[Foundation-l] [Announcement] Philippe Beaudette becomes Head of Reader Relations

[Mike.lifeguard]

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On 37-01--10 03:59 PM, Sue Gardner wrote:
> As I'm sending this, I'm wondering: have we actually started an
> announce-only list?

+1 for that! I think Cary typically handles creating mailing lists.

> I'm delighted to tell you that Philippe Beaudette will be staying with
> the Wikimedia Foundation following the completion of the strategy
> project this summer.

This is great news.

I've been a bit worried about the Foundation's reliance on
project-specific contractors. While there's obviously a need to have
resources targeted for certain projects, the overhead in doing so can
cause problems. Getting people up to speed and productive takes a larger
proportion of time for time-limited employment as compared to indefinite
employment as is done for most of the Foundation staff.

I think we should be trying to keep staff in the organization long-term,
so I'm glad to see a contractor move into a more permanent role. I was
thrilled when the Usability Initiative became a permanent team. I'm also
happy to see this happening for Philippe, since he has indeed been doing
a great job on his projects so far.

- -Mike
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