Best wishes with your future endeavours, Garfield.
K.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Ziko van Dijk zvandijk@gmail.com wrote:
My best wishes and a huge THANK YOU, Garfield! Many people in the movement learned a lot from you, including me. Kind regards Ziko
2015-09-12 20:20 GMT+02:00 Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < itzik@wikimedia.org.il>:
Garfield,
It was a pleasure to work with you. Your announcement sadness us all, as your contribution has been enormous. I can say that we, Wikimedia Israel learned a lot from you, and there is no doubt about the great changes you brought to the WMF and the chapters. We all grateful for that.
On a personal level, it was always nice to meet you, knowing that every meeting I will learn something new. From a chapter meeting to FDC
meeting.
And of course, we can't (never) forget the ultimate Wikimania dancer. You will be missed.
On behalf of Wikimedia Israel, the staff and the board, I wish to thank you, and wish you good luck.
*Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment!
On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 12:53 AM, Garfield Byrd gbyrd@wikimedia.org
wrote:
All,
For the last four years, I’ve led the Wikimedia Foundation’s finance, administration, and office IT teams. I've had the opportunity to work closely with many of you through collaboration with the Wikimedia affiliates. They have been remarkable experiences, and I am grateful for all I’ve learned from you during my time here. Therefore it is with some sadness that today I am letting you know that I’ve decided to take a new opportunity outside the WMF, at a California-based foundation focused on public education.
It has been a privilege to work with so many exceptional people over the years. I’ve watched the WMF mature and take on many new challenges, and
our
community grow and diversify. Our commitment to our free knowledge
mission
is as strong as ever, and now shared by even more people. While I’ll no longer be on staff, I plan to find ways to stay involved in the
Wikimedia
community. I look forward to seeing the movement continue to do its important work.
My last day will be September 30. I look forward to staying in touch and continuing to support our mission.
Best,
Garfield
-- Garfield Byrd Chief of Finance and Administration Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext 6787 415.882.0495 (fax) www.wikimediafoundation.org
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