Welcome Melissa. :) Warm Regards from Taiwan, Chia
On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 05:26, Zana Strkovska <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. --African Proverb 孟佳怡 Chia Yi, Meng [email protected] M:+886958184909 T: +886227367117 台灣維基媒體協會 台北市大安區和平東路二段96巷20弄6號 Wikimedia Taiwan, No. 6, Alley 20, Lane 96, Section 2, Heping East Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, 106 _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
