Welcome Melissa On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 2:22 AM, Nichole Saad <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Wikimedia & Education community, > > > I’m so excited to welcome Melissa Guadalupe Huertas as the newest member of > the Education Team in the role of Education Program Officer. Melissa will > be supporting the team by developing resources and strategies that help > integrate the Wikimedia projects into classroom learning, specifically > focused on underrepresented communities. > > Melissa in her own words: > > Hola! I’m so excited to be joining you all in the Wikimedia Foundation! I > feel really honored to be part of an organization that is transforming the > world through its commitment to equitable access and production of > knowledge. I see many of my professional and personal values reflected in > the Wikimedia movement, particularly the importance of lifting up the > voices of underrepresented communities to achieve true education equity. > I’m really looking forward to working as the new Program Officer in the > Education Team! > > I recently returned home to Peru after spending a year working towards my > MA at University College London where I explored the intersection of the > fields of education, gender equality, and international development. My > previous work experiences have involved managing diverse education and > development programs in Ecuador, Panama and Peru, both in urban and rural > communities. These experiences taught me a lot about the power of > collaboration and finding innovative ways to deliver quality education that > positively impacts the future of communities worldwide. This is basically > what motivated me to join this movement! > > When I’m not working you can find me hiding behind a book (and every now > and then re-reading Harry Potter or The Sandman series) or doodling in my > sketchbook outdoors. I’m a big big fan of spontaneous day trips and > exploring the world, so if you have any tips on cities/islands/mountains I > should check out, do let me know. I look forward to connecting with you to > learn and work together! > > > Please join me in welcoming Melissa to the foundation! > > All the best, > > Nichole > > > -- > *Nichole Saad* > Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education > [email protected] > user: NSaad (WMF) > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > -- Regards Dr Shweta Yadav Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse brevity and typos. _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
