Welcome Jeff :) James Alexander Manager Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur
On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks! > > I wanted to introduce you to the newest member of the WMF Comms team: Jeff > Elder. Jeff started with us yesterday in the newly created role of Digital > Communications Manager. His role will be focused on engaging our social > media communities with our mission, and working closely with all of you to > make that a reality. Jeff will also work with Ed Erhart on the editorial > strategy for the Wikimedia blog. > > Jeff joins us most recently from the Wall Street Journal, where he was an > investigative reporter covering the Bay Area tech industry. Previously, he > led social media for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he covered > everything from presidential elections to World Series wins. Before that, > he was director of operations for Storify, led social media at Lowe’s, and > was a Knight Fellow for social media at Stanford University. > > Coincidentally, Jeff was the first journalist I interviewed with after > joining the WMF, for a WSJ article > <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/16/wikipedia-strengthens-rules-against-undisclosed-editing/> > on > our Terms of Use update. We didn’t talk about social media at the time, but > he did take a Vine of our interactive version of the puzzle globe > <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/16/wikipedia-strengthens-rules-against-undisclosed-editing/>. > You may be more familiar with Jeff’s other work -- like this > internet-famous video of a dog named Norm riding a scooter > <https://vine.co/v/b1PPwg6JtTA>. > > Jeff plans to spend a bit of time listening and getting up to speed on the > community. (If you have any advice on good resources, do share!) Please say > hi, and definitely ask questions, but it'll probably take a little bit of > time before he can weigh in on some things -- we all know it takes some > time to learn the ropes around here :) > > Thanks, > Katherine > > > > -- > Katherine Maher > Chief Communications Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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