Wikimedia UK is pleased to be able to announce today the appointment to the board of three
new trustees: Joseph Seddon, Simon Knight and Padmini Ray Murray.
Joseph is a highly experienced Wikimedian who will be well known to many in both the UK
and wider communities; he was previously a hands-on director of Wikimedia UK before it
became a charity, and has been following our progress closely and attempting to provide
quiet advice ever since.
Simon is a PhD student who has been very active with WMUK over the last few months in
education projects including as an EduWiki speaker; his research interests focus on
learning analytics and open content education, and covers such issues as using Wikipedia
as a platform to support information literacy.
Padmini is an academic with significant knowledge of the University Education field; she
lectures at Stirling University on subjects including social media and participatory
technologies. Her home is in Edinburgh.
Joseph and Simon have been appointed as 'replacement elected trustees', to fill
the board seats left vacant by the resignation of previous trustees Ashley van Haeften
(User:Fae) and Mike Peel. Their terms run until the next AGM when they will put themselves
up for re-election. Padmini has been co-opted for her specialist expertise and will serve
a two year term.
We welcome them all.
Michael