Dear Anna, There are too many to say.
Farewell Anna. Best, Addis Wang On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Habib M'henni <habib.mhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Anna, > > Thanks for all you did! I will miss your kind encouragements and helpful > advises. > Which the best for you <3 > > Habib > > Le 9 février 2016 18:49:18 CET, Anna Koval <ako...@wikimedia.org> a écrit > : > >Dear friends, > > > >During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of > >this > >movement and this organization. > > > >I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in > >service of > >the sum of all knowledge. > > > >In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me > >very much. > > > >- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and > > Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1] > > - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry > >Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of > >VisualEditor. [2] > >- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a > >user-friendly > > trademark policy. [3] [4] > >- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants > >and > > movement diversity. [5] [6] > > - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the > > Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8] > >- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to > >encourage > > evaluation and learning. [9] > >- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central > > and Eastern Europe. [10] > > - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir > >Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis > >on > > the Wikipedia Education Program. [11] > > > >The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my > >heart. It > >is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating > >quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around > >the > >world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs > >are > >in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of > >what > >they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things > >they > >have yet to achieve. > > > >I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She > >is a > >competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills > >are > >unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education > >program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the > >best > >hands. > > > >I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She > >had > >faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be > >taught > >to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. > >She > >taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect > >for > >the wiki way. [15] > > > >Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the > >internet > >ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more > >young > >people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they > >do, > >I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community > >members, just as I was. > > > >I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff > >member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16] > > > >All the best, > >Anna Koval, M.Ed. > > > >[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm > >[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor > >[3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy > >[4] > > > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/ > >[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG > >[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference > >[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library > >[8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure > >[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation > >[10] > >https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe > >[11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education > >[12] > > > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&oldid=70367 > >[13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries > >[14] > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf&page=28 > >[15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way > >[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval > > > >-- > > > >Anna Koval, M.Ed. > >Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > >Wikimedia Foundation > >+1.415.839.6885 x 6729 > >Skype: annakoval.wiki > >ako...@wikimedia.org > >education.wikimedia.org > >_______________________________________________ > >Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > >https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > >New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > ><mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > ..................................................... > Habib M'henni > Ingénieur civil et technologue à l'Iset de Nabeul > Membre fondateur de CLibre et Wikimedia TN User Group > http://about.me/habibmhenni > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Addis _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
