Executive Director.
Cheers
Cornelius
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 21:18, Shlomi Fish <shlomif(a)shlomifish.org> wrote:
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:36 +0100
camelia boban <camelia.boban(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A great thank you to Michal and congratulations
to Revital for the new
position.
Also a great thank you to WMIL for the work done in all these years.
I agree. Thanks and good luck! (What does "ED" mean, though?)
Best,
Camelia
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Il giorno mer 18 dic 2019 alle ore 14:49 Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il> ha scritto:
> 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*
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itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il
+972-54-5878078
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