Thanks to Patricio for your service in the movement. Congratulations to Christophe, Maria on being elected to the positions, as well as to Nataliia. :)
On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Galileo Vidoni <gali...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in good > hands ;). > > Gracias Patro! > > Galileo Vidoni > Presidente > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina > Thank you for all of your work, > nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining. > > You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria, > Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians. > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente < > patricio.lore...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia > > Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate > > Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the Wikimedia > > community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will serve > as > > excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can > learn > > more about them in an announcement we made in May: > > > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/ > > > > > > Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and > > María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long > history > > of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership roles > > at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively. > > > > More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will join > > me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them success in > > their terms ahead. > > > > > > I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role as > > Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my time as > > Chair. > > > > Patricio Lorente > > > > > > About Christophe Henner > > > > Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current > > deputy CEO of Webedia <http://www.webedia.com>'s gaming division, the > > international digital media group headquartered in France. > > > > He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector, including > > leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive. > > > > Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for more > > than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France > > <http://www.wikimedia.fr/> and has remained an active Board member in > > various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair and > > Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the > > Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant > period > > of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s brand, > > and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and > > vision for the chapter. > > > > > > > > About Maria Sefidari > > > > Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and > > Citizenship Master's degree program <http://cccd.es/wp/> of Rey Juan > > Carlos University > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Juan_Carlos_University> at the > > MediaLab-Prado <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:MediaLab-Prado>. María > > graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complutense_University_of_Madrid>, and > > later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business faculty > > of the same university. > > > > > > María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has > > since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. She > was > > a founding member of Wikimedia España > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Espa%C3%B1a> and Wikimujeres > > Grupo de Usuarias <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimujeres>, and > also > > created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Wikiproyecto:LGBT>. She has served on > > several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee> and Individual > > Engagement Grants <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> > > committees. In her time on the Affiliations committee, María served as > the > > first Treasurer of the committee, effectively overseeing and monitoring > > disbursement of the committee's budget. Maria served a prior term on the > > Wikimedia Foundation board from 2013 to 2015. > > > > > > > > About Nataliia Tymkiv > > > > Nataliia currently serves as Financial Director of the Centre for > > Democracy and Rule of Law, a Ukrainian media policy and human rights > > nonprofit. Nataliia has a Masters degree in Public Administration and a > > Specialist degree in Records Management and Information Activities. > > > > She has in-depth experience in executive leadership and financial > > management. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia > > worked at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction > > company. Prior to her current role as Financial Director, Nataliia worked > > at a manufacturing firm and later, in finance at a construction company. > On > > the Wikimedia projects, she’s been an active contributor since 2011, and > > shortly after became an administrator of Ukrainian Wikipedia > > <https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Головна_сторінка>. She has also been a > > member of the Wikimedia Ukraine <https://ua.wikimedia.org/wiki/> > > community for nearly four years, and has served as the chapter’s Board > > Treasurer, Vice Chair, and volunteer Executive Director. > > -- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > > community. 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