[Foundation-l] Announcement: New Chief Program Officer: Jennifer Riggs

[Michael Snow]

Mike.lifeguard wrote:
> Congratulations to the hiring committee as well for carrying out a
> successful hiring process.
To elaborate on this a little bit, I'd like to add some comments that 
aren't specific to Jennifer or the position of Chief Program Officer. 
While we were in San Francisco for the CPO interviews, Kat and I also 
had some time for the staff to review with us the general state of 
Wikimedia's hiring processes and staffing policies - in general, things 
that come under the heading of "human resources". Overall, things are 
well in order and the necessary details are being managed appropriately.

In a sense, this is also a bit mundane, and because personnel matters 
are confidential, I don't have particular anecdotes to share that would 
make it more interesting. But some of you will recall that before Sue 
joined us, there were some breakdowns in this area. We now have various 
policies and procedures, which I've reviewed to my satisfaction, that 
should prevent similarly unfortunate circumstances from developing. In 
addition, we've tied up some loose ends involving staffing so Sue and 
the rest of the team can proceed with their work.

So, I'm pleased to report that the Wikimedia Foundation is in a solid 
position in its employment practices. I expect that as a result, we will 
be able to maintain an excellent staff that continues to accomplish far 
more than you would normally anticipate from such a small team.

--Michael Snow