Hello everyone,
I'm very pleased to announce that Dominic McDevitt-Parks will be joining
Wikimedia DC as our new Cultural Partnerships Coordinator!
I expect that most of you already know Dominic, who has been a long-time
Wikimedian and a regular participant in events both within the DC area and
elsewhere. Dominic has graciously offered us the benefit of his immense
experience with building partnerships between cultural institutions and the
Wikimedia movement, most notably in during his tenure as the
Wikipedian-in-Residence at the National Archives and Records Administration.
In his new position as Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Dominic will
report directly to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia DC. He will have
number of responsibilities, including serving as a point of contact for
DC-area cultural institutions and professionals looking for guidance from
Wikimedia; facilitating communication and sharing of best practices among
professionals and Wikimedians and between the two groups; helping to
initiate and evaluate partnerships between institutions and Wikimedia DC,
as appropriate, in the interest of the chapter's goals and the Wikimedia
movement as a whole; and serving as the bridge between the Wikimedia DC
community and the global GLAM-Wiki community.
Please join me in welcoming Dominic to his new role!
Cheers,
Kirill
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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc