Thank you for your contributions to Wikimedia and the Wikimedia movement, Victoria,
Regards, Scott - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Scott_WorldUnivAndSch On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 5:31 PM Traci Sigmon <tsig...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > That sounds like an incredible opportunity, Victoria. It was great working > with you here and hope to cross paths again! > > Traci > > > Traci Sigmon (she/her) > Senior Recruiter > Wikimedia Foundation > > Join Us: WorkWithUs > Connect with me on LinkedIn > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment and you can help continue to > make it a reality: https://donate.wikimedia.org/ > > > > > On Jan 10, 2019, at 6:29 PM, Victoria Coleman <vcole...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > I have some difficult news to share. > > > > A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up > for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an early > stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle between my > commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this > opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from the > ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has not been > easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I accepted > the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the > Foundation will be Feb 1st. > > > > These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my > professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what > fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team like > no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of the > movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger > team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have personally > made friendships that will last a lifetime. > > > > The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit > corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading an > exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for > improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our focus > areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no poverty > and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. > > > > I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on the > way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free > knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have built > leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge. > > > > Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little > over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the finest > people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will have my > ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on > organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead of > us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the Tech > team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired. > > > > I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all > of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a > Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not walking > away from something; I am walking towards something that is very > important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a > lot! > > > > > > Victoria > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Foundation Optional" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to foundation-optional+unsubscr...@wikimedia.org. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > 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> -- -- - Scott MacLeod - Founder & President - https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch - World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.org - http://scottmacleod.com - CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l 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>
