Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Ziko van Dijk]

Dear Patricio,

You have been chair, and board member, in times difficult for our
movement. You have invested a lot of time, and even if I did not agree
always with you for 100%, I knew that a good conversation was
possible. Please accept my unconditional respect for your commitment.

Kind regards
Ziko





2016-06-23 21:07 GMT+02:00 Salvador A :
> Congratulations Christophe and Maria! We hope to see great and new things
> from you in the BoT
>
> Thanks for your years of service Patricio.
>
> El jueves, 23 de junio de 2016, Samuel Klein  escribió:
>
>> Thank you Patricio!  It is great to see these updates.  ×SJ
>> On Jun 23, 2016 19:34, "Tanweer Morshed" > > wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks to Patricio for your service in the movement. Congratulations to
>> > Christophe, Maria on being elected to the positions, as well as to
>> > Nataliia. :)
>> >
>> > On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Galileo Vidoni > > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in
>> > good
>> > > hands ;).
>> > >
>> > > Gracias Patro!
>> > >
>> > > Galileo Vidoni
>> > > Presidente
>> > > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
>> > > Thank you for all of your work,
>> > > nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.
>> > >
>> > > You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
>> > > Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
>> > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com  > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hello everyone,
>> > > >
>> > > > I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
>> > > > Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
>> > > > Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the
>> Wikimedia
>> > > > community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will
>> > serve
>> > > as
>> > > > excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can
>> > > learn
>> > > > more about them in an announcement we made in May:
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
>> > > > María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long
>> > > history
>> > > > of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership
>> > roles
>> > > > at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
>> > > >
>> > > > More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will
>> > join
>> > > > me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them
>> success
>> > in
>> > > > their terms ahead.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role
>> > as
>> > > > Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my
>> time
>> > as
>> > > > Chair.
>> > > >
>> > > > Patricio Lorente
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > About Christophe Henner
>> > > >
>> > > > Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
>> > > > deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division,
>> the
>> > > > international digital media group headquartered in France.
>> > > >
>> > > > He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector,
>> > including
>> > > > leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
>> > > >
>> > > > Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for
>> > more
>> > > > than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
>> > > >  and has remained an active Board member
>> in
>> > > > various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair
>> > and
>> > > > Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
>> > > > Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant
>> > > period
>> > > > of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s
>> > brand,
>> > > > and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
>> > > > vision for the chapter.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > About Maria Sefidari
>> > > >
>> > > > Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
>> > > > Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
>> > > > Carlos University
>> > > >  at the
>> > > > MediaLab-Prado .
>> > María
>> > > > graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de
>> > Madrid
>> > > > ,
>> and
>> > > > later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business
>> > faculty
>> > > > of the same university.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Salvador A]

Congratulations Christophe and Maria! We hope to see great and new things
from you in the BoT

Thanks for your years of service Patricio.

El jueves, 23 de junio de 2016, Samuel Klein  escribió:

> Thank you Patricio!  It is great to see these updates.  ×SJ
> On Jun 23, 2016 19:34, "Tanweer Morshed"  > wrote:
>
> > Thanks to Patricio for your service in the movement. Congratulations to
> > Christophe, Maria on being elected to the positions, as well as to
> > Nataliia. :)
> >
> > On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Galileo Vidoni  > wrote:
> >
> > > Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in
> > good
> > > hands ;).
> > >
> > > Gracias Patro!
> > >
> > > Galileo Vidoni
> > > Presidente
> > > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
> > > Thank you for all of your work,
> > > nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.
> > >
> > > You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
> > > Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
> > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com  > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> > > > Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> > > > Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the
> Wikimedia
> > > > community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will
> > serve
> > > as
> > > > excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can
> > > learn
> > > > more about them in an announcement we made in May:
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> > > > María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long
> > > history
> > > > of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership
> > roles
> > > > at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
> > > >
> > > > More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will
> > join
> > > > me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them
> success
> > in
> > > > their terms ahead.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role
> > as
> > > > Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my
> time
> > as
> > > > Chair.
> > > >
> > > > Patricio Lorente
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > About Christophe Henner
> > > >
> > > > Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> > > > deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division,
> the
> > > > international digital media group headquartered in France.
> > > >
> > > > He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector,
> > including
> > > > leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
> > > >
> > > > Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for
> > more
> > > > than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
> > > >  and has remained an active Board member
> in
> > > > various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair
> > and
> > > > Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> > > > Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant
> > > period
> > > > of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s
> > brand,
> > > > and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> > > > vision for the chapter.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > About Maria Sefidari
> > > >
> > > > Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> > > > Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> > > > Carlos University
> > > >  at the
> > > > MediaLab-Prado .
> > María
> > > > graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de
> > Madrid
> > > > ,
> and
> > > > later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business
> > faculty
> > > > of the same university.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> > > > since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement.
> She
> > > was
> > > > a founding member of Wikimedia España
> > > >  and
> > Wikimujeres
> > > > Grupo de Usuarias , and
> > > also
> > > > created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> > > > . She has served
> > on
> > > > several Wikimedia governance committees, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Samuel Klein]

Thank you Patricio!  It is great to see these updates.  ×SJ
On Jun 23, 2016 19:34, "Tanweer Morshed"  wrote:

> Thanks to Patricio for your service in the movement. Congratulations to
> Christophe, Maria on being elected to the positions, as well as to
> Nataliia. :)
>
> On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Galileo Vidoni  wrote:
>
> > Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in
> good
> > hands ;).
> >
> > Gracias Patro!
> >
> > Galileo Vidoni
> > Presidente
> > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
> > Thank you for all of your work,
> > nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.
> >
> > You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
> > Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
> > patricio.lore...@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> > > Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> > > Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the Wikimedia
> > > community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will
> serve
> > as
> > > excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can
> > learn
> > > more about them in an announcement we made in May:
> > >
> >
> >
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
> > >
> > >
> > > Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> > > María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long
> > history
> > > of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership
> roles
> > > at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
> > >
> > > More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will
> join
> > > me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them success
> in
> > > their terms ahead.
> > >
> > >
> > > I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role
> as
> > > Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my time
> as
> > > Chair.
> > >
> > > Patricio Lorente
> > >
> > >
> > > About Christophe Henner
> > >
> > > Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> > > deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division, the
> > > international digital media group headquartered in France.
> > >
> > > He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector,
> including
> > > leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
> > >
> > > Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for
> more
> > > than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
> > >  and has remained an active Board member in
> > > various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair
> and
> > > Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> > > Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant
> > period
> > > of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s
> brand,
> > > and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> > > vision for the chapter.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > About Maria Sefidari
> > >
> > > Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> > > Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> > > Carlos University
> > >  at the
> > > MediaLab-Prado .
> María
> > > graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de
> Madrid
> > > , and
> > > later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business
> faculty
> > > of the same university.
> > >
> > >
> > > María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> > > since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. She
> > was
> > > a founding member of Wikimedia España
> > >  and
> Wikimujeres
> > > Grupo de Usuarias , and
> > also
> > > created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> > > . She has served
> on
> > > several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations
> > >  and
> Individual
> > > Engagement Grants 
> > > committees. In her time on the Affiliations committee, María served as
> > the
> > > first Treasurer of the committee, effectively overseeing and monitoring
> > > disbursement of the committee's budget. Maria served a prior term on
> the
> > > Wikimedia Foundation board from 2013 to 2015.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > About Nataliia Tymkiv
> > >
> > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Tanweer Morshed]

Thanks to Patricio for your service in the movement. Congratulations to
Christophe, Maria on being elected to the positions, as well as to
Nataliia. :)

On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Galileo Vidoni  wrote:

> Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in good
> hands ;).
>
> Gracias Patro!
>
> Galileo Vidoni
> Presidente
> A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
> Thank you for all of your work,
> nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.
>
> You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
> Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.
>
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
> patricio.lore...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> > Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> > Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the Wikimedia
> > community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will serve
> as
> > excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can
> learn
> > more about them in an announcement we made in May:
> >
>
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
> >
> >
> > Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> > María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long
> history
> > of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership roles
> > at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
> >
> > More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will join
> > me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them success in
> > their terms ahead.
> >
> >
> > I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role as
> > Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my time as
> > Chair.
> >
> > Patricio Lorente
> >
> >
> > About Christophe Henner
> >
> > Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> > deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division, the
> > international digital media group headquartered in France.
> >
> > He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector, including
> > leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
> >
> > Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for more
> > than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
> >  and has remained an active Board member in
> > various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair and
> > Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> > Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant
> period
> > of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s brand,
> > and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> > vision for the chapter.
> >
> >
> >
> > About Maria Sefidari
> >
> > Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> > Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> > Carlos University
> >  at the
> > MediaLab-Prado . María
> > graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid
> > , and
> > later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business faculty
> > of the same university.
> >
> >
> > María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> > since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. She
> was
> > a founding member of Wikimedia España
> >  and Wikimujeres
> > Grupo de Usuarias , and
> also
> > created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> > . She has served on
> > several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations
> >  and Individual
> > Engagement Grants 
> > committees. In her time on the Affiliations committee, María served as
> the
> > first Treasurer of the committee, effectively overseeing and monitoring
> > disbursement of the committee's budget. Maria served a prior term on the
> > Wikimedia Foundation board from 2013 to 2015.
> >
> >
> >
> > About Nataliia Tymkiv
> >
> > Nataliia currently serves as Financial Director of the Centre for
> > Democracy and Rule of Law, a Ukrainian media policy and human rights
> > nonprofit. Nataliia has a Masters degree in Public Administration and a
> > Specialist degree in Records Management and Information Activities.
> >
> > She has in-depth experience in executive leadership and financial
> > management. Prior to her 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Galileo Vidoni]

Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in good
hands ;).

Gracias Patro!

Galileo Vidoni
Presidente
A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
Thank you for all of your work,
nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.

You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the Wikimedia
> community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will serve
as
> excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can
learn
> more about them in an announcement we made in May:
>
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
>
>
> Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long
history
> of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership roles
> at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
>
> More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will join
> me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them success in
> their terms ahead.
>
>
> I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role as
> Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my time as
> Chair.
>
> Patricio Lorente
>
>
> About Christophe Henner
>
> Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division, the
> international digital media group headquartered in France.
>
> He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector, including
> leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
>
> Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for more
> than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
>  and has remained an active Board member in
> various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair and
> Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant
period
> of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s brand,
> and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> vision for the chapter.
>
>
>
> About Maria Sefidari
>
> Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> Carlos University
>  at the
> MediaLab-Prado . María
> graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid
> , and
> later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business faculty
> of the same university.
>
>
> María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. She
was
> a founding member of Wikimedia España
>  and Wikimujeres
> Grupo de Usuarias , and also
> created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> . She has served on
> several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations
>  and Individual
> Engagement Grants 
> committees. In her time on the Affiliations committee, María served as the
> first Treasurer of the committee, effectively overseeing and monitoring
> disbursement of the committee's budget. Maria served a prior term on the
> Wikimedia Foundation board from 2013 to 2015.
>
>
>
> About Nataliia Tymkiv
>
> Nataliia currently serves as Financial Director of the Centre for
> Democracy and Rule of Law, a Ukrainian media policy and human rights
> nonprofit. Nataliia has a Masters degree in Public Administration and a
> Specialist degree in Records Management and Information Activities.
>
> She has in-depth experience in executive leadership and financial
> management. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia
> worked at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction
> company. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia worked
> at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction company.
On
> the Wikimedia projects, she’s been an active contributor since 2011, and
> shortly after became an administrator of Ukrainian Wikipedia
> . She 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Ilario Valdelli]

Thank you for all of your work,
nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.

You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the Wikimedia
> community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will serve as
> excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can learn
> more about them in an announcement we made in May:
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
>
>
> Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long history
> of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership roles
> at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
>
> More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will join
> me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them success in
> their terms ahead.
>
>
> I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role as
> Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my time as
> Chair.
>
> Patricio Lorente
>
>
> About Christophe Henner
>
> Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division, the
> international digital media group headquartered in France.
>
> He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector, including
> leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
>
> Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for more
> than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
>  and has remained an active Board member in
> various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair and
> Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant period
> of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s brand,
> and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> vision for the chapter.
>
>
>
> About Maria Sefidari
>
> Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> Carlos University
>  at the
> MediaLab-Prado . María
> graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid
> , and
> later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business faculty
> of the same university.
>
>
> María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. She was
> a founding member of Wikimedia España
>  and Wikimujeres
> Grupo de Usuarias , and also
> created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> . She has served on
> several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations
>  and Individual
> Engagement Grants 
> committees. In her time on the Affiliations committee, María served as the
> first Treasurer of the committee, effectively overseeing and monitoring
> disbursement of the committee's budget. Maria served a prior term on the
> Wikimedia Foundation board from 2013 to 2015.
>
>
>
> About Nataliia Tymkiv
>
> Nataliia currently serves as Financial Director of the Centre for
> Democracy and Rule of Law, a Ukrainian media policy and human rights
> nonprofit. Nataliia has a Masters degree in Public Administration and a
> Specialist degree in Records Management and Information Activities.
>
> She has in-depth experience in executive leadership and financial
> management. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia
> worked at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction
> company. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia worked
> at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction company. On
> the Wikimedia projects, she’s been an active contributor since 2011, and
> shortly after became an administrator of Ukrainian Wikipedia
> . She has also been a
> member of the Wikimedia Ukraine 
> community for nearly four years, and has served as the chapter’s Board
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Nathan]

Congrats all, and thank you Patricio. I'll observe that it is interesting
that the Board chose Christophe as Chair on his first day as a member, I
think that is unprecedented in the short history of the WMF Board.

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the Wikimedia
> community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will serve as
> excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can learn
> more about them in an announcement we made in May:
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
>
>
> Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long history
> of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership roles
> at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
>
> More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will join
> me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them success in
> their terms ahead.
>
>
> I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role as
> Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my time as
> Chair.
>
> Patricio Lorente
>
>
> About Christophe Henner
>
> Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division, the
> international digital media group headquartered in France.
>
> He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector, including
> leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
>
> Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for more
> than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
>  and has remained an active Board member in
> various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair and
> Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant period
> of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s brand,
> and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> vision for the chapter.
>
>
>
> About Maria Sefidari
>
> Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> Carlos University
>  at the
> MediaLab-Prado . María
> graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid
> , and
> later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business faculty
> of the same university.
>
>
> María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. She was
> a founding member of Wikimedia España
>  and Wikimujeres
> Grupo de Usuarias , and also
> created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> . She has served on
> several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations
>  and Individual
> Engagement Grants 
> committees. In her time on the Affiliations committee, María served as the
> first Treasurer of the committee, effectively overseeing and monitoring
> disbursement of the committee's budget. Maria served a prior term on the
> Wikimedia Foundation board from 2013 to 2015.
>
>
>
> About Nataliia Tymkiv
>
> Nataliia currently serves as Financial Director of the Centre for
> Democracy and Rule of Law, a Ukrainian media policy and human rights
> nonprofit. Nataliia has a Masters degree in Public Administration and a
> Specialist degree in Records Management and Information Activities.
>
> She has in-depth experience in executive leadership and financial
> management. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia
> worked at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction
> company. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia worked
> at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction company. On
> the Wikimedia projects, she’s been an active contributor since 2011, and
> shortly after became an administrator of Ukrainian Wikipedia
> . She has also been a
> member of the Wikimedia Ukraine 
> community for nearly four years, and has