Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Osmar Valdebenito
Congratulations, Katherine! I hope this great announcement can help us to move forward building trust again within our movement :) 2016-03-11 1:18 GMT-03:00 Amy Elder : > You truly deserve this, Katherine, congratulations! I'm excited for and > confident in the next chapter! > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Maria O'Neill
Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you! Great news! :) On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Aaron Halfaker wrote: > Congrats Katherine! This is certainly welcome news. :) > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Victor Grigas > wrote: > >> What a good message to wake up to! >> >> I'd like to polite

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Amy Elder
You truly deserve this, Katherine, congratulations! I'm excited for and confident in the next chapter! On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 8:15 PM, Rosemary Rein wrote: > Thank you Katherine for your service and leadership at this critical > junction for the organization and our community. > > Rosemary > O

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Ad Huikeshoven
2016-03-11 3:59 GMT+01:00 Katherine Maher : > Thank you, Patricio. > > I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in > the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff for > continuing to be such committed advocates for our future -- your passion > and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Kalliope Tsouroupidou
Congratulations Katherine. May the force be with you 😊 K. On Friday, 11 March 2016, Jack Rabah wrote: > Congratulations Katherine! Mabrook. > > On Friday, March 11, 2016, C. Scott Ananian > wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:59 PM, Katherine Maher >> wrote: >> >>> We are committed to deliv

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread C. Scott Ananian
On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:59 PM, Katherine Maher wrote: > We are committed to delivering the first version of the 2016-2017 Annual > Plan no later than April 1st for community and FDC review > It might be best if you can manage to deliver it on March 30th. ;) The next day tends to be a bit fool

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
I second that On 11-03-16 16:10, Victor Grigas wrote: What a good message to wake up to! I'd like to politely suggest along with any decision making ahead, that the board please leave the door open to considering Katherine as permanent executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation. -- Kin

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2016-03-11 Thread Florence Devouard
Excellent ! All my support Katherine ! Anthere PS: Hopefully the list will regain a bit of peace and be productive again ? Le 11/03/16 03:59, Katherine Maher a écrit : Thank you, Patricio. I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in the Foundation. I also want

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Alex Wang
Thank you, Katherine! This announcement has me breathing a huge sigh of relief and fills me with optimism for what's to come. On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:52 AM, Maria O'Neill wrote: > Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you! Great news! :) > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Aaron Halfaker > w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Aaron Halfaker
Congrats Katherine! This is certainly welcome news. :) On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Victor Grigas wrote: > What a good message to wake up to! > > I'd like to politely suggest along with any decision making ahead, that > the board please leave the door open to considering Katherine as perman

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Victor Grigas
What a good message to wake up to! I'd like to politely suggest along with any decision making ahead, that the board please leave the door open to considering Katherine as permanent executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation. On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 5:36 AM, Tanweer Morshed wrote: > Congra

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Tanweer Morshed
Congratulations to Katherine for taking up the responsibility! And at the same time, thanks to the Board and C-levels for coming up with a thoughtful and acceptable decision. It's great to see someone taking up the charge, who has been involved with the movement for a long time. Regards, Tanweer

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2016-03-11 Thread Nicole Ebber
Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you for taking on this responsibility! I am glad to read all those congrats and wonderful emails from people involved. And thank you to the C-level team and Board for making this decision, and for making it quickly and transparent. I look forward to working w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread David Parreño Mont
OMG! Many congratulations, Katherine! El dv., 11 març 2016 a les 4:00, Katherine Maher () va escriure: > Thank you, Patricio. > > I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in > the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff for > continuing to be s

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Nabin Sapkota
Congratulations Katherine! Wish you all the best. Cheers, Nabin Sapkota On Mar 11, 2016 11:24 AM, "Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive)" < nhas...@wikimedia.org.bd> wrote: > Great! Congratulations Katherine! > Really a positive move from the Board. > > -Hasive > WMBD > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:15 AM,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Dan Andreescu
Thank you, Katherine, and congratulations. You have my full and enthusiastic support : ) On Friday, March 11, 2016, Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) < nhas...@wikimedia.org.bd> wrote: > Great! Congratulations Katherine! > Really a positive move from the Board. > > -Hasive > WMBD > > On Fri, Mar 11,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive)
Great! Congratulations Katherine! Really a positive move from the Board. -Hasive WMBD On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal < bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congrats Katherine, > > As a community member from the other side of the world, you have my > complete trust and supp

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Bodhisattwa Mandal
Congrats Katherine, As a community member from the other side of the world, you have my complete trust and support. A very positive move from the Board, no doubt about it. Best wishes, Bodhisattwa On Mar 11, 2016 10:05 AM, "Risker" wrote: > Thank you, Patricio and the rest of the board, for th

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Katy Love
Let me add my voice to the thanks and congratulations! I am deeply appreciative of this choice, both by the Board and by WMF's C-team. Katherine is an excellent choice. Many of us in the movement who have worked with her for the past few years have been impressed by her massive talents and her comm

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Risker
Thank you, Patricio and the rest of the board, for this first step in rebuilding. I have had the pleasure of working with Katherine in my capacity as a "regular" volunteer and as a member of the FDC, and have found her to be highly professional and very focused on the mission of the WMF. She has

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ
Congratulations, Katherine! And thank you, the entire board, staff and community, for being so amicable among yourselves after some shady weeks and monnths! Looking forward to great days ahead. Come on, we have a lot of pending home work now to cover... :) -ViswaPrabha On 11 March 2016 at 09:48

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Ed Erhart
I think this is a brilliant idea, both personally and professionally. I'm incredibly thrilled that I'll be (continuing to) work under Katherine. Bravo. --Ed On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 11:15 PM, Rosemary Rein wrote: > Thank you Katherine for your service and leadership at this critical > junction

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Sydney Poore
Thank you Patricio, C-Level-team, and most of all Katherine for agreeing to take on this role. Katherine, I'm extremely pleased by your first post to this list and the page on Meta with the outline of the Leadership Tean transition planning. the https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread James Alexander
Congrats Katherine (and commiserations to what free time you still had) thank you for being willing to take up this role, I think you're exactly what we need.I'd also like to thank all the c-levels who I know have spent countless hours over the past week or so talking about the next steps both for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Todd Allen
Katherine, Welcome, and best of luck in your new role. I'm very pleased indeed to hear that it will be you to fill it. Todd On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Katherine Maher wrote: > Thank you, Patricio. > > I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in > the Found

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Johan Jönsson
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 3:55 AM, Patricio Lorente wrote: > Hello all, > > I’m happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation leadership team has > proposed an interim Executive Director, and the Board has given our full > support. Starting on March 14th, current Chief Communications Officer > Kat

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Jorge Vargas
Thank you, Patricio. And thank you, Katherine, for stepping up at this time for us. I'm genuinely happy for this choice. It fills me with optimism for all of us to move forward to a new phase. Gracias y buena suerte! On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Dario Taraborelli wrote: > Thank you for stepping

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Dario Taraborelli
Thank you for stepping up, Katherine. Very glad about the choice and the rapid and transparent process that led to it, thanks to everyone involved. Dario > On Mar 10, 2016, at 18:55, Patricio Lorente > wrote: > > Hello all, > > I’m happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation leadersh

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Patricia Pena
Amazing news indeed. Thank you Katherine for everything you have already accomplished at the Foundation and for taking up this challenge. And thank you to the entire C-level and Board for supporting this decision- this is exactly what we needed right now! I have full trust that Katherine and the C-

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2016-03-10 Thread Caitlin Cogdill
I cheered aloud in my living room when I read this news. Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you for taking on this role at a difficult yet exciting time. You have my trust. Le jeudi 10 mars 2016, Tim Starling a écrit : > On 11/03/16 13:55, Patricio Lorente wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I’m ha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Asaf Bartov
Thank you, Patricio, the board, and thank you Katherine. In the unhappy circumstances we have come to, this brings much hope for rebuilding. Katherine has the values and the skills to make WMF do better at adhering to its stated principles, and the good sense to trust expertise in others and deleg

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread George Herbert
> On Mar 10, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Katherine Maher wrote: > > Thank you, Patricio. > > I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in > the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff for > continuing to be such committed advocates for our future --

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Lisa Gruwell
This is fantastic news for WMF and the movement!! I am extremely grateful to Katherine for stepping up to take this very difficult role at a very challenging time. Katherine is widely respected at WMF by staff and, in my opinion, is the perfect person to lead us right now. I have worked on th

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Rachel diCerbo
This is excellent news! Thank you to the C-levels and Board for making this decision. Katherine, thank you for stepping up during this time. Looking forward to improving trust and transparency! On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Anna Stillwell wrote: > Katherine, > > You have my *full* support. So

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Damon Sicore
Excellent news! Katherine demonstrates integrity, has a strong mind for community, and she can help give WMF the voice it needs for a positive future. I’m personally thrilled to see this happen. Congratulations, and thank you for stepping into one of the most difficult and—I’d argue—one of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-10 Thread Katherine Maher
Thank you, Patricio. I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff for continuing to be such committed advocates for our future -- your passion and belief in our movement and purpose have been tremendous