Hi everyone, thank you. I am not sure I deserve all your kind words but I sincerely appreciate them. As I appreciated your support and your partnership these past two years. Leaving is not easy - it really is not. I just feel relieved knowing that our community is wide, is open and, yes, it’s welcoming - so I take comfort in continuing to be part of it from a different perch. Technology is not an optional extra for the movement. It’s what makes everything else possible. Your work truly matters and I feel honored to have had the opportunity to make a small contribution. Go forward! Be passionate. Be open! Be you! I have you in my heart.
Victoria > On Jan 14, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Nuria Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many thanks for your work in these two years, Victoria. You leave the > Technology team in much better shape than you found it. > > For those of you not in the know I think is worth mentioning that in her > tenure here Victoria has created the Technical Engagement team to better > attend technical contributors (already mentioned on this thread), hired a > director of security that has, in turn, build a solid security team, given > weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward > MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical work > that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a process > to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the work > of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM Chico Venancio <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Victoria, >> >> I echo Isarra's comment here, it is the Wikimedia community loss to see you >> part. >> In particular, I was able to see your leadership in the formation of the >> Technical Engagement team, consolidating initiatives around volunteer >> developers and leveraging the work for the communities. >> >> Wish you the best on this new challenge. >> Chico Venancio >> >> >> Em seg, 14 de jan de 2019 às 15:06, Isarra Yos <[email protected]> >> escreveu: >> >>> Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only improved >>> under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. >>> >>> All the best. >>> >>> -I >>> >>> On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote: >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> I have some difficult news to share. >>>> >>>> A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up >>> for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an early >>> stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle between my >>> commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this >>> opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from the >>> ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has not >> been >>> easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I accepted >>> the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the >>> Foundation will be Feb 1st. >>>> >>>> These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my >>> professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what >>> fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team >> like >>> no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of >> the >>> movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger >>> team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have >> personally >>> made friendships that will last a lifetime. >>>> >>>> The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit >>> corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading an >>> exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for >>> improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our focus >>> areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no poverty >>> and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. >>>> >>>> I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on the >>> way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free >>> knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have >> built >>> leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge. >>>> >>>> Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little >>> over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the >> finest >>> people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will have >> my >>> ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on >>> organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead >> of >>> us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the >> Tech >>> team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired. >>>> >>>> I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all >>> of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a >>> Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not >> walking >>> away from something; I am walking towards something that is very >>> important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a >>> lot! >>>> >>>> >>>> Victoria >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikitech-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikitech-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
