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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