Hello Osmar,
It's really sad to see you go so quick. You have done tons of good works at WMAR & we are thankful to you for your earnest efforts. Best of luck with out future plans.
Take care
Ali
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:12 PM, Jon Davies jon.davies@wikimedia.org.ukwrote:
Really sad to see you go.
On 28 January 2014 17:11, Anders Wennersten <mail@anderswennersten.se
wrote:
Good luck in your future endeavors!
And much thanks to you for the excellent job you with help of your colleagues have done, making WMAR a model for chapters
Anders
Osmar Valdebenito skrev 2014-01-28 17:59:
Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented
to
the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.
For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life. Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in
Argentina
and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I
had
to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These last 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming
a
better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time
I
feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and
challenges.
Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very fond of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and
the
projects we worked on and we are still working on.
I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the delayed paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious organization, continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our
programs,
making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not
been
only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great colleague these months.
My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This will allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects of Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of our Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be
able
to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they
will
continue the great work we have done lately.
Kind regards,
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