Wonderful news! Well deserved. A big thank you to the board for this sensible decision and (continued) good luck to Katherine. :-)
Shani. On 24 Jun 2016 11:30, "Oona Castro" <oonacas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations! Very good news indeed! > Em 24/06/2016 06:29, "Samuel Klein" <meta...@gmail.com> escreveu: > > > Brilliant news for the foundation! Thank you for resolving this so > > swiftly. ~SJ > > On Jun 24, 2016 11:26, "James Heilman" <jmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Wonderful news. Katherine is an amazing selection. Congrats and thanks > to > > > all those involved. > > > > > > James > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Patricio Lorente < > > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > It is our great pleasure to share that during the Board meeting at > > > > Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, we unanimously voted to appoint > > Katherine > > > > Maher as Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. This is > > > effective > > > > as of our resolution dated Thursday, 23 June. > > > > > > > > Katherine served as interim Executive Director for the past three > > months, > > > > during which time she consistently and repeatedly demonstrated the > kind > > > of > > > > leadership our organization needs. She is deeply committed to our > > > > movement’s values, and brings expertise in civic technology and > > > > international development that will be an asset to the Wikimedia > > > Foundation > > > > and the movement. > > > > > > > > We came to this conclusion after an intensive discovery process led > by > > > the > > > > ED search committee. Our decision was also informed by direct > feedback > > > from > > > > staff and community, and our own experience working closely with > > > Katherine. > > > > > > > > In March, we assembled an Executive Director search committee[1] > > > > consisting of four Board members¹ who were chosen to represent > > different > > > > perspectives and capacities.² Additionally, the Board asked the > > > > Foundation’s Chief Advancement Officer Lisa Gruwell to represent the > > > > executive team, and Foundation staff member Katie Horn was selected > by > > > her > > > > peers as someone who could represent staff perspectives. The > committee > > > was > > > > charged with keeping the process on track and on time, engaging > > important > > > > stakeholders, and facilitating transparency in communications. Their > > > first > > > > tasks were to identify a search firm, and define the position > > > description. > > > > You can review the committee’s updates on Meta.[2] > > > > > > > > The committee recruited Viewcrest Advisors,³ to identify our > leadership > > > > needs and design a hiring process. Kathleen Yazbak of Viewcrest > worked > > > with > > > > the committee to conduct interviews with every Foundation department, > > the > > > > executive, the Board, and nearly 20 additional one-on-one interviews > > with > > > > staff. Kathleen attended the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin, > collecting > > > > feedback from community members and affiliates. The committee > launched > > a > > > > community survey in June, receiving more than 1,600 responses about > the > > > > qualities needed in the next ED; they also asked for feedback on > > Meta.[3] > > > > Taking all of this into account, the transition team developed a > > profile > > > > and requirements for the next Executive Director that reflect our > > values > > > > and our communities. > > > > > > > > Throughout this process, the Board and the transition team received > > very > > > > clear and often unsolicited feedback from both staff and community > > > members > > > > that Katherine embodies the values of our movement and the traits > > needed > > > in > > > > our next ED. This feedback was only reinforced by the latest > Foundation > > > > engagement survey results, which showed a strong shift toward renewed > > > trust > > > > in leadership. After taking this all into account, and considering > what > > > the > > > > organization needs at this moment of transition, we moved to appoint > > > > Katherine now. > > > > > > > > In just three months as interim ED, Katherine worked with the > > > organization > > > > and community to make huge strides in management, execution, and > > > > transparency. She brought much-needed clarity to our strategic > > direction, > > > > and mobilized the organization to clearly communicate that direction > > > > through this year’s annual plan. > > > > > > > > After her appointment, she worked with the leadership team to swiftly > > > > identify the organization’s priorities during the transition period > and > > > > execute against them, setting ambitious but reachable targets. Under > > > > Katherine’s leadership, the Foundation submitted its annual plan to > the > > > > Funds Dissemination Committee, leaving ample time for community > > feedback > > > > and discussion. > > > > > > > > Katherine is an excellent fit for our movement. She is longtime > > advocate > > > > for global open communities, culture, and technology. She was the > > > > Foundation’s Chief Communications Officer from April 2014 until she > was > > > > appointed interim ED in March. Throughout her career she has focused > on > > > > freedom of expression, access to information, and digital rights; > > > > supporting the efforts of people around the world to deepen > > > participation, > > > > advance transparency, and strengthen their communities through her > work > > > > with UNICEF, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, > > and > > > > the World Bank. If you don’t already know Katherine, you can learn > > more > > > > about her on Meta.[4] > > > > > > > > With this appointment, we feel strongly that the Foundation has the > > > > leadership and clarity to move forward. We wish Katherine the very > best > > > in > > > > this role, and the Board looks forward to continuing to work with > her. > > > > > > > > We would also like to thank the many community members and Foundation > > > > staff who actively shared thoughtful, highly valuable feedback. > Without > > > > that, we would not have been able to come to this decision. > > > > > > > > Please join us in congratulating Katherine! > > > > > > > > Patricio Lorente, outgoing Board Chair > > > > > > > > Christophe Henner, incoming Board Chair > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. > > > > > > > > Alice Wiegand (Committee Chair), Dariusz Jemielniak, Guy Kawasaki, > > > > Kelly Battles. > > > > 2. > > > > > > > > For example, community and governance experience, appointed and > > > > community-selected seats, and US and non-US perspectives. > > > > 3. > > > > > > > > The committee reviewed 7 different firms and unanimously picked > > > > Viewcrest. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director_Transition_Team/2016 > > > > > > > > [2 ] > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director_Transition_Team/2016/Updates > > > > > > > > [3] > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director_Transition_Team/2016/Community_input > > > > > > > > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Katherine_(WMF) > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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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