[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] (Announcement) Ana Toni Announced as New Wikimedia Foundation Board Member

[Samuel Klein]

Ana,

Welcome to our community!  Your international nonprofit and
grantmaking work, and experience in Brazil, will be an asset to our
work and a complement to the Board.  I look forward to working with
you.

Thanks to those who took part in the Trustee search and recommended so
many excellent candidates.

Warmly,
Sam.

On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> (This announcement is being shared in advance of a public release with the
> Wikimedia community. We will be posting a press release, blog post, and
> Ana's bio to the WMF wiki this afternoon, PT. Thanks)
>
> Ana Toni Announced as New Wikimedia Foundation Board Member
>
> San Francisco -- July 8, 2013 -- The Wikimedia Foundation today announced
> its newest Board of Trustees member, Ana Toni. Ana is currently the CEO for
> GIP (Public Interest Management), a consultancy firm based in Rio de
> Janeiro, Brazil, which works for foundations, non-profit organizations and
> businesses on social and environmental issues.
>
> According to Ana, "It is an honor to be part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s
> Board and to participate with this amazing Wikipedia community. I
> especially look forward to supporting the Foundation’s efforts to
> strengthen the Wikipedia community in the Global South and to advance the
> organization's mission to empower and engage people in building the common
> good."
>
> Since 2011, Ana has served as the Board Chair of Greenpeace International.
> From 2003 until 2011, Ana was the Ford Foundation’s representative in
> Brazil, during which time she oversaw the Foundation’s work in the areas of
> human rights, sustainable development, racial and ethical discrimination,
> sexuality and reproductive health, media democratization and land rights.
> She was also responsible for coordinating a regional Latin America
> Initiative on Economics and Globalization, an IBSA initiative (joint work
> between Brazil, South Africa and India) and the International Initiative on
> Intellectual Property Rights.
>
> From 1998 to 2002, Ana was ActionAid’s Executive Director in Brazil,
> working to contribute in the eradication of poverty and inequality through
> community development projects, as well as public policy advocacy and
> campaigning at both the national and international levels. Ana also worked
> for ActionAid UK as Policy Advisor (1990 – 1993), representing the
> organization at the United Nations Conference on Environment and
> Development.
>
> Ana worked for Greenpeace from 1993 to 1997, first as the International
> Head of the Political Unit based at Greenpeace International in Amsterdam,
> and subsequently as Senior Advisor for Greenpeace Germany. She was
> responsible for, among other things, the work of Greenpeace on the World
> Trade Organization (in particular the Committee on Trade and Environment)
> and she also contributed in the development of Greenpeace’s work in the
> Amazon region in its early stage.
>
> Ana holds a masters degree in Politics of the World Economy from the London
> School of Economics and is a candidate for a PhD on Social Politics at the
> Rio de Janeiro State University. In addition, Ana is a member of the
> Editorial Board of Le Monde Diplomatique Brazil, and a Board member of the
> Baobá Fund for Racial Equity and the Forum of Women’s Leaders on
> Sustainability. Ana is Brazilian and lives in Rio de Janeiro.
>
> There are 10 seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board and according to the
> Foundation's bylaws, three members are elected by the Wikimedia community,
> two are selected by the Wikimedia chapters, the Founder seat is held by
> Jimmy Wales, and four members are appointed by the Board itself to provide
> additional, specific expertise.
>
> --
> Jay Walsh
> Senior Director, Communications
> WikimediaFoundation.org
> blog.wikimedia.org
> +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw
>
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Samuel Klein          w:user:sj          @metasj          +1 617 529 4266