Querida Katherine, cuenta con mi respaldo en esta etapa y no tengo duda alguna en tus capacidades, integridad y simpatía para asumir el reto.
Como miembro de la comunidad agradezco al Board por esta buena decisión. El jueves, 10 de marzo de 2016, Nabin Sapkota <nboycreationne...@gmail.com> escribió: > Congratulations Katherine! Wish you all the best. > > Cheers, > Nabin Sapkota > On Mar 11, 2016 11:24 AM, "Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive)" < > nhas...@wikimedia.org.bd <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Great! Congratulations Katherine! > > Really a positive move from the Board. > > > > -Hasive > > WMBD > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal < > > bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > Congrats Katherine, > > > > > > As a community member from the other side of the world, you have my > > > complete trust and support. A very positive move from the Board, no > doubt > > > about it. > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > Bodhisattwa > > > On Mar 11, 2016 10:05 AM, "Risker" <risker...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > > > > Thank you, Patricio and the rest of the board, for this first step > in > > > > rebuilding. > > > > > > > > I have had the pleasure of working with Katherine in my capacity as a > > > > "regular" volunteer and as a member of the FDC, and have found her to > > be > > > > highly professional and very focused on the mission of the WMF. She > > has > > > > demonstrated her ability to attract and lead an excellent team in her > > > role > > > > as Chief Communications Officer, and has the support of staff and her > > > > (former) C-level organizational leaders as the WMF takes its next > steps > > > to > > > > recovery. In my opinion, this is what is needed at this time. > > > > > > > > Katherine, thank you for agreeing to take on this responsibility. I > > look > > > > forward to working with you and the rest of the team in the months to > > > come. > > > > > > > > Risker/Anne > > > > > > > > On 10 March 2016 at 22:52, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Katherine, > > > > > > > > > > Welcome, and best of luck in your new role. I'm very pleased indeed > > to > > > > hear > > > > > that it will be you to fill it. > > > > > > > > > > Todd > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Katherine Maher < > > kma...@wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, Patricio. > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their > > > > confidence > > > > > in > > > > > > the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff > > for > > > > > > continuing to be such committed advocates for our future -- your > > > > passion > > > > > > and belief in our movement and purpose have been tremendous > things > > to > > > > > > behold. > > > > > > > > > > > > As a movement, we’ve had some challenges lately. We’ve started > on a > > > > > process > > > > > > of change, but as Lydia Pintscher (User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)) > > > > recently > > > > > > reminded us,[1] “Change happens at the speed of trust.” We will > > need > > > to > > > > > > work together over these coming months to build that trust, and > > open > > > > > > critical lines of communication and accountability. I get the > sense > > > > from > > > > > > many people that that’s exactly what they’d like to do: absorb > the > > > > > lessons > > > > > > we’ve learned, re-engage with each other, and get back to > advancing > > > our > > > > > > global movement. > > > > > > > > > > > > At the Foundation, we have an opportunity to center around our > > > values, > > > > > and > > > > > > practice open and collaborative communication. During the interim > > > > > period, I > > > > > > want to get things working well and improve transparency and > > > > > communication, > > > > > > both internally and with the communities. We will work to create > a > > > > > > supportive, fair environment where people can get things done, > > engage > > > > > with > > > > > > their colleagues and community members, and understand how their > > work > > > > has > > > > > > an impact on our mission. This includes delivering on important > > > > deadlines > > > > > > for the Annual Plan and strategy,[2] filling key roles, and > making > > > > > progress > > > > > > on issues raised in our recent engagement survey. > > > > > > > > > > > > We are committed to delivering the first version of the 2016-2017 > > > > Annual > > > > > > Plan no later than April 1st for community and FDC review, and > are > > on > > > > > track > > > > > > to meet this deadline. The WMF 2016-2018 strategy development is > > also > > > > > > underway, with a draft version open for comments until March > 18.[3] > > > > Over > > > > > > the coming weeks, we’ll be moving forward with our Chief > Technology > > > > > Officer > > > > > > (CTO) search, and working with the Talent and Culture team to > > > reinvest > > > > in > > > > > > our culture. As new other emerge, we’ll work together to > prioritize > > > > them. > > > > > > > > > > > > To accomplish all of this, we are going to need your help. I want > > to > > > > hear > > > > > > from you about what you would like to achieve in this interim > > period. > > > > > This > > > > > > includes how we can collaborate together to prepare the > > organization > > > > and > > > > > > movement to welcome our next Executive Director. The Foundation > is > > > > > prepared > > > > > > to actively support the Board in the search, and we will work > > closely > > > > > with > > > > > > them to share important information and create opportunities to > > give > > > > > > feedback throughout the process. > > > > > > > > > > > > Just a few weeks ago, we marked the 15th birthday of the > > movement.[4] > > > > > > Millions of people around the world shared their love for > > Wikimedia. > > > It > > > > > was > > > > > > a celebration of why we do what we do, and how much joy the > > movement > > > > > brings > > > > > > people everywhere. That’s something I try to keep in mind every > > day. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > > > > Katherine > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://twitter.com/nightrose/status/660043284841107457 > > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Combined_strategy_and_annual_plan_timeline > > > > > > [3] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Draft_WMF_Strategy > > > > > > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Patricio Lorente < > > > > > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> 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 > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Wmfall mailing list > > > > > > > wmf...@lists.wikimedia.org 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