Congratulations for this great work for serving all of us. Regards Fabrice
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 18:29 <[email protected]> wrote: > *Dr. Kari L. Jordan is the new Executive Director of The Carpentries!* > > We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Kari L. Jordan is the new Executive > Director of The Carpentries, effective 16 April, 2020. This announcement > comes after a rigorous international search conducted by *Marcum LLP* > <https://www.marcumllp.com/careers/core-values> and members of the search > committee (Karen Cranston, Amy Hodge and Elizabeth Wickes) appointed by the > *Executive > Council* <https://carpentries.org/governance/> of The Carpentries. > > Kari has been on the Core Team of The Carpentries since 2016 and succeeds > the former Executive Director, Dr. Tracy Teal, who moved on from the role > in January of 2020 to pursue other opportunities. Before becoming Executive > Director, Kari served as the Acting Executive Director following Dr. Tracy > Teal’s departure. > > “Kari’s role as Executive Director for The Carpentries is exciting for all > of us,” said Elizabeth Wickes, Chair of the Executive Council, “Her > expertise in engineering education, diversity & inclusion, and leadership > means that The Carpentries will continue to be one of the best sources for > open science and data skills training in the world.” > > In addition to her work as the Acting Executive Director, Kari held the > role of Senior Director of Equity and Assessment where she guided The > Carpentries through development of an Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility > Roadmap and was the liaison to the Code of Conduct Committee. Before this, > Kari was the Director of Assessment and Community Equity where she > streamlined The Carpentries assessment strategy and expanded our mentoring > program. > > “During her time at The Carpentries, Kari has demonstrated a strong > commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and has earnestly embodied > the values of our community,” said Dr. Amy Hodge, a member of The > Carpentries Executive Council and search committee. “We are confident that > Kari has the vision and the integrity to guide this community thoughtfully > and inventively toward achieving our mission and vision.” > > *Below is a message from Kari:* > > Serving The Carpentries has been my honor for nearly four years. As > Executive Director, I will continue to work alongside our Core Team and > community to advance our mission. I am committed to our core values, and > will continue to put the interests of this incredible community above my > own. My goal is to empower our Core Team and community members to reach > their full potential, and further position The Carpentries as *the > leading inclusive community teaching computing and data skills*. Thank > you for trusting me in this capacity. We have work to do! > Best, > *Omar Khan (on behalf of the Executive Director Search Committee)* > Communications Manager at The Carpentries <https://carpentries.org/> > Pronouns: he/his/him > > The Carpentries <https://carpentries.org/> *- **We teach foundational > coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide.* > carpentries.org | Twitter <http://twitter.com/thecarpentries> | Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/carpentries/> | Blog > <https://carpentries.org/blog/> > > The Carpentries is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives > <http://communityin.org/>, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organisation > based in California, USA. We are a global community teaching foundational > computational > and data science skills to researchers in academia, industry and government. > > *The Carpentries <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/latest>* / discuss / > see discussions <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + > participants <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + > delivery > options <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> > Permalink > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T6bd7c641321cf739-Mfa241fa03975fc2b30cedc55> > ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T6bd7c641321cf739-M08792ce068a42d0a961fcf62 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
