Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-20 Thread Revital Poleg
Dear friends, Thank you so much for your warm welcome. I feel honored to join the Wikimedia family as the new ED of WMIL and to become part of this devoted team that works continuously to make the Wikimedia vision a reality. My personal thanks and appreciation to you, Michal, for introducing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-20 Thread Sydney Poore
Hello Michal, Thank you for all of the significant contribution that you made to the Wikimedia movement! Wishing you all the best for what comes next! Sydney On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 8:49 AM Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > Dear friends, > > I wanted to share with you

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-20 Thread Samuel Patton
Michal, I was very happy to get a little bit of your perspective in conversations re: fundraising over the last few months. Thank you for all you've done and I look forward to seeing what's next for you. Congratulations, Revital. Best wishes to all the awesome people at WMIL. sam On Thu, Dec

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-19 Thread FULBERT
I want to take a moment to share how strong a colleague Michał has been over the past two years when I have worked with her from a distance, with only a couple in-person meetings. Michal has a talent and focus that has inspired me with my own Wikimedia commitments, and I can only imagine how

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-19 Thread Jorge Vargas
Best of lucks in your future adventures, Michal! You’re a fabulous person and professional. Wishing you all the best. On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:50 AM Delphine Ménard wrote: > Michal, thank you so much for your vision, your passion, for being at the > heart and helm of Wikimedia Israel for so

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-19 Thread Delphine Ménard
Michal, thank you so much for your vision, your passion, for being at the heart and helm of Wikimedia Israel for so many years. Working with you has been a constant source of bubbling ideas, righting wrongs and challenging the status quo. I have enjoyed this partnership where together, and yet

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:27:23 +0100 Cornelius Kibelka wrote: > Executive Director. > Thanks! So ED is "Executive Director". > Cheers > Cornelius > > On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 21:18, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > > On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:36 +0100 > > camelia boban wrote: > > > > > A great thank

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Rajeeb Dutta
Dear Michal, You have been a true ambassador of the movement and thank you for all the years of service. It was pleasure meeting you at GLAMWIKI2018 in Tel Aviv last year. I know you will be around the movement and until we meet again, all my best wishes for your upcoming endeavour. Best

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Joseph Seddon
Thank you Michal for your years of service. My favourite memory is having an ice cream with you at GLAMWIKI in Tel Aviv last year. I hope to still see you around the movement. Seddon On Thu, 19 Dec 2019, 02:22 Pine W, wrote: > Michal, many thanks for your service. I remember when we talked

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Pine W
Michal, many thanks for your service. I remember when we talked online several years ago. Best wishes for your next steps, and I hope that you will keep in touch. Itzik, thank you for sharing this news. שָׁלוֹם Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Frans Grijzenhout
Hk Itzik, thanks for letting us know. I also want to thank Michal, it was a pleasure to work with her. And welcome to Revital. Hope to meet her in Berlin during the WM Summit. Kind regards, Frans *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair +31 6 5333 9499 -- *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland*

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Cornelius Kibelka
Executive Director. Cheers Cornelius On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 21:18, Shlomi Fish wrote: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:36 +0100 > camelia boban wrote: > > > A great thank you to Michal and congratulations to Revital for the new > > position. > > Also a great thank you to WMIL for the work done in

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:36 +0100 camelia boban wrote: > A great thank you to Michal and congratulations to Revital for the new > position. > Also a great thank you to WMIL for the work done in all these years. > I agree. Thanks and good luck! (What does "ED" mean, though?) > Best, > Camelia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak
many thanks Michal for your years of amazing work, which I've admired on many occasions. Welcome, Revital - Michal set the bar high, but I'm sure you'll make WMIL grow even more! best, dj "pundit" On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 9:25 AM camelia boban mailto:camelia.bo...@gmail.com>> wrote: A great

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread camelia boban
A great thank you to Michal and congratulations to Revital for the new position. Also a great thank you to WMIL for the work done in all these years. Best, Camelia -- *Camelia Boban* *| Java EE Developer |* *Affiliations Committee - **Wikimedia Foundation* Diversity WG for Wikimedia Strategy

[Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

2019-12-18 Thread Itzik - Wikimedia Israel
Dear friends, I wanted to share with you some changes in WMIL. This weekend, after more than 6 years of service, Michal Lester will conclude her position as WMIL's ED. Michal, WMIL’s first ED, joined us more than 6 years ago, and was our second employee. Michal’s joining marked the transition of