What a good message to wake up to!
I'd like to politely suggest along with any decision making ahead, that
the board please leave the door open to considering Katherine as permanent
executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 5:36 AM, Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanweer(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Congratulations to Katherine for taking up the
responsibility! And at the
same time, thanks to the Board and C-levels for coming up with a
thoughtful
and acceptable decision.
It's great to see someone taking up the charge, who has been involved with
the movement for a long time.
Regards,
Tanweer
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Nicole Ebber <nicole.ebber(a)wikimedia.de>
wrote:
Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you for
taking on this
responsibility! I am glad to read all those congrats and wonderful
emails from people involved.
And thank you to the C-level team and Board for making this decision,
and for making it quickly and transparent.
I look forward to working with you, and to warmly welcoming you in
Berlin in April!
Cheers,
Nicole
On 11 March 2016 at 11:18, David Parreño Mont <david.parreno(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> OMG! Many congratulations, Katherine!
>
> El dv., 11 març 2016 a les 4:00, Katherine Maher (<
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org
)
va escriure:
> 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.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Katherine
>
> [1]
https://twitter.com/nightrose/status/660043284841107457
> [2]
>
>
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> 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:
> >
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/10_M…
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>> Wikimedia Foundation
>> 149 New Montgomery Street
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>>
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>> +1 (415) 712 4873
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