[Wikimedia-l] Gungbe Wikimedians User Group - 2022 Annual Report

[Samuel Okepefi]

Dear all,

As there will be no more activities by the User Group between now and 15
January, we have concluded our annual report, and it has been submitted to
the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal.

Major highlights of the year is the approval and creation of 3 language
editions of Wikimedia projects (Gungbe Wikipedia[1], Gungbe Wiktionary[2]
and Gungbe Wikiquote[3]) in gungbe language by the Language Committee after
several months of sustained activities in Wikimedia Incubator by members of
the user group.

You can find our report on Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gungbe_Wikimedians_User_Group/Annual_Report_2022

Kind regards,
Samuel

[1]https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weda_Tangan
[2]https://guw.wiktionary.org/wiki/Weda_Tangan
[3]https://guw.wikiquote.org/wiki/Weda_Tangan
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Selena Deckelmann joins as Chief Product & Technology Officer

[Samuel Okepefi]

Hello Selena,

Congratulations and welcome on board!

Regards,
Samuel

On Tue, 14 Jun 2022, 7:33 pm Festus Yemi,  wrote:

> Greate news.
> Congratulations Selena and welcome.
>  Regards
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 2:37 PM Shaba 50  wrote:
>
>> Congratulations Selena and welcome
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Aliyu shaba
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 6:10 PM Maryana Iskander 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> When I started in January, I  shared with you that one of my top
>>> priorities
>>> 
>>> coming to the Wikimedia Foundation was to actively step in and support the
>>> Foundation’s product and technology teams while we recruited executive
>>> leadership of these mission critical functions with a new Chief Product and
>>> Technology Officer.
>>>
>>> I am delighted to introduce you to Selena Deckelmann, who will be
>>> joining the Wikimedia Foundation on August 1. She is based in Portland,
>>> Oregon in the United States.
>>>
>>> Selena is currently the Senior Vice President at Mozilla, where she has
>>> been for the last nine years. She leads the Firefox organization of more
>>> than 400 people responsible for all Firefox product and technology
>>> functions including desktop, mobile, web platform, and browser services.
>>>
>>> I have gotten to know Selena over several months and also learned from
>>> people who have worked with her over many years. She is known for
>>> successfully driving change by getting stakeholders aligned around what’s
>>> needed, and being seen as a trusted partner. Selena has built strong
>>> credibility over many years with colleagues and also with a broader
>>> developer community. She is described as a leader who can make the tough
>>> decisions, develop skills, grow diverse contributors, and inspire teams.
>>> She also has a great laugh and looks for joy in her work!
>>>
>>> As context for the recruitment process: given the critical need to get
>>> this right, we used two firms with global search expertise who
>>> specialized in product/technology executive leadership roles. This meant
>>> double the work, but allowed us to more quickly build a large, globally
>>> diverse pool of over 500 candidates. Once we identified a smaller number of
>>> finalists, they participated in real-life case studies of some of our
>>> current challenges and met with Wikimedia stakeholders over the course of
>>> many months.
>>>
>>> As you all know, we have a highly unique and sometimes difficult
>>> environment with a multifaceted mission, complex structure, and often
>>> competing stakeholders. This is going to be a challenge for anyone,
>>> especially given the steep learning curve at Wikimedia (which I can confirm
>>> from my own experience!). I hope you will sign up to help me successfully
>>> onboard Selena as she gets started!
>>>
>>> Selena will share her own message with you shortly, and she can be
>>> reached directly at sdeckelm...@wikimedia.org.
>>>
>>> Maryana
>>>
>>> Maryana Iskander
>>>
>>> Wikimedia Foundation CEO
>>>
>>> ***
>>>
>>> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/06/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-selena-deckelmann/
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Selena Deckelmann as Chief Product and
>>> Technology Officer
>>>
>>> 13 June 2022, San Francisco  — The Wikimedia Foundation today announced
>>> the appointment of Selena Deckelmann as Chief Product and Technology
>>> Officer. Selena is currently serving as Senior Vice President of Mozilla,
>>> where she was responsible for Firefox. She will officially join on August
>>> 1, 2022.
>>>
>>> Selena will lead the product and technology teams at the Wikimedia
>>> Foundation. These teams support the technology infrastructure and
>>> innovation that powers Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, one of the
>>> most visited websites in the world with more than 16 billion pageviews per
>>> month. They also enable more than 300,000 global volunteers to edit
>>> Wikimedia projects each month.
>>>
>>> “Selena has a proven track record of delivering results by enabling
>>> individuals and teams to tackle unique and often complex challenges,” said
>>> Maryana Iskander, CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. “She has dedicated her
>>> career to open source technologies for empowerment and inclusion.”
>>>
>>> At Mozilla, where she has been for nearly a decade, Selena currently
>>> leads the Firefox organization of more than 400 people responsible for all
>>> Firefox product and technology functions including desktop, mobile, web
>>> platform, and browser services. She oversaw some of the company’s most
>>> significant achievements including performance projects like Quantum Flow,
>>> architectural changes like Project Fission, key features like Enhanced
>>> Tracking Protection and Total Cookie Protection, and services such as
>>> Firefox Monitor. In her nine years at Mozilla, Selena held various other
>>> roles inc