Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 20:17:09 +0530
From: arjunaraoc@gmail.com
To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation
Hi Barry,
It was a surprise to note that you are leaving the foundation.
Thank you for all your contributions to the Wikimedia movement and specifically the interactions with the Chapter from its formative days, towards furthering the movement objectives in
India.
On behalf of the chapter team, I wish you the very best.
Best wishes.and regards
Arjuna Rao Chavala
President, Wikimedia India
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:28 AM, Barry Newstead
<bnewstead@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Cross-posting
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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Barry NewsteadChief Global Development Officer
Wikimedia Foundation
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Barry NewsteadChief Global Development Officer
Wikimedia Foundation
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