Oh no, when the staff found out we decided to still have the party.
James
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM, George Herbert <george.herbert(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Does that mean we should cancel the cake and
WikiDancers?
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Jay Walsh <jwalsh(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi folks - I'm happy to report that
there's been a beneficial turn of
events from the original announcement a few weeks ago. Apologies for the
delay in getting back you.
After some reflection and conversations I've decided to change course
from
my original plans and stay on with the
Foundation. I spent a lot of time
reviewing succession plans, looking at future communications projects,
and
chatting with me team and realised that some
awesome and important work
was
still ahead of me.
You really only get one chance to work at an extraordinary place like the
Wikimedia Foundation. We impact millions of lives every day, and the tens
of thousands of people like you - our amazing volunteers - have high
expectations of us. I am energized by the opportunity to protect our
projects and move the platform forward. It's tough work, but it's
incredible to see how it all comes together.
I heard and read some really wonderful comments since Geoff sent out this
notice, and I want to thank everyone for your kind words. It definitely
helped me think about the work we've done together, and the incredible
work
that's not yet done.
Looking forward to pressing ahead with you all.
Jay
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham(a)wikimedia.org
wrote:
> *Next week, we’re saying goodbye to our long-term Head of
Communications,
> Jay Walsh. He will be starting shortly a new
adventure working at a San
> Francisco based start-up in corporate communications. His last day at
the
> Foundation will be Tuesday, October 23. The
Foundation will be kicking
off
> a search process for a new head of
communications, and in the interim
we’ll
> also be receiving communications strategy
from our advisers at Minassian
> Media, a consultancy that helped us manage communications around
> Wikipedia’s tenth anniversary.
>
> Since Jay started at the Foundation in January 2008 he’s taken a lead
role
> in shaping both the voice and identity of the
Wikimedia Foundation, and
has
> played a critical function in supporting our
projects. He’s been our
> spokesperson on hundreds of media inquiries, helping to shape a positive
> and enlightened perspective on our projects in some of the biggest media
> outlets in the world. Jay has provided communications counsel on major
> initiatives to almost everyone at the Foundation, and I’m sure to many
of
> you throughout our community.
>
> Since starting at WMF Jay has grown the communications team, which now
> includes roles supporting movement communications, global media
outreach,
> and merchandise. Under his leadership we
created and grew a blog which
now
> sees up to 40 posts a month, a social media
presence with over a million
> followers, and content published in many localized languages. Jay
helped us
> bring the Foundation’s first four annual
reports to the world, and he
gave
> us a voice and open identity for great events
like Wikipedia 10.
>
> We’ve been fortunate to have strong communications leadership for a
period
of rapid
growth for our projects and our movement. Please join me in
wishing Jay well on his next steps. We will miss him.*
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