Thank you, Anna, for whom you become for me and for
us!
Where are you going next? :)
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2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval <akoval(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
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.
In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
very much.
- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
VisualEditor. [2]
- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
trademark policy. [3] [4]
- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
movement diversity. [5] [6]
- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
evaluation and learning. [9]
- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
and Eastern Europe. [10]
- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
on
the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
The Wikipedia Education Program 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%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] 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 and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
the wiki way. [15]
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. [16]
All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
[3]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
[4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-po…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
[7]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
[8]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
[9]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
[10]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
[11]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
[12]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&ol…
[13]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
[14]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_th…
[15]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
[16]
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
education.wikimedia.org
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