I am pleased to announce that Chris Koerner has joined the Wikimedia Foundation as Community Liaison on the Technical Collaboration team https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Technical_Collaboration. His main responsibility is to support community engagement activities for projects led by the Discovery team https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Discovery.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CKoerner_(WMF)
Chris started his approach to the Wikimedia movement as administrator of a third party MediaWiki’s. He will be working remotely from Saint Louis, MO (USA). Here is an introduction in his own words:
"I've been a MediaWiki fan since 2011, having used it inside a large healthcare organization to share knowledge among co-workers. From there I fell into the the larger Wikimedia rabbit hole and haven't looked back. I'm active in the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Stakeholders%27_Group, a user group of third-party MediaWiki administrators, developers, and users who advocate for using MediaWiki. I also edit from time to time on the English Wikipedia.
I've always loved technology and people. There's nothing like the feeling of sitting next to someone as they discover how they can use a bit of technology to solve a need. I've worked in desktop support, web development, marketing, and healthcare IT throughout my career. All along the way I've valued communication and transparency and love to encourage others to get involved.
I'm an enthusiast photographer, a person who enjoys board and video games, and a total nerd who rides a motorcycle. Meaning, the bike looks cool, but not me."
Please join me in welcoming Chris!