Hello,
sad to learn that Bishakha will leave the board. Bishakha joined our
movement as an "outsider" and had gained the heart of our community in a
very short time. She is one of the most admirable person I know and
everytime I think of her I feel honored to have the chance to work with her.
I am very happy to see the board decide to appoint Alice on an expert
seat. I was very sad to hear that she was not renominated by the partner
organizations. And in some sense. I am a bit disappointed to see how the
original idea of chapters NOMINATE people with wished skills to the
board retarded into a simple election process. And I am also a bit sad
about that on this election process the board skill need no more have
importance as it was originally wished to be but more promises to
interests, which actually contradict the role of a trustee. As a board
member of WMDE, as a board member I worked together with on the WMF
board, I learned to value the integrity and the organizational skill of
Alice.
Greetings
Ting
Am 08.08.2014 15:24, schrieb Jan-Bart de Vreede:
Hello Everyone
While the minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting will arrive in due time I
wanted to update you on some internal matters at this point because there have
been some changes in the board composition.
Ana Toni joined our board last year but unfortunately the time demands placed
upon a Wikimedia Board member were not compatible with her other commitments.
This has given the board something to think about. We aim to be a board that is
able to incorporate outside expertise to increase our effectiveness and
possible candidates are often not able to commit the time which we currently
require.. In the coming period we want to have a look at the time which is
demanded of a board member (especially our in person meetings which require a
lot of travel) and look at which activities we need to perform as a board. We
want to thank Ana for her contributions. The insights gained from her position
as Chair of Greenpeace International were especially useful to us as a board.
We are sad to see her go, but we hope to keep her in “our space”.
Bishakha Datta joined our board in March 2010 and has indicated to us that she
is not available for re-appointment after her term runs out in December of this
year. We will take the time to properly thank her for her great contributions
when her term formally ends in December.
While these things are part of of the normal turnover of the composition of the
board (and are also an opportunity to attract new fields of expertise as
needed) there is a matter of board stability during the first year of the
tenure of our new Executive Director. In response to Lila's request for
stability the board has decided the following:
1) Alice Wiegand was appointed to finish out Ana's term ending December 2014.
We also appointed Alice to carry out the subsequent term ending December 2016.
2) Last year at Wikimania I was appointed to the board for a two year period,
but I tendered my resignation effective the end of this year. At the Board's
request I reconsidered that resignation, and will serve out the rest of my
original two year term ending December 2015.
This does mean we will start the search process for a new board member for the
appointed seat that Bishakha will vacate at the end of this year. And hopefully
we will be able to also identify potential candidates to fill the seats of both
Stuart West and me, which will become vacant at the end of 2015.
Secondly we have appointed the two officer positions as follows for the coming
fiscal year
Chair - Jan-Bart de Vreede
Vice-Chair - Patricio Lorente
The foundation has a great opportunity to grow under the guidance of our new
Executive Director and realize our ambitions. The board is looking forward to a
year of supporting Lila and providing direction for our strategic goals.
Jan-Bart de Vreede
Chair
Board of Trustees
Wikimedia Foundation
PS: All the relevant resolutions will be published on meta in the coming days
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