[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Bon voyage, Jay

[James Alexander]

Oh no, when the staff found out we decided to still have the party.

James

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com>wrote:

> Does that mean we should cancel the cake and WikiDancers?
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > Hi folks - I'm happy to report that there's been a beneficial turn of
> > events from the original announcement a few weeks ago. Apologies for the
> > delay in getting back you.
> >
> > After some reflection and conversations I've decided to change course
> from
> > my original plans and stay on with the Foundation. I spent a lot of time
> > reviewing succession plans, looking at future communications projects,
> and
> > chatting with me team and realised that some awesome and important work
> was
> > still ahead of me.
> >
> > You really only get one chance to work at an extraordinary place like the
> > Wikimedia Foundation. We impact millions of lives every day, and the tens
> > of thousands of people like you - our amazing volunteers - have high
> > expectations of us. I am energized by the opportunity to protect our
> > projects and move the platform forward. It's tough work, but it's
> > incredible to see how it all comes together.
> >
> > I heard and read some really wonderful comments since Geoff sent out this
> > notice, and I want to thank everyone for your kind words. It definitely
> > helped me think about the work we've done together, and the incredible
> work
> > that's not yet done.
> >
> > Looking forward to pressing ahead with you all.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham at wikimedia.org
> >wrote:
> >
> >> *Next week, we’re saying goodbye to our long-term Head of
> Communications,
> >> Jay Walsh. He will be starting shortly a new adventure working at a San
> >> Francisco based start-up in corporate communications. His last day at
> the
> >> Foundation will be Tuesday, October 23. The Foundation will be kicking
> off
> >> a search process for a new head of communications, and in the interim
> we’ll
> >> also be receiving communications strategy from our advisers at Minassian
> >> Media, a consultancy that helped us manage communications around
> >> Wikipedia’s tenth anniversary.
> >>
> >> Since Jay started at the Foundation in January 2008 he’s taken a lead
> role
> >> in shaping both the voice and identity of the Wikimedia Foundation, and
> has
> >> played a critical function in supporting our projects. He’s been our
> >> spokesperson on hundreds of media inquiries, helping to shape a positive
> >> and enlightened perspective on our projects in some of the biggest media
> >> outlets in the world. Jay has provided communications counsel on major
> >> initiatives to almost everyone at the Foundation, and I’m sure to many
> of
> >> you throughout our community.
> >>
> >> Since starting at WMF Jay has grown the communications team, which now
> >> includes roles supporting movement communications, global media
> outreach,
> >> and merchandise. Under his leadership we created and grew a blog which
> now
> >> sees up to 40 posts a month, a social media presence with over a million
> >> followers, and content published in many localized languages. Jay
> helped us
> >> bring the Foundation’s first four annual reports to the world, and he
> gave
> >> us a voice and open identity for great events like Wikipedia 10.
> >>
> >> We’ve been fortunate to have strong communications leadership for a
> period
> >> of rapid growth for our projects and our movement. Please join me in
> >> wishing Jay well on his next steps.  We will miss him.*
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > Jay Walsh
> > Head of Communications
> > WikimediaFoundation.org
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James Alexander
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