Dear Ana, I am extremely excited to see you join the Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, I know the experience you bring in international organisations is going to be invaluable to our movement.
An enormous thanks to those who have made this possible. And a great great thank you to you Ana, for accepting to walk the path ahead with us. Best regards, Delphine On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Jay Walsh <jwa...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > (This announcement is being shared in advance of a public release with the > Wikimedia community. We will be posting a press release, blog post, and > Ana's bio to the WMF wiki this afternoon, PT. Thanks) > > Ana Toni Announced as New Wikimedia Foundation Board Member > > San Francisco -- July 8, 2013 -- The Wikimedia Foundation today announced > its newest Board of Trustees member, Ana Toni. Ana is currently the CEO for > GIP (Public Interest Management), a consultancy firm based in Rio de > Janeiro, Brazil, which works for foundations, non-profit organizations and > businesses on social and environmental issues. > > According to Ana, "It is an honor to be part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s > Board and to participate with this amazing Wikipedia community. I > especially look forward to supporting the Foundation’s efforts to > strengthen the Wikipedia community in the Global South and to advance the > organization's mission to empower and engage people in building the common > good." > > Since 2011, Ana has served as the Board Chair of Greenpeace International. > From 2003 until 2011, Ana was the Ford Foundation’s representative in > Brazil, during which time she oversaw the Foundation’s work in the areas of > human rights, sustainable development, racial and ethical discrimination, > sexuality and reproductive health, media democratization and land rights. > She was also responsible for coordinating a regional Latin America > Initiative on Economics and Globalization, an IBSA initiative (joint work > between Brazil, South Africa and India) and the International Initiative on > Intellectual Property Rights. > > From 1998 to 2002, Ana was ActionAid’s Executive Director in Brazil, > working to contribute in the eradication of poverty and inequality through > community development projects, as well as public policy advocacy and > campaigning at both the national and international levels. Ana also worked > for ActionAid UK as Policy Advisor (1990 – 1993), representing the > organization at the United Nations Conference on Environment and > Development. > > Ana worked for Greenpeace from 1993 to 1997, first as the International > Head of the Political Unit based at Greenpeace International in Amsterdam, > and subsequently as Senior Advisor for Greenpeace Germany. She was > responsible for, among other things, the work of Greenpeace on the World > Trade Organization (in particular the Committee on Trade and Environment) > and she also contributed in the development of Greenpeace’s work in the > Amazon region in its early stage. > > Ana holds a masters degree in Politics of the World Economy from the London > School of Economics and is a candidate for a PhD on Social Politics at the > Rio de Janeiro State University. In addition, Ana is a member of the > Editorial Board of Le Monde Diplomatique Brazil, and a Board member of the > Baobá Fund for Racial Equity and the Forum of Women’s Leaders on > Sustainability. Ana is Brazilian and lives in Rio de Janeiro. > > There are 10 seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board and according to the > Foundation's bylaws, three members are elected by the Wikimedia community, > two are selected by the Wikimedia chapters, the Founder seat is held by > Jimmy Wales, and four members are appointed by the Board itself to provide > additional, specific expertise. > > -- > Jay Walsh > Senior Director, Communications > WikimediaFoundation.org > blog.wikimedia.org > +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- @notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org Photos with simple eyes: notaphoto - http://photo.notafish.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
