Does that mean we should cancel the cake and WikiDancers?
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Jay Walsh <jwa...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi folks - I'm happy to report that there's been a beneficial turn of > events from the original announcement a few weeks ago. Apologies for the > delay in getting back you. > > After some reflection and conversations I've decided to change course from > my original plans and stay on with the Foundation. I spent a lot of time > reviewing succession plans, looking at future communications projects, and > chatting with me team and realised that some awesome and important work was > still ahead of me. > > You really only get one chance to work at an extraordinary place like the > Wikimedia Foundation. We impact millions of lives every day, and the tens > of thousands of people like you - our amazing volunteers - have high > expectations of us. I am energized by the opportunity to protect our > projects and move the platform forward. It's tough work, but it's > incredible to see how it all comes together. > > I heard and read some really wonderful comments since Geoff sent out this > notice, and I want to thank everyone for your kind words. It definitely > helped me think about the work we've done together, and the incredible work > that's not yet done. > > Looking forward to pressing ahead with you all. > > Jay > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Geoff Brigham <gbrig...@wikimedia.org>wrote: > >> *Next week, we’re saying goodbye to our long-term Head of Communications, >> Jay Walsh. He will be starting shortly a new adventure working at a San >> Francisco based start-up in corporate communications. His last day at the >> Foundation will be Tuesday, October 23. The Foundation will be kicking off >> a search process for a new head of communications, and in the interim we’ll >> also be receiving communications strategy from our advisers at Minassian >> Media, a consultancy that helped us manage communications around >> Wikipedia’s tenth anniversary. >> >> Since Jay started at the Foundation in January 2008 he’s taken a lead role >> in shaping both the voice and identity of the Wikimedia Foundation, and has >> played a critical function in supporting our projects. He’s been our >> spokesperson on hundreds of media inquiries, helping to shape a positive >> and enlightened perspective on our projects in some of the biggest media >> outlets in the world. Jay has provided communications counsel on major >> initiatives to almost everyone at the Foundation, and I’m sure to many of >> you throughout our community. >> >> Since starting at WMF Jay has grown the communications team, which now >> includes roles supporting movement communications, global media outreach, >> and merchandise. Under his leadership we created and grew a blog which now >> sees up to 40 posts a month, a social media presence with over a million >> followers, and content published in many localized languages. Jay helped us >> bring the Foundation’s first four annual reports to the world, and he gave >> us a voice and open identity for great events like Wikipedia 10. >> >> We’ve been fortunate to have strong communications leadership for a period >> of rapid growth for our projects and our movement. Please join me in >> wishing Jay well on his next steps. We will miss him.* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately >> directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia >> community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list >> wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l >> >> > > > -- > Jay Walsh > Head of Communications > WikimediaFoundation.org > blog.wikimedia.org > +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- -george william herbert george.herb...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
