Wow. What a loss. I will never forget your boundless enthusiasm for this movement, and I loved our semi-regular walking meetings, Siko. I know you will do so much for wherever you end up. What a tremendous asset you will be to them! Your gifts are tremendous - almost as big as your heart.
Best, pb
On Thursday, February 11, 2016, Steven Crossin cro0016@gmail.com wrote:
Wow Siko. This comes as a massive surprise. It was a pleasure working with you on dispute resolution on my time as a Wikimedia Fellow. I'll always remember the support you gave me and how I grew as a result. I consider you a great friend and I'll miss you a lot. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. You will be sorely missed.
Steve
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On 12 February 2016 at 12:24, Siko Bouterse <sbouterse@wikimedia.org javascript:;> wrote:
Dear friends and colleagues,
I’ve had the amazing privilege of serving this movement in a staff
capacity
for the past 4 ½ years, but I’ve now decided to move on from my role at
the
Wikimedia Foundation.
Transparency, integrity, community and free knowledge remain deeply important to me, and I believe I will be better placed to represent those values in a volunteer capacity at this time. I am and will always remain
a
Wikimedian, so you'll still see me around the projects (User:Seeeko), hopefully with renewed energy and joy in volunteering.
This movement has become my home in so many unexpected ways, and I’m
truly
honored to have learned from so many of you. It was an amazing experience to have partnered with smart, bold, and dedicated community folks to experiment with projects like Teahouse, IdeaLab, Inspire, Individual Engagement Grants, and Reimagining Grants. I’ve seen you create some
really
incredible content, ideas, tools, programs, processes, committees and organizations, all in the service of free knowledge.
I expect my last day to be Thursday, February 25th. I have full
confidence
in Maggie Dennis's abilities to lead the Community Engagement Department, and I trust that my team will remain available to support the community’s needs for grants and other resources throughout this time of transition.
Much love, Siko
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