Siko, I'm very sorry to see this. You were a strong supporter of women on Wikipedia and of improved community harmony. It was a pleasure to work with you on the grant application that led to the Ally Skills Workshops. I wish you all the very best.
Sarah On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Steven Crossin <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow Siko. This comes as a massive surprise. It was a pleasure working with > you on dispute resolution on my time as a Wikimedia Fellow. I'll always > remember the support you gave me and how I grew as a result. I consider you > a great friend and I'll miss you a lot. I wish you all the best in your > future endeavours. You will be sorely missed. > > Steve > > *Steven Crossin* > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > On 12 February 2016 at 12:24, Siko Bouterse <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear friends and colleagues, > > > > I’ve had the amazing privilege of serving this movement in a staff > capacity > > for the past 4 ½ years, but I’ve now decided to move on from my role at > the > > Wikimedia Foundation. > > > > Transparency, integrity, community and free knowledge remain deeply > > important to me, and I believe I will be better placed to represent those > > values in a volunteer capacity at this time. I am and will always remain > a > > Wikimedian, so you'll still see me around the projects (User:Seeeko), > > hopefully with renewed energy and joy in volunteering. > > > > This movement has become my home in so many unexpected ways, and I’m > truly > > honored to have learned from so many of you. It was an amazing experience > > to have partnered with smart, bold, and dedicated community folks to > > experiment with projects like Teahouse, IdeaLab, Inspire, Individual > > Engagement Grants, and Reimagining Grants. I’ve seen you create some > really > > incredible content, ideas, tools, programs, processes, committees and > > organizations, all in the service of free knowledge. > > > > I expect my last day to be Thursday, February 25th. I have full > confidence > > in Maggie Dennis's abilities to lead the Community Engagement Department, > > and I trust that my team will remain available to support the community’s > > needs for grants and other resources throughout this time of transition. > > > > Much love, > > Siko > > > > -- > > Siko Bouterse > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > > sum of all knowledge. * > > *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, > > and help us make it a reality!* > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > _______________________________________________ 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>
