Congrats from Brazil. Hope for a community of editors and contributors as diverse as the Board already is.
Teles Em qui, 19 de jul de 2018 às 12:34, Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org> escreveu: > And because I can't step down properly, a part of the email was missing, > here is the complete version > > > > *Hello everyone,* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *I am happy to make some announcements about the Wikimedia Foundation Board > of Trustees. As of today, Tanya Capuano has formally joined the Board. > Tanya is an experienced financial professional who has worked as a Vice > President of Finance for Intuit, and more recently as CFO for the software > firm G5. She is passionate about education, having served on the boards of > various educational nonprofits.Tanya will enrich the financial and > accounting skills critical to the oversight of the Foundation and to her > role as Chair of the Foundation’s Audit Committee, to which she was also > elected today. Please join me in warming welcoming her in the Wikimedia > movement. As Tanya joins us, we also see Kelly Battles and Alice Wiegand, > two very valuable trustees, leave us as their terms of service come to a > close. Both of them have been stellar trustees who helped the board and the > Foundation grow and become a more robust organisation.Kelly and Alice, you > have brought so much to the Foundation and to the movement, and it has been > an immense pleasure serving with you. I can only hope, as has often been > the case with other former trustees, our movement will be lucky enough we > keep seeing both of you around and that you keep on bringing your > experience, skills, and wisdom to all of us. As you might have noticed we > still are one trustee short, with a total of nine. We are currently > searching for a tenth Trustee, with a technology and platform background; > you can read the profile here on Commons > < > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Board_Recruiting_Candidate_Packet_May_2018.pdf > >. > Today the Board also voted to appoint María Sefidari as Chair and > Christophe Henner as Vice Chair. After serving as Chair for two terms, I > decided to step down and support María as Chair, hopefully as effectively > as she served me and the organization when she was my Vice Chair. María and > I both have a long history of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and > prior to coming to the Foundation, held leadership roles in local Wikimedia > organizations.In addition, the Board re-elected Nataliia Tymkiv as Chair of > the Board Governance Committee, supported by BGC members James Heilman and > Dariusz Jemielniak, and alternates Raju Narisetti and María. We also > elected Raju as Chair of the Human Resources Committee, with members María > and Dariusz. Finally, as noted, we elected Tanya Capuano as Chair of the > Audit Committee, with Christophe and Raju as members and María and Jimmy as > alternates. More about Christophe, María, and the Committee Chairs are > below. I hope you will join me in congratulating them on their new > positions and wish them success in their terms ahead.On a more personal > note, I would like to thank everyone for the last two years. This is not > farewell, but the last two years have been a roller coaster and I am proud > I had the chance to serve as Chair and helped us building up the future of > the movement. We have achieved a lot in the last 24 months, and the best is > yet to come!ChristopheAbout Tanya CapuanoTanya Pine Capuano most recently > was the chief financial officer (CFO) of the data-driven marketing company > G5 in Bend, Oregon. Originally from San Jose, California, she has > wide-ranging experience including strategy and financial planning and > analysis in technology. In addition to her recent role at G5, she has also > worked for Hewlett-Packard and Intuit.She has also supported numerous > education initiatives throughout her career; including serving on the > boards of Education Pioneers, Los Altos Educational Foundation, and “I Have > a Dream” Foundation San Francisco, an organization whose San Francisco > chapter she co-founded.She is very involved with Stanford University alumni > life, having earned a bachelor's in economics, a master's in education, and > a master of business administration from the university. After graduating, > she worked as the university’s Director of Alumni Relations and Development > Director for the Initiative on Improving K-12 Education. She has also > served on the board of the Stanford University Graduate School of > Business.Tanya lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two > children. They enjoy traveling as a family and outdoor sports.About María > SefidariMaría Sefidari Huici is a professor in the Digital Communications, > Culture and Citizenship Master's degree program of Rey Juan Carlos > University at the MediaLab-Prado.Born in Madrid, Spain, where she still > lives today, María graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad > Complutense de Madrid, and later a Master's degree in Management and > Tourism at the Business faculty of the same university. She was a 2014 > Techweek Women’s Leadership Fellow, which showcases, celebrates, and > supports emerging female leaders in business and technology.María started > contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has since served in > many different roles across the Wikimedia movement. María was a founding > member of Wikimedia España and Wikimujeres Grupo de Usuarias, and also > created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject. She has served on several > Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations and Individual > Engagement Grants 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. From 2013 > to 2015, she was also a member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board.María > re-joined the Wikimedia Foundation Board in 2016 to fill an > community-nominated seat vacancy, and was later re-confirmed for a second > term in August 2017.In her spare time, María travels around the world, runs > wiki-workshops to engage new editors, and supports Real Madrid Club de > Fútbol.About Christophe HennerChristophe Henner is the former Board Chair > of Wikimedia France and current Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Blade > Group, a cloud computing company headquartered in France. At Blade, > Christophe is scaling up operations to support the company's transition > from a start-up to a global company.Originally from Lavaur, Christophe > studied economics and law at the University of Toulouse. He has deep and > varied experience across the marketing sector, holding a variety of > leadership positions including Head of Marketing at the online media group, > L'Odyssée Interactive, Chief Marketing Officer at an international digital > media group, Webedia, and later deputy Chief Executive Officer of Webedia's > gaming division.Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia > community for more than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia > France and has remained an active Board member in various positions for the > past ten years. Nearly three of those years on the Board were spent in > leadership roles, including Chair and Vice Chair of the Board.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 Raju NarisettiRaju Narisetti is a > professor of Professional Practice and director of the Knight-Bagehot > Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University. He > recently served as the CEO of Gizmodo Media Group, the Univision > Communications Inc owned publisher of pioneering digital brands.Born in > Hyderabad, India, Raju holds a Bachelor’s degree from Osmania University in > Hyderabad, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Institute of > Rural Management in Anand (India); a post-graduate diploma from The Times > School of Journalism in New Delhi; and a Master’s in Journalism from > Indiana University.Over nearly three decades, Raju has led and transformed > news organizations in three continents.Raju began his journalism career at > The Economic Times in New Delhi and later went on to found India’s Mint > Newspaper, now the second largest business newspaper in the country. He > spent 15 years at The Wall Street Journal, starting as a summer intern and > in a variety of reporting and editing roles, including the Editor of The > Wall Street Journal Europe; Deputy Managing Editor of The Wall Street > Journal; and Managing Editor of WSJ Digital.Raju also served as Managing > Editor at The Washington Post, where he was instrumental in combining its > print and digital newsrooms, in addition to overseeing its editing, design, > photo, video, engagement and social media teams.Prior to his work at > Gizmodo, Raju was Senior Vice President, Strategy, at News Corp, the > publisher of The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal.Raju is the > Vice-chair for the Board of Directors of the International Center for > Journalists, as well as as a member of the Board of Trustees for the > Institute of International Education, which administers the Fulbright > Scholarship programmes the Scholar Rescue Fund. He lives in Brooklyn, New > York.Nataliia TymkivNataliia Tymkiv currently serves as Financial Director > of the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, a Ukrainian media policy and > human rights nonprofit. Nataliia grew up in Western Ukraine and 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.On the Wikimedia projects, Nataliia has > been an active contributor since 2011, and shortly after became an > administrator of Ukrainian Wikipedia. She has also been a member of the > Wikimedia Ukraine community for nearly four years.In late 2012, Nataliia > joined the Board of Wikimedia Ukraine as Treasurer. In this position, > Nataliia built the financial model for the chapter from the ground up, > including detailed financial reporting, accounting, and grant-making > activities for the organization. Nataliia was later selected to serve as > volunteer Executive Director of Wikimedia Ukraine in 2013 in addition to > her position on the Board. In 2015, she returned to her position as Vice > Chair and Treasurer of the Board.Throughout her time on the Board, Nataliia > helped oversee the growth and expansion of Wikimedia Ukraine in a number of > ways, including improvements in transparency and governance-related > processes for the chapter, the transition to Annual Plan Grants (APG) > funding, growing Wikimedia Ukraine staff, and building and maintaining > donor, partner, and community relationships.* > > Christophe HENNER > Broken stool of the board of trustees > chen...@wikimedia.org > +33650664739 > > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > > > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:29 PM Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Hello everyone,I am happy to make some announcements about the Wikimedia > > Foundation Board of Trustees. As of today, Tanya Capuano has formally > > joined the Board. Tanya is an experienced financial professional who has > > worked as a Vice President of Finance for Intuit, and more recently as > CFO > > for the software firm G5. She is passionate about education, having > served > > on the boards of various educational nonprofits.Tanya will enrich the > > financial and accounting skills critical to the oversight of the > Foundation > > and to her role as Chair of the Foundation’s Audit Committee, to which > she > > was also elected today. Please join me in warming welcoming her in the > > Wikimedia movement. As Tanya joins us, we also see Kelly Battles and > Alice > > Wiegand, two very valuable trustees, leave us as their terms of service > > come to a close. Both of them have been stellar trustees who helped the > > board and the Foundation grow and become a more robust organisation.Kelly > > and Alice, you have brought so much to the Foundation and to the > movement, > > and it has been an immense pleasure serving with you. I can only hope, as > > has often been the case with other former trustees, our movement will be > > lucky enough we keep seeing both of you around and that you keep on > > bringing your experience, skills, and wisdom to all of us. As you might > > have noticed we still are one trustee short, with a total of nine. We are > > currently searching for a tenth Trustee, with a technology and platform > > background; you can read the profile here on Commons > > < > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Board_Recruiting_Candidate_Packet_May_2018.pdf > >. > > Today the Board also voted to appoint María Sefidari as Chair and > > Christophe Henner as Vice Chair. After serving as Chair for two terms, I > > decided to step down and support María as Chair, hopefully as effectively > > as she served me and the organization when she was my Vice Chair. María > and > > I both have a long history of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and > > prior to coming to the Foundation, held leadership roles in local > Wikimedia > > organizations.In addition, the Board re-elected Nataliia Tymkiv as Chair > of > > the Board Governance Committee, supported by BGC members James Heilman > and > > Dariusz Jemielniak, and alternates Raju Narisetti and María. We also > > elected Raju as Chair of the Human Resources Committee, with members > María > > and Dariusz. Finally, as noted, we elected Tanya Capuano as Chair of the > > Audit Committee, with Christophe and Raju as members and María and Jimmy > as > > alternates. More about Christophe, María, and the Committee Chairs are > > below. I hope you will join me in congratulating them on their new > > positions and wish them success in their terms ahead.On a more personal > > note, I would like to thank everyone for the last two years. This is not > > farewell, but the last two years have been a roller coaster and I am > proud > > I had the chance to serve as Chair and helped us building up the future > of > > the movement. We have achieved a lot in the last 24 months, and the best > is > > yet to come!ChristopheAbout Tanya CapuanoTanya Pine Capuano most recently > > was the chief financial officer (CFO) of the data-driven marketing > company > > G5 in Bend, Oregon. Originally from San Jose, California, she has > > wide-ranging experience including strategy and financial planning and > > analysis in technology. In addition to her recent role at G5, she has > also > > worked for Hewlett-Packard and Intuit.She has also supported numerous > > education initiatives throughout her career; including serving on the > > boards of Education Pioneers, Los Altos Educational Foundation, and “I > Have > > a Dream” Foundation San Francisco, an organization whose San Francisco > > chapter she co-founded.She is very involved with Stanford University > alumni > > life, having earned a bachelor's in economics, a master's in education, > and > > a master of business administration from the university. After > graduating, > > she worked as the university’s Director of Alumni Relations and > Development > > Director for the Initiative on Improving K-12 Education. She has also > > served on the board of the Stanford University Graduate School of > > Business.Tanya lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and > two > > children. They enjoy traveling as a family and outdoor sports.About María > > SefidariMaría Sefidari Huici is a professor in the Digital > Communications, > > Culture and Citizenship Master's degree program of Rey Juan Carlos * > > > > > > > > Christophe HENNER > > Stool of the board of trustees > > chen...@wikimedia.org > > +33650664739 > > > > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > 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> -- Steward for Wikimedia projects. Administrator at Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Sent from mobile. 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