Katherine, You have my *full* support. So excited to build trust, a good vibe, and over achieve. :)
Warmly, /a On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 7:05 PM, James Heilman <jmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > A very positive move. Thank you Katherine for agreeing to step up and take > on this role. You have my full confidence :-) > > James > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Congratulations, Katherine! > > > > She is an excellent choice to navigate us through for this difficult > time. > > > > Thanks, > > Pharos > > > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:55 PM, Patricio Lorente < > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I’m happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation leadership team has > > > proposed an interim Executive Director, and the Board has given our > full > > > support. Starting on March 14th, current Chief Communications Officer > > > Katherine Maher (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Katherine_(WMF)) > > > will > > > step into the role of interim Executive Director. We thank the C-levels > > for > > > their careful consideration in this process, and Katherine for stepping > > up > > > during this period of transition. > > > > > > In choosing an interim ED, the C-levels started by identifying > immediate > > > priorities for the coming months, including building trust, improving > > > communications, and filling key leadership positions. They felt, and we > > > agree, that Katherine is the right person to lead the organization > while > > it > > > addresses these and other important issues. Additionally, this will > allow > > > the rest of the executive team to focus on critical organizational > > > functions, including community and engineering management, fundraising, > > and > > > strengthening our human resources function. You can read more about our > > > process and thinking here: > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/March_2016_-_Leadership_Team_transition_planning > > > > > > > > > Katherine has been with the Foundation as Chief Communications Officer > > for > > > about two years now. During that time, she has developed a versatile > and > > > effective team that serves the needs of the organization and movement, > > > collaborating closely with other departments and the community. She has > > > thoughtfully introduced new capacities and led her team through > > > transitions, and played a critical role in shepherding the strategy > > process > > > and the annual plan, in collaboration with other C-levels. She is known > > for > > > listening to and empowering the people that she works with. > > > > > > For those who don’t know Katherine, she’s been a longtime advocate for > > > global open communities, culture, and technology. She previously led > > > advocacy for the international digital rights organization Access Now, > > > where she worked on freedom of expression, access to information, and > > > privacy. She has supported the efforts of citizens and governments > around > > > the world to deepen transparency and participation in her roles at the > > > World Bank, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, > and > > > UNICEF (where her team built wikis for youth participation in major > > global > > > issues). She is a member of the advisory board of the Open Technology > > Fund. > > > > > > With interim leadership in place, our next step as the Board is to move > > > quickly to plan and implement the search for a permanent Executive > > > Director. We will be working together over the coming weeks to clarify > > > roles and responsibilities in this search, and identify the best way > for > > > community and staff to participate. We want this process to be > inclusive > > > and incorporate many voices. We look forward to sharing an update on > our > > > progress toward the end of next week. > > > > > > As interim Executive Director, Katherine will report to the Board. > Geoff > > > Brigham will continue serving as Board Secretary, and Jaime Villagomez > as > > > Board Treasurer, reporting to the Board in those capacities. As of > March > > > 14, Katherine's reports include the C-team: Geoff Brigham, Jaime > > > Villagomez, Maggie Dennis, Lisa Gruwell, Joady Lohr, and Wes Moran. The > > > Communications team will continue to report to Katherine for the time > > > being, with support from the leadership of Juliet Barbara and Heather > > > Walls. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Patricio > > > > > > Translation notice - This message is available for translation on > > > Meta-Wiki: > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/10_March_2010_-_Wikimedia_Foundation_executive_transition_update > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > > > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > _______________________________________________ > 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> > -- Anna Stillwell Major Gifts Officer Wikimedia Foundation 415.806.1536 *www.wikimediafoundation.org <http://www.wikimediafoundation.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>
