Welcome Melissa, Zana
On Mon, 26 Nov 2018, 22:23 Shweta Yadav, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
