Congratulations to Katherine for taking up the responsibility! And at the same time, thanks to the Board and C-levels for coming up with a thoughtful and acceptable decision. It's great to see someone taking up the charge, who has been involved with the movement for a long time.
Regards, Tanweer On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Nicole Ebber <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you for taking on this > responsibility! I am glad to read all those congrats and wonderful > emails from people involved. > > And thank you to the C-level team and Board for making this decision, > and for making it quickly and transparent. > > I look forward to working with you, and to warmly welcoming you in > Berlin in April! > > Cheers, > Nicole > > On 11 March 2016 at 11:18, David Parreño Mont <david.parr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > OMG! Many congratulations, Katherine! > > > > El dv., 11 març 2016 a les 4:00, Katherine Maher (<kma...@wikimedia.org > >) > > va escriure: > > > >> Thank you, Patricio. > >> > >> I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their > confidence in > >> the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff for > >> continuing to be such committed advocates for our future -- your passion > >> and belief in our movement and purpose have been tremendous things to > >> behold. > >> > >> As a movement, we’ve had some challenges lately. We’ve started on a > process > >> of change, but as Lydia Pintscher (User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)) recently > >> reminded us,[1] “Change happens at the speed of trust.” We will need to > >> work together over these coming months to build that trust, and open > >> critical lines of communication and accountability. I get the sense from > >> many people that that’s exactly what they’d like to do: absorb the > lessons > >> we’ve learned, re-engage with each other, and get back to advancing our > >> global movement. > >> > >> At the Foundation, we have an opportunity to center around our values, > and > >> practice open and collaborative communication. During the interim > period, I > >> want to get things working well and improve transparency and > communication, > >> both internally and with the communities. We will work to create a > >> supportive, fair environment where people can get things done, engage > with > >> their colleagues and community members, and understand how their work > has > >> an impact on our mission. This includes delivering on important > deadlines > >> for the Annual Plan and strategy,[2] filling key roles, and making > progress > >> on issues raised in our recent engagement survey. > >> > >> We are committed to delivering the first version of the 2016-2017 Annual > >> Plan no later than April 1st for community and FDC review, and are on > track > >> to meet this deadline. The WMF 2016-2018 strategy development is also > >> underway, with a draft version open for comments until March 18.[3] Over > >> the coming weeks, we’ll be moving forward with our Chief Technology > Officer > >> (CTO) search, and working with the Talent and Culture team to reinvest > in > >> our culture. As new other emerge, we’ll work together to prioritize > them. > >> > >> To accomplish all of this, we are going to need your help. I want to > hear > >> from you about what you would like to achieve in this interim period. > This > >> includes how we can collaborate together to prepare the organization and > >> movement to welcome our next Executive Director. The Foundation is > prepared > >> to actively support the Board in the search, and we will work closely > with > >> them to share important information and create opportunities to give > >> feedback throughout the process. > >> > >> Just a few weeks ago, we marked the 15th birthday of the movement.[4] > >> Millions of people around the world shared their love for Wikimedia. It > was > >> a celebration of why we do what we do, and how much joy the movement > brings > >> people everywhere. That’s something I try to keep in mind every day. > >> > >> Yours sincerely, > >> Katherine > >> > >> [1] https://twitter.com/nightrose/status/660043284841107457 > >> [2] > >> > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Combined_strategy_and_annual_plan_timeline > >> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Draft_WMF_Strategy > >> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15 > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 6:55 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 > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Katherine Maher > >> Chief Communications Officer > >> Wikimedia Foundation > >> 149 New Montgomery Street > >> San Francisco, CA 94105 > >> > >> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > >> +1 (415) 712 4873 > >> kma...@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> > > > > -- > > --------- > > David Parreño Mont > > www.davidparreno.cat > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > > -- > Nicole Ebber > Referentin Internationale Beziehungen > Adviser to the ED, International Relations > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. 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