Thank you, Katherine, and congratulations. You have my full and
enthusiastic support : )
On Friday, March 11, 2016, Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) <
nhasive(a)wikimedia.org.bd> wrote:
Great! Congratulations Katherine!
Really a positive move from the Board.
-Hasive
WMBD
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal <
bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
Congrats Katherine,
As a community member from the other side of the world, you have my
complete trust and support. A very positive move from the Board, no doubt
about it.
Best wishes,
Bodhisattwa
On Mar 11, 2016 10:05 AM, "Risker" <risker.wp(a)gmail.com
<javascript:;>>
wrote:
> Thank you, Patricio and the rest of the board, for this first step in
> rebuilding.
> I have had the pleasure of working
with Katherine in my capacity as a
> "regular" volunteer and as a member of the FDC, and have found her to
be
> highly professional and very focused on the
mission of the WMF. She
has
demonstrated her ability to attract and lead an excellent team in her
role
as Chief Communications Officer, and has the
support of staff and her
(former) C-level organizational leaders as the WMF takes its next steps
to
> recovery. In my opinion, this is what is needed at this time.
> Katherine, thank you for agreeing to
take on this responsibility. I
look
forward
to working with you and the rest of the team in the months to
come.
> Risker/Anne
> On 10 March 2016 at 22:52, Todd Allen
<toddmallen(a)gmail.com
<javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Katherine,
>
> > Welcome, and best of luck
in your new role. I'm very pleased indeed
to
> hear
> > that it will be you to fill it.
>
> > Todd
>
> > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at
7:59 PM, Katherine Maher <
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org <javascript:;>
> > wrote:
>
> > > Thank you, Patricio.
> >
> > > I want to thank
the Board for this opportunity, and for their
> confidence
> > in
> > > the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff
for
> > > continuing to be such committed
advocates for our future -- your
> passion
> > > and belief in our movement and purpose have been tremendous things
to
> > > behold.
> >
> > > As a movement,
we’ve had some challenges lately. We’ve started on a
> > process
> > > of change, but as Lydia Pintscher (User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE))
> recently
> > > reminded us,[1] “Change happens at the speed of trust.” We will
need
to
> > > work together over these coming months to build that trust, and
open
> critical lines of communication and
accountability. I get the sense
from
> > many people that that’s exactly what they’d like to do: absorb the
> lessons
> > we’ve learned, re-engage with each other, and get back to advancing
our
> > global movement.
>
> > At the Foundation, we have
an opportunity to center around our
values,
> > and
> > > practice open and collaborative communication. During the interim
> > period, I
> > > want to get things working well and improve transparency and
> > communication,
> > > both internally and with the communities. We will work to create a
> > > supportive, fair environment where people can get things done,
engage
> > with
> > > their colleagues and community members, and understand how their
work
> has
> > > an impact on our mission. This includes delivering on important
> deadlines
> > > for the Annual Plan and strategy,[2] filling key roles, and making
> > progress
> > > on issues raised in our recent engagement survey.
> >
> > > We are committed
to delivering the first version of the 2016-2017
> Annual
> > > Plan no later than April 1st for community and FDC review, and are
on
> > track
> > > to meet this deadline. The WMF 2016-2018 strategy development is
also
> underway, with a draft version open for comments
until March 18.[3]
Over
> > the coming weeks, we’ll be moving forward with our Chief Technology
> Officer
> > (CTO) search, and working with the Talent and Culture team to
reinvest
> in
> > > our culture. As new other emerge, we’ll work together to prioritize
> them.
> >
> > > To accomplish all
of this, we are going to need your help. I want
to
> hear
> > > from you about what you would like to achieve in this interim
period.
> > This
> > > includes how we can collaborate together to prepare the
organization
> and
> > > movement to welcome our next Executive Director. The Foundation is
> > prepared
> > > to actively support the Board in the search, and we will work
closely
> > with
> > > them to share important information and create opportunities to
give
> > > feedback throughout the process.
> >
> > > Just a few weeks
ago, we marked the 15th birthday of the
movement.[4]
> > > Millions of people around the
world shared their love for
Wikimedia.
It
> > was
> > > a celebration of why we do what we do, and how much joy the
movement
> > brings
> > > people everywhere. That’s something I try to keep in mind every
day.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Combined_strategy_and_annual_…
> > > [3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Draft_WMF_Strategy
> > > [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15
> >
> > > On Thu, Mar 10,
2016 at 6:55 PM, Patricio Lorente <
> > > patricio.lorente(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > > I’m
happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation leadership
team
> has
> > > > proposed an interim Executive Director, and the Board has given
our
>
full
> > > support. Starting on March 14th, current Chief Communications
Officer
> > > > Katherine Maher (
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Katherine_(WMF))
> > > > will step into the role of interim Executive Director. We thank
the
> > C-levels for their careful consideration in
this process, and
Katherine
> > for
> > > stepping up during this period of transition.
> >
> > > In choosing an
interim ED, the C-levels started by identifying
> immediate
> > > priorities for the coming months, including building trust,
improving
> > > communications, and filling key
leadership positions. They felt,
and
> we
> > > > agree, that Katherine is the right person to lead the
organization
> > while
> > > it
> > > > addresses these and other important issues. Additionally, this
will
> > allow
> > > > the rest of the executive team to focus on critical
organizational
> > > > functions, including
community and engineering management,
> fundraising,
> > > and
> > > > strengthening our human resources function. You can read more
about
our
> > process and thinking here:
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Marc…
>
>
> > Katherine has been with the
Foundation as Chief Communications
Officer
> > for
> > > about two years now. During that time, she has developed a
versatile
> > and
> > > > effective team that serves the needs of the organization and
> movement,
> > > > collaborating closely with other departments and the community.
She
> has
> > > > thoughtfully introduced new capacities and led her team through
> > > > transitions, and played a critical role in shepherding the
strategy
> > > process
> > > > and the annual plan, in collaboration with other C-levels. She is
> known
> > > for
> > > > listening to and empowering the people that she works with.
> > >
> > > > For
those who don’t know Katherine, she’s been a longtime
advocate
for
> > > global open communities, culture, and technology. She previously
led
> >
advocacy for the international digital rights organization Access
Now,
> > > where she worked on freedom of expression, access to information,
and
> > > > privacy. She has supported the efforts of citizens and
governments
> > around
> > > > the world to deepen transparency and participation in her roles
at
the
> > > World Bank, National Democratic Institute for International
Affairs,
> > and
> > > > UNICEF (where her team built wikis for youth participation in
major
> >
global
> > > issues). She is a member of the advisory board of the Open
Technology
> > > Fund.
> > >
> > > > With
interim leadership in place, our next step as the Board is
to
> move
> > > > quickly to plan and implement the search for a permanent
Executive
> > Director. We will be working together over
the coming weeks to
clarify
> > > roles and responsibilities in this search, and identify the best
way
> for
> > > community and staff to participate. We want this process to be
> inclusive
> > > and incorporate many voices. We look forward to sharing an update
on
> > our
> > > > progress toward the end of next week.
> > >
> > > > As
interim Executive Director, Katherine will report to the
Board.
> > Geoff
> > > > Brigham will continue serving as Board Secretary, and Jaime
> Villagomez
> > as
> > > > Board Treasurer, reporting to the Board in those capacities. As
of
> > March
> > > > 14, Katherine's reports include the C-team: Geoff Brigham, Jaime
> > > > Villagomez, Maggie Dennis, Lisa Gruwell, Joady Lohr, and Wes
Moran.
The
> > > Communications team will continue to report to Katherine for the
time
> > > being, with support from the
leadership of Juliet Barbara and
Heather
> >
Walls.
>
> > Thank you,
>
> >
Patricio
>
> > Translation notice - This
message is available for translation on
> > Meta-Wiki:
>
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> >
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