[Foundation-l] Welcome to a new board member

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[Sorry guys, my previous post got cut off in the middle, so let me resend it:]

 Hello Bishaka!

 It is great to have a Good Listener as a trustee.   From Wikiversity,

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> On 5 April 2010 22:14, Michael Peel <email at mikepeel.net> wrote:
>> Hi Bishakha,
>>
>> Welcome! I hope that you enjoy your new role.
>>
>> Could you share a little about your involvement with the Wikimedia
>> projects before this, either as an editor or a reader?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike Peel
>>
>> On 5 Apr 2010, at 15:03, Bishakha Datta wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Michael and Ting.
>>>
>>> Look forward to this new adventure, to becoming part of the
>>> community -
>>> and to meeting up soon.
>>>
>>> Yes, I did wonder whether you'll had noticed the POV-NPOV irony -
>>> but no
>>> worries on that score.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Bishakha
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05-04-2010 14:06, Ting Chen wrote:
>>>> Welcome Bishakha and looking forward to meet you soon in person.
>>>>
>>>> Ting
>>>>
>>>> Michael Snow wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As many of you know, we have had one vacant seat left on the
>>>>> Wikimedia
>>>>> Foundation Board of Trustees for the board to appoint. We have now
>>>>> filled that seat by appointing Bishakha Datta, a journalist,
>>>>> filmmaker,
>>>>> and nonprofit leader from India. In the course of finding
>>>>> Bishakha, we
>>>>> met with a number of great people and had a lot of support going
>>>>> through
>>>>> the process, and I want to thank everyone who participated.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope everyone will warmly welcome Bishakha as part of our
>>>>> community.
>>>>> By way of background, Bishakha runs a nonprofit based in Mumbai that
>>>>> focuses on conveying women's perspectives in culture and the
>>>>> media. She
>>>>> also has been involved in other international nonprofit work, and
>>>>> her
>>>>> knowledge of India should be a great help to us as we move
>>>>> forward with
>>>>> the strategic plan. In general, her experience will be a
>>>>> wonderful asset
>>>>> and I think she is an ideal fit for the remaining board seat.
>>>>>
>>>>> In a bit of an ironic twist, Bishakha's organization is called
>>>>> Point of
>>>>> View, but rest assured that she understands and endorses the neutral
>>>>> point of view approach for Wikimedia projects. Her journalistic
>>>>> background means she appreciates the value of an objective
>>>>> presentation,
>>>>> and throughout our conversations with her it was clear that she
>>>>> supports
>>>>> our mission and values.
>>>>>
>>>>> We will have an official press release in the next day or so with
>>>>> some
>>>>> more information. I'm excited to be able to work with Bishakha,
>>>>> and I
>>>>> know that she is looking forward to being involved as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Michael Snow
>>>>>
>>>>>
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