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

Tue Jul 9 10:42:27 UTC 2013

Welcome Ana!

(while everyone is assuming Ana is already subscribed to this list, I will
do the same. i hope that when this thread lies down a bit, someone will
forward it of course :) )
We have always heard a lot about Greenpeace, and as you probably know, it
was often used as an example in our strategic discussions how we would like
to develop as a movement (the amount of centralization). I look forward to
your involvement on those discussions as we're slowly moving towards a new
strategic cycle for the Wikimedia Foundation, and I hope you will be bold
enough a person to simply join, even if you may feel somewhat 'new' for the
first ten years ;-).

Very practically: when exactly does your term officially start her term?
Will that be at the coming board meeting in Hong Kong, or afterwards? I
hope you will have the opportunity of meeting many community members in
Hong Kong!

Best,

Lodewijk Gelauff

2013/7/9 Delphine Ménard <notafishz at gmail.com>

> Dear Ana,
>
> I am extremely excited to see you join the Board of the Wikimedia
> Foundation, I know the experience you bring in international
> organisations is going to be invaluable to our movement.
>
> An enormous thanks to those who have made this possible. And a great
> great thank you to you Ana, for accepting to walk the path ahead with
> us.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Delphine
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:26 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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