer, reporting to the Board in those capacities. As of March > >> 14, Katherine's reports include the C-team: Geoff Brigham, Jaime > >> Villagomez, Maggie Dennis, Lisa Gruwell, Joady Lohr, and Wes Moran. The > >> Communications team will continue to report to Katherine for the time > >> being, with support from the leadership of Juliet Barbara and Heather > >> Walls. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> > >> Patricio > >> > >> Translation notice - This message is available for translation on > >> Meta-Wiki: > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/10_March_2010_-_Wikimedia_Foundation_executive_transition_update > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wmfall mailing list > >> wmf...@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfall > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wmfall mailing list > > wmf...@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfall > > > > > > > -- > Ed Erhart > Editorial Associate > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ > 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>
