Ni!
Thank you so much Barry,
For all that you've shared with us through your discrete, open and
brilliant leadership of the Global Development Team. I feel special
admiration for the way you handled the Grants program and its Advisory
Committee, and the interface with Brazil, including the hiring of
WMF's first employees here (which I'll never stop criticizing, so it
can be even better in the future! hahaha).
It should also be told and remembered that your efforts, with the
Global Development team, to get to the point where the WMF can make
together with the communities involved some very tough decisions, have
shaped for the better the Wikimedia Movement, now and in the long
term.
We have just learned that our way forward is going to be a bit more
uncertain, but, with you as a volunteer member of the movement, I am
sure it will be no less joyous, perhaps even more!
All the best to you, your future, and those you care for!
And see you soon =)
Um grande abraço,
ale
[[User:Solstag]]
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Barry Newstead <bnewstead(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Cross-posting
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From: Barry Newstead <bnewstead(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Subject: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation
To: Announce Mailing List <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimedia friends and colleagues,
It is bittersweet for me to share with all of you that I will be leaving the
Wikimedia Foundation at the end of August to relocate to Australia for
personal reasons.
It is difficult for me to leave Wikimedia and particularly leave the Global
Development team, which I’ve had the pleasure of building and leading over
the past two years. I am proud of what we have accomplished in raising the
priority of much of the globe within the Wikimedia movement, strengthening
our mobile strategy and education program, globalizing communications, and
tackling the difficult movement roles issues that I hope can be put in the
past. It hasn’t been easy or uncontroversial, but I truly believe that we
are heading in the right direction.
One of the great joys of my work has been the opportunity to travel and meet
many amazing Wikipedians and to share the Wikimedia story with the world. It
is so inspiring to hear first hand how much people love our projects and the
amazing things that so many people do in support of the movement. This is
what helped me survive the many long flights and jetlag-filled nights. It
was an honour representing the Wikimedia Foundation and often the Wikimedia
movement in so many places.
I am confident that the Global Development work will thrive with the team in
place and with all of the dedicated community members who see us as
partners. I look forward to becoming a volunteer member of the movement and
supporting the work in new ways. Sue will share plans for the transition
shortly.
Many thanks to all who have supported me and our work.
Kind regards,
Barry
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Chief Global Development Officer
Wikimedia Foundation
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