Oh no, when the staff found out we decided to still have the party. James
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM, George Herbert <george.herb...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 > -- James Alexander Manager, Merchandise Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l