I am delighted to see Katy stepping into this role, which IMHO needed to be 
filled urgently.

Congratulations, Katy! You are going to do amazing! :)

-greg (User:Varnent)


> On Feb 26, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Maggie Dennis <mden...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, Ruslan.
> 
> Yes, Katy is stepping into the role in a permanent, full-time basis.
> 
> Determining HR direction is not my role. :) Stating how the Board feels
> about open hiring is also not my place (and I don't know). But I am happy
> to share my own opinion.
> 
> While some roles will and should be filled in an open, public search, some
> roles may be appropriately filled by promoting existing staff with a proven
> track record. The costs of hiring are not small, both in the amount of time
> it takes to recruit and fill a position and the amount of time it takes to
> onboard a new person. The leadership of our resources team needs to be
> filled quickly. Stability is important in the work they do. And we have a
> person at hand who has been well trained for the role and successfully
> worked with community on this basis for years. She is not being hired, but
> promoted - a promotion she has amply earned.
> 
> That said, the role Katy had previously filled will be an open new hire,
> with opportunities for all to apply. It'll just take a little bit of time
> to put the hiring packet together. We are also getting ready to open the
> search for the replacement for the leadership of Community Engagement,
> which I have taken in the interim - and for which I hope to see many
> community applicants.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Maggie
> 
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Ruslan Takayev <ruslan.taka...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Maggie, et al
>> 
>> Is Katy "stepping into" the role on a full-time, permanent basis?
>> 
>> I ask this question, as questions I asked relating to the "new, open
>> approach" towards recruitment at the WMF are yet to be answered[1] and I
>> don't recall there being any advertisements as a call for applications to
>> fill Siko's position.
>> 
>> TBH, this doesn't sound like a "new, open approach" towards recruitment at
>> the WMF, but more of the same..."jobs for the boys".
>> 
>> Comment would be welcome Maggie.
>> 
>> Warm regards,
>> 
>> Ruslan Takayev
>> 
>> [1]
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-February/081677.html
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Maggie Dennis <mden...@wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello, all.
>>> 
>>> I am delighted to announce that Katy Love has agreed to step into the
>> role
>>> of Director of Resources in the Community Engagement department, picking
>> up
>>> the baton so ably carried by Siko Bouterse before her. Katy has been with
>>> the Wikimedia Foundation since January 2013, beginning as the first
>> program
>>> officer to work with the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC). I’m
>> grateful
>>> to her for moving into this role and am looking forward to collaborating
>>> with her closely in WMF’s Community Engagement department.
>>> 
>>> We will be hiring her replacement to oversee the FDC/full annual plan
>>> grants program in the weeks ahead.
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Maggie
>>> 
>>> P.S. Their page! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources
>>> 
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>>> Interim Sr. Director of Community Engagement
>>> Director, Support and Safety
>>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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