Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-16 Thread Oby Ezeilo 
Welcome on board Ryan .

On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 11:02 PM Katherine Maher 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of Creative
> Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff.
>
> Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> experience to our movement.
>
> In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
>  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> every person.”
>
> For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
> acting in my stead on various projects.
>
> I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan
> knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and
> understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
> identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
> the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
>
> Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
> he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and
> join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
>
> Katherine
>
> P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
>
> --
>
> Katherine Maher (she/her)
>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Paulo Santos Perneta 
Glad to have someone from CC onboard, welcome Ryan!

Paulo

Katherine Maher  escreveu no dia terça, 13/08/2019
à(s) 23:02:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> Creative Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of
> staff.
>
> Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> experience to our movement.
>
> In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
>  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> every person.”
>
> For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
> acting in my stead on various projects.
>
> I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan
> knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and
> understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
> identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
> the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
>
> Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
> he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and
> join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
>
> Katherine
>
> P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
>
> --
>
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>
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>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Olushola Olaniyan 
Ryan,

Congratulations!!!

You are welcome on board.

On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 23:01 Katherine Maher  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> Creative Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of
> staff.
>
> Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> experience to our movement.
>
> In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
>  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> every person.”
>
> For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
> acting in my stead on various projects.
>
> I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan
> knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and
> understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
> identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
> the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
>
> Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
> he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and
> join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
>
> Katherine
>
> P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
>
> --
>
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>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Chris Keating 
> "*support the strategy core team to move the Working Group recommendations
> into implementation within the community and Foundation over the course of
> the coming year."*
>
> Does that mean that it has already been decided to implement those
> rcommendations, irrespective to the views of the Community?
>
>
No, just that it's expect that at least some recommendations will be
implemented in some way. In some areas it might well be that some of the
final recommendations involve a further period of consultation and
discussion.

Chris
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Jeff Hawke 
"*support the strategy core team to move the Working Group recommendations
into implementation within the community and Foundation over the course of
the coming year."*

Does that mean that it has already been decided to implement those
rcommendations, irrespective to the views of the Community?

Jeff
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread kayode yussuf via Wikimedia-l 
Congratulations Ryan and welcome on board.
Kayode Yussuf 

On Thursday, August 15, 2019, 10:59:16 AM GMT+1, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel 
 wrote:  
 
 Such great news! Welcome, Ryan!



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On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 1:02 AM Katherine Maher 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of Creative
> Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff.
>
> Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> experience to our movement.
>
> In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
>  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> every person.”
>
> For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
> acting in my stead on various projects.
>
> I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan
> knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and
> understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
> identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
> the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
>
> Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
> he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and
> join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
>
> Katherine
>
> P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
>
> --
>
> Katherine Maher (she/her)
>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Kalliope Tsouroupidou 
Welcome aboard, Ryan! Good to have you with us.

Warm regards,

K.

On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 10:55 AM Isaac Olatunde 
wrote:

> Good news Katherine. I wish you all the best in your new role Merkley.
>
> Regards,
>
> Isaac
>
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 8:56 AM Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
> it...@wikimedia.org.il wrote:
>
> > Such great news! Welcome, Ryan!
> >
> >
> >
> > *Itzik Edri*
> > Chairperson (volunteer)
> > it...@wikimedia.org.il
> > +972-54-5878078
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 1:02 AM Katherine Maher 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> > Creative
> > > Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff.
> > >
> > > Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> > > Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> > > free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the
> CEO
> > of
> > > Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> > > billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> > > commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable
> and
> > > open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> > > experience to our movement.
> > >
> > > In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
> > >  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can
> > only
> > > do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge
> for
> > > every person.”
> > >
> > > For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> > > movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the
> > strategy
> > > core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> > > within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> > > He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees,
> strengthening
> > > the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and
> > the
> > > Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive
> > Director,
> > > acting in my stead on various projects.
> > >
> > > I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community.
> > Ryan
> > > knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians,
> > and
> > > understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission
> and
> > > identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> > > broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation
> of
> > > the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
> > >
> > > Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th.
> However,
> > > he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi,
> > and
> > > join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
> > >
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> > >
> > > Executive Director
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Isaac Olatunde 
Good news Katherine. I wish you all the best in your new role Merkley.

Regards,

Isaac

On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 8:56 AM Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
it...@wikimedia.org.il wrote:

> Such great news! Welcome, Ryan!
>
>
>
> *Itzik Edri*
> Chairperson (volunteer)
> it...@wikimedia.org.il
> +972-54-5878078
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 1:02 AM Katherine Maher 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> Creative
> > Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff.
> >
> > Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> > Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> > free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO
> of
> > Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> > billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> > commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> > open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> > experience to our movement.
> >
> > In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
> >  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can
> only
> > do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> > every person.”
> >
> > For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> > movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the
> strategy
> > core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> > within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> > He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> > the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and
> the
> > Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive
> Director,
> > acting in my stead on various projects.
> >
> > I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community.
> Ryan
> > knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians,
> and
> > understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
> > identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> > broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
> > the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
> >
> > Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
> > he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi,
> and
> > join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
> >
> > Katherine
> >
> > P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
> >
> > --
> >
> > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-15 Thread Itzik - Wikimedia Israel 
Such great news! Welcome, Ryan!



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On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 1:02 AM Katherine Maher 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of Creative
> Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff.
>
> Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> experience to our movement.
>
> In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
>  the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> every person.”
>
> For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
> acting in my stead on various projects.
>
> I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan
> knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and
> understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
> identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
> broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
> the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
>
> Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
> he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and
> join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
>
> Katherine
>
> P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-14 Thread Bobby Shabangu 
Congratulations and Welcome on board to Ryan!

Regards,
Bobby Shabangu

On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 01:28, Eileen Hershenov 
wrote:

> Wait - how many people did Doug Stamper murder?
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 5:54 PM effe iets anders  >
> wrote:
>
> > Congrats Ryan!
> >
> > The main question here at Wikimania is really... Will you be more like
> Leo
> > McGarry or like Doug Stamper as far as it comes to problem solving? :)
> >
> > Lodewijk
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 07:33 Rajeeb Dutta  wrote:
> >
> > > Congrats Ryan & all my best wishes, thanks Katherine for the update.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Rajeeb.
> > > (U: Marajozkee)
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On 13-Aug-2019, at 10:15 PM, Katherine Maher 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> > > Creative Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief
> of
> > > staff.
> > > >
> > > > Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania,
> Wikimedia
> > > Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> > > free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the
> CEO
> > of
> > > Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> > > billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> > > commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable
> and
> > > open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> > > experience to our movement.
> > > >
> > > > In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities,
> and
> > > the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can
> only
> > > do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge
> for
> > > every person.”
> > > >
> > > > For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> > > movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the
> > strategy
> > > core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> > > within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> > > He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees,
> strengthening
> > > the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and
> > the
> > > Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive
> > Director,
> > > acting in my stead on various projects.
> > > >
> > > > I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community.
> > > Ryan knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many
> > > Wikimedians, and understands the centrality of the community to the
> > > Wikimedia mission and identity. His background as a partner to
> Wikimedia,
> > > and a leader in the broader open movement will be invaluable to our
> work,
> > > and confirmation of the importance of community experience in
> Foundation
> > > leadership.
> > > >
> > > > Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th.
> > > However, he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please
> > say
> > > hi, and join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
> > > >
> > > > Katherine
> > > >
> > > > P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> > >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> > > > Executive Director
> > > > Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-14 Thread Eileen Hershenov 
Wait - how many people did Doug Stamper murder?

On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 5:54 PM effe iets anders 
wrote:

> Congrats Ryan!
>
> The main question here at Wikimania is really... Will you be more like Leo
> McGarry or like Doug Stamper as far as it comes to problem solving? :)
>
> Lodewijk
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 07:33 Rajeeb Dutta  wrote:
>
> > Congrats Ryan & all my best wishes, thanks Katherine for the update.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Rajeeb.
> > (U: Marajozkee)
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On 13-Aug-2019, at 10:15 PM, Katherine Maher 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> > Creative Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of
> > staff.
> > >
> > > Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> > Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> > free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO
> of
> > Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> > billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> > commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> > open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> > experience to our movement.
> > >
> > > In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
> > the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> > do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> > every person.”
> > >
> > > For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> > movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the
> strategy
> > core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> > within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> > He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> > the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and
> the
> > Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive
> Director,
> > acting in my stead on various projects.
> > >
> > > I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community.
> > Ryan knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many
> > Wikimedians, and understands the centrality of the community to the
> > Wikimedia mission and identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia,
> > and a leader in the broader open movement will be invaluable to our work,
> > and confirmation of the importance of community experience in Foundation
> > leadership.
> > >
> > > Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th.
> > However, he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please
> say
> > hi, and join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
> > >
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> > > Executive Director
> > > Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-14 Thread effe iets anders 
Congrats Ryan!

The main question here at Wikimania is really... Will you be more like Leo
McGarry or like Doug Stamper as far as it comes to problem solving? :)

Lodewijk


On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 07:33 Rajeeb Dutta  wrote:

> Congrats Ryan & all my best wishes, thanks Katherine for the update.
>
> Best Regards,
> Rajeeb.
> (U: Marajozkee)
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 13-Aug-2019, at 10:15 PM, Katherine Maher 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of
> Creative Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of
> staff.
> >
> > Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
> billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
> commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
> open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
> experience to our movement.
> >
> > In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
> the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
> do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
> every person.”
> >
> > For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
> He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
> the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
> acting in my stead on various projects.
> >
> > I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community.
> Ryan knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many
> Wikimedians, and understands the centrality of the community to the
> Wikimedia mission and identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia,
> and a leader in the broader open movement will be invaluable to our work,
> and confirmation of the importance of community experience in Foundation
> leadership.
> >
> > Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th.
> However, he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say
> hi, and join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!
> >
> > Katherine
> >
> > P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
> >
> > --
> >
> > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> > Executive Director
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-13 Thread Rajeeb Dutta 
Congrats Ryan & all my best wishes, thanks Katherine for the update.

Best Regards,
Rajeeb.
(U: Marajozkee)
Sent from my iPhone 

> On 13-Aug-2019, at 10:15 PM, Katherine Maher  wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of Creative 
> Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff. 
> 
> Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia 
> Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and 
> free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of 
> Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6 billion 
> licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the commons, and 
> the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and open to all. I 
> couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and experience to our 
> movement.
> 
> In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and  the 
> power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only do when 
> they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for every 
> person.”
>  
> For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the 
> movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy 
> core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation 
> within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year. He’ll 
> also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening the 
> connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the 
> Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director, 
> acting in my stead on various projects.
> 
> I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan 
> knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and 
> understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and 
> identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the 
> broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of the 
> importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.
> 
> Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However, he 
> will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and join 
> me in welcoming him to Wikimedia! 
> 
> Katherine
> 
> P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page: 
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director
> 
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Ryan Merkley to the Wikimedia Foundation

2019-08-13 Thread Katherine Maher 
Hi everyone,

I’m excited to let you all know that Ryan Merkley, formerly CEO of Creative
Commons, is joining the Wikimedia Foundation as my new chief of staff.

Many of you have met Ryan before -- at CC Summit, Wikimania, Wikimedia
Summit, or MozFest. He’s a leader in open source, open knowledge, and
free-culture communities, and for the past five years, he’s been the CEO of
Creative Commons, initiating programs like CC search to index all 1.6
billion licensed works online. He’s passionate about the power of the
commons, and the role that everyone can play in making it sustainable and
open to all. I couldn’t be happier he’s now bringing this passion and
experience to our movement.

In Ryan’s own words, “My heart has always been in open communities, and
 the power of collective acts --  that is, the things that people can only
do when they work together, like building a commons of free knowledge for
every person.”

For now, Ryan’s two top priorities will be bolstering the work of the
movement strategy team and supporting the Board. He’ll support the strategy
core team to move the Working Group recommendations into implementation
within the community and Foundation over the course of the coming year.
He’ll also serve as Board liaison to the Board of Trustees, strengthening
the connections, communications, and coordination between Trustees and the
Foundation. Internally, he’ll support the office of the Executive Director,
acting in my stead on various projects.

I’m excited by this new role for an old friend of the open community. Ryan
knows our movement well. He has spent many hours with many Wikimedians, and
understands the centrality of the community to the Wikimedia mission and
identity. His background as a partner to Wikimedia, and a leader in the
broader open movement will be invaluable to our work, and confirmation of
the importance of community experience in Foundation leadership.

Ryan doesn’t start in his new role until Monday, September 16th. However,
he will be at Wikimania, so for those of you attending, please say hi, and
join me in welcoming him to Wikimedia!

Katherine

P.S. This announcement can also be found on our news page:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-ryan-merkley-as-chief-of-staff-to-the-office-of-the-executive-director

-- 

Katherine Maher (she/her)

Executive Director

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