Dear Anna,
this is one very sad news.
Working with you and meeting you in person is something I find a life
privilege, for which I'm more than grateful.
You should know that our EDU Wiki community will always consider you a
member, as your contribution to its growth is questionless.
Wish you to be as successful and enthusiastic about any future venture.
Best wishes,
Milica
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2016-02-09 19:22 GMT+01:00 Jami Mathewson <jami(a)wikiedu.org>rg>:
Anna,
So sad to hear you're leaving the Wikimedia community, but I'm happy to
hear you won't really be gone.
I wish you well on your next endeavors, and I know I'll see you around.
Thanks for all your work as service! :)
Jami
On Feb 9, 2016, at 9:50 AM, Anna Koval <akoval(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
movement and this organization.
I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
of the sum of all knowledge.
The Wikipedia Education Program [1] is especially near and dear to my
heart. It is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and
creating quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives
around the world has increased by 36%. [2] [3] And 25% of all education
programs now are in one of the regions that I directly supported. [4] I am
so proud of what they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what
great things they have yet to achieve.
I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
hands.
I want to thank my teammates, past and present, from whom I have learned
so much: Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Samir Elsharbaty, Kacie Harold,
Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis.
I want to thank the Wikipedia Education Collaborative [5] for sharing
their experience and expertise with the greater global education community.
I may ask to mentor me when I pilot a Wikipedia assignment in my own
classroom!
And I want to thank the education program leaders, past and present, with
whom I had the privilege of working closely, especially those whom I had
the privilege of visiting. To be able to support their great work was an
honor and a lot of fun.
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
internet ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that
more young people especially will find their way to it and help out. And
when they do, I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran
community members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [6]
All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
[2]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&ol…
[3]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
[4]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_th…
[5]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Wikipedia_Education_Collabora…
[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
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Anna Koval, M.Ed.
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
Skype: annakoval.wiki
akoval(a)wikimedia.org
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