Thanks Luis. :) All the best Maggie/Moonriddengirl. :) On 9 February 2016 at 01:46, Lila Tretikov <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all, > > > I am sad to let you know that Luis Villa, our lead for the Community > Engagement department, will be leaving the Wikimedia Foundation. A year > ago, Luis took on a big challenge, transitioning from the Legal Department > to lead the newly created Community Engagement organization. In that role, > Luis and our teams were tasked with many recent community initiatives, such > as the creation of the Community Tech team, gender-related and > anti-harassment programs, and improved alignment of WMF annual planning > with the Funds Dissemination Committee. Prior to that, as Deputy General > Counsel he was responsible for a number of legal initiatives, including > licensing, contracts, and product counseling. I’m grateful for his counsel, > and his leadership in the WMF movement throughout these years. > > Later this month, Luis will transition out of his current position with the > Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other opportunities. He will remain in a > consulting role with the Foundation over the next few months, continuing to > support our ongoing strategy and annual planning processes. > > I want to thank Luis for his commitment to the WMF mission, and for the > inspired energy and contributions he has brought to our movement. I’m > looking forward to his future accomplishments and staying in close touch as > he grows in his career. > > Maggie Dennis will step in as the interim director for the CE team > effective immediately. Her deep community background, passion for our > mission, and outstanding teamwork are great assets in this transition. She > will also continue to serve as Director of Support and Safety. Maggie is a > respected leader, colleague, and community member. I am confident she will > bring critical insights, especially now as we plan for our next year. > > The work of of the CE department will continue as planned, and the overall > structure of the department (including the Community Tech team, which will > continue to report into the Product organization) will stay on-course. Our > goal is to ensure a smooth transition as we continue our progress to > improve the WMF support for our communities. > > It is my priority that the WMF continues to build upon the initiatives we > started in 2015 in support for the global Wikimedia community. Continued > leadership of the Community Engagement department at executive level in the > WMF is a part of delivering on those commitments. We will be looking to > fill the Community Engagement leadership role with someone with a strong > background in community programs, and an understanding of the Wikimedia > movement. We will also look to engage with you to find the right person for > this role. We will send an update on the next steps and the job description > shortly, which will include a further discussion of the role on-wiki. > > > Lila > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
