Siko, I'm very sorry to see this. You were a strong supporter of women on
Wikipedia and of improved community harmony. It was a pleasure to work with
you on the grant application that led to the Ally Skills Workshops. I wish
you all the very best.
Sarah
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Steven Crossin <cro0016(a)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
*Steven Crossin*
*cro0016(a)gmail.com <cro0016(a)gmail.com>*
On 12 February 2016 at 12:24, Siko Bouterse <sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org>
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
--
Siko Bouterse
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the
sum of all knowledge. *
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and help us make it a reality!*
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