Best of lucks in your future adventures, Michal! You’re a fabulous person and professional. Wishing you all the best.
On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:50 AM Delphine Ménard <dmen...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Michal, thank you so much for your vision, your passion, for being at the > heart and helm of Wikimedia Israel for so many years. > > Working with you has been a constant source of bubbling ideas, righting > wrongs and challenging the status quo. I have enjoyed this partnership > where together, and yet from both our corners of the Wikimedia world, we > have worked to make things better, to be more thoughtful, to think beyond > the well known and put in it a lot of heart. I am glad, beyond the > colleague, to have won a friend, because I believe that this will stay. > > Revital, I am looking forward to working with you, you are indeed, filling > big shoes, but also benefiting from the dedicated and skillful team Michal > brought together. Welcome to Wikimedia! > > Best, > > Delphine > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 2:49 PM Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < > it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > > > Dear friends, > > > > I wanted to share with you some changes in WMIL. This weekend, after more > > than 6 years of service, Michal Lester will conclude her position as > WMIL's > > ED. > > > > Michal, WMIL’s first ED, joined us more than 6 years ago, and was our > > second employee. Michal’s joining marked the transition of WMIL from an > > organization operated and managed by volunteers only to professional > hired > > staff supporting and leading the activity with the volunteers. > > > > Michal started to initiate and lead large-scale projects and raise the > > resources needed for the activity through collaborations, donations and > > fund grants. From a one-employee organization with a limited budget, she > > brought us to the current position as an established NGO, with varied > > activity, hired staff to support it, volunteers and a sufficient budget > to > > support all of that. > > > > Under her leadership, we initiated the education project in Hebrew, and > > later in Arabic. We guided tens of thousands of teachers on how to work > > with (and for) Wikipedia. We created training tools and tutorials, formed > > years-long collaborations with dozens of organizations, and hosted the > > international hackathon and later the GLAM conference. We represented > WMIL > > and our movement values in Parliament discussions and in discussion with > > archives; and when they failed to cooperate we did not hesitate to > “force” > > them to give back to the public the photos that belong to them by law. > The > > list of projects and achievements is too long to summarize in one email. > > > > We are proud to say that WMIL turned not only to a leading and recognized > > organization in Israel, but also to one of the important and active > > affiliates of the global movement. > > > > Michal’s activity in WMIL was beyond that of an employee, but true > > recruitment and belief in Wikimedia’s activity and values. Her > > round-the-clock investment and great love to the movement, organization, > > its employees and volunteers, serves proof. Many volunteers benefited > from > > Michal’s attention, advice and support at all times. > > > > The Board, and I personally, would like to thank Michal for this > > significant contribution that brought us to our current dignified > position, > > and we wish her the best of luck in the future. We will remember you as > the > > first ED who saw the hardship and labor pains of WMIL, and as WMIL’s > > “mother” in its professional role. We extend to you our greatest thanks. > > > > While Michal is leaving, I would like to congratulate Revital Poleg, > > replacing Michal in her position. Revital is a former diplomat. She was > one > > of the founders of the Peres Peace Center, she served as Chief of Staff > for > > the Knesset Speaker; VP Business Development of a lobbying company; > > External Relations and Resource Development Director for the Ruppin > > Academic Center; and in her last position – Chief Executive and Head of > the > > Jewish Agency Mission to Brazil. > > > > Revital brings extensive experience in large organizations, both local > and > > international, and a vast network of contacts in the private and public > > sectors. She speaks Hebrew, English, Portuguese and Spanish. > > > > We wish her good luck in her position, in filling Michal’s big shoes, and > > we are positive she continues to advance WMIL forward. > > > > > > > > *Itzik Edri* > > Chairperson (volunteer) > > it...@wikimedia.org.il > > +972-54-5878078 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > > -- > Delphine Ménard (she/her) > Wikimedia Foundation > Strategy Liaison > Program Officer Annual Plan Grants > > User:Delphine_(WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Delphine_(WMF)> > _______________________________________________ > 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> -- Jorge Vargas Senior Partnerships Manager Wikimedia Foundation jvar...@wikimedia.org +1 415.310.5922 _______________________________________________ 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>
