Welcome, Maryana! Really excited to have you in the family. Best wishes for the future journey!
Ankan On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 10:06 PM Brad Patrick <bradp....@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations and welcome to the best job in the world! > > > > *From: *Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> > *Reply-To: *"wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org" < > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > *Date: *Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 11:53 AM > *To: *"wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org" < > wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org>, "wikimedi...@wikimedia.org" < > wikimedi...@wikimedia.org> > *Cc: *"miskan...@wikimedia.org" <miskan...@wikimedia.org> > *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming the new > Wikimedia Foundation CEO > > > > Dear all, > > I am pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > has appointed Maryana Iskander as the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation > [1] [2]. > > Since 2013, Maryana has served as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment > Accelerator [3], a South African non-profit social enterprise focused on > building African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment. > Prior to this, she spent six years as Chief Operating Officer of Planned > Parenthood Federation of America [4], a volunteer-led social movement > focused on access to women’s healthcare. Maryana has also worked in > academia as the Advisor to the President of Rice University [5], an > international research university based in the United States. > > Her professional career has been motivated by breaking down systemic > barriers, creating opportunities for collaborative solution-building, and > community empowerment. She has a proven track record for leading complex > organisations shaped by shared decision-making. > > In looking for the next CEO, we on the Board convened a Transition > Committee [6], primarily to guide us in finding the right person for this > critical role and secondly to oversee the executive Transition Team. The > Transition Committee conducted a far-reaching and competitive global > search, receiving around 400 recommendations and speaking to about 50 > potential candidates. Throughout this selection process, Maryana impressed > us as someone who is deeply inspired by the Wikimedia vision and who > embodies the values of equity and community that inform all Wikimedia work. > She has extensive leadership experience working with volunteer-led > initiatives and building partnerships across public, private and social > sectors. Maryana also brings expertise in technology-led innovation to > accelerate meaningful social change. She does this with a global > perspective: Maryana was born in the Middle East, educated in the United > States and the United Kingdom, and has spent the last decade living and > working on the African continent. > > Maryana joins the Wikimedia Foundation at a crucial time. The movement is > larger than ever, and it has never been more relevant or more trusted. This > is an inflection point, as decisions need to be made to execute a shared > vision for where the Movement wants to be in 2030. We believe that Maryana > is the right person to help lead the Foundation at this moment. > > As Maryana begins, her priorities will include supporting movement efforts > to implement the Wikimedia 2030 recommendations, such as the development of > a Movement Charter and the finalization of a Universal Code of Conduct. She > will continue the Foundation’s focus on knowledge equity and exploring ways > to address the gaps in content and the diversity of contributors to > Wikimedia projects. She will be supported by the Board in this journey. > > Maryana will officially start at the Wikimedia Foundation on January 5, > 2022, as she transitions from her current job. Until then, the Foundation > will continue to be led by the Transition Team, with guidance from the > Board. In my conversations with her, I have seen that Maryana is a fan of > direct communication and excited to learn from the movement. In the coming > weeks, she will share ways to connect. Please join me in welcoming Maryana > (CCed) to the Foundation! > > PS. For translations of this message, or to help translate it into more > languages, please visit Meta-Wiki [7] > > *[1] > https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/09/14/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-maryana-iskander-as-chief-executive-officer/ > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/09/14/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-maryana-iskander-as-chief-executive-officer/>* > > *[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryana_Iskander > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryana_Iskander> * > > *[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambee_Youth_Employment_Accelerator > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambee_Youth_Employment_Accelerator>* > > *[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood>* > > *[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University> * > > *[6] > https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Creating_a_CEO_Transition_Committee_and_Transition_Team,_2021 > <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Creating_a_CEO_Transition_Committee_and_Transition_Team,_2021> > * > > *[7] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_September_2021_-_Welcoming_the_new_Wikimedia_Foundation_CEO > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_September_2021_-_Welcoming_the_new_Wikimedia_Foundation_CEO>* > > > > Best regards, > antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv > > Acting Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > > > > *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working > hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You > should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. Thank you in > advance!* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/2S2D63SUVM26VBIXXSHKXU4VOJI5YQBB/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org -- Ankan Ghosh Dastider (he/him) User:ANKAN <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ANKAN> || All Wikimedia Foundation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation>'s public Wiki Secretary || Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://wikimedia.org.bd/> Twitter <https://twitter.com/Iagdastider> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankan-ghosh-dastider/> | ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ankan_Ghosh_Dastider>
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