Querida Katherine, cuenta con mi respaldo en esta etapa y no tengo duda
alguna en tus capacidades, integridad y simpatía para asumir el reto.
Como miembro de la comunidad agradezco al Board por esta buena decisión.
El jueves, 10 de marzo de 2016, Nabin Sapkota <nboycreationnepal(a)gmail.com>
escribió:
Congratulations Katherine! Wish you all the best.
Cheers,
Nabin Sapkota
On Mar 11, 2016 11:24 AM, "Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive)" <
nhasive(a)wikimedia.org.bd <javascript:;>> wrote:
Great! Congratulations Katherine!
Really a positive move from the Board.
-Hasive
WMBD
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal <
bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> Congrats Katherine,
>
> As a community member from the other side of the world, you have my
> complete trust and support. A very positive move from the Board, no
doubt
> about it.
>
> Best wishes,
> Bodhisattwa
> On Mar 11, 2016 10:05 AM, "Risker" <risker.wp(a)gmail.com
<javascript:;>>
wrote:
>
> > Thank you, Patricio and the rest of the board, for this first step
in
>
rebuilding.
>
> I have had the pleasure of working with Katherine in my capacity as a
> "regular" volunteer and as a member of the FDC, and have found her to
be
> highly professional and very focused on the
mission of the WMF. She
has
> > demonstrated her ability to attract and lead an excellent team in her
> role
> > as Chief Communications Officer, and has the support of staff and her
> > (former) C-level organizational leaders as the WMF takes its next
steps
to
> recovery. In my opinion, this is what is needed at this time.
>
> Katherine, thank you for agreeing to take on this responsibility. I
look
> > forward to working with you and the rest of the team in the months to
> come.
> >
> > Risker/Anne
> >
> > On 10 March 2016 at 22:52, Todd Allen <toddmallen(a)gmail.com
<javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Katherine,
> >
> > Welcome, and best of luck in your new role. I'm very pleased indeed
to
> hear
> > that it will be you to fill it.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Katherine Maher <
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org <javascript:;>
>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you, Patricio.
> > >
> > > I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their
> confidence
> > in
> > > the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff
for
> > > > continuing to be such committed advocates for our future -- your
> > passion
> > > > and belief in our movement and purpose have been tremendous
things
to
> > > > behold.
> > > >
> > > > As a movement, we’ve had some challenges lately. We’ve started
on a
> >
process
> > > of change, but as Lydia Pintscher (User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE))
> recently
> > > reminded us,[1] “Change happens at the speed of trust.” We will
need
to
> > > work together over these coming months to build that trust, and
open
> > > > critical lines of communication and accountability. I get the
sense
> > from
> > > > many people that that’s exactly what they’d like to do: absorb
the
> > > lessons
> > > > we’ve learned, re-engage with each other, and get back to
advancing
> our
> > > > global movement.
> > > >
> > > > At the Foundation, we have an opportunity to center around our
> values,
> > > and
> > > > practice open and collaborative communication. During the interim
> > > period, I
> > > > want to get things working well and improve transparency and
> > > communication,
> > > > both internally and with the communities. We will work to create
a
> >
> supportive, fair environment where people can get things done,
engage
> > with
> > > their colleagues and community members, and understand how their
work
> > has
> > > > an impact on our mission. This includes delivering on important
> > deadlines
> > > > for the Annual Plan and strategy,[2] filling key roles, and
making
> > > progress
> > > > on issues raised in our recent engagement survey.
> > > >
> > > > We are committed to delivering the first version of the 2016-2017
> > Annual
> > > > Plan no later than April 1st for community and FDC review, and
are
on
> > track
> > > to meet this deadline. The WMF 2016-2018 strategy development is
also
> > > > underway, with a draft version open for comments until March
18.[3]
> > Over
> > > > the coming weeks, we’ll be moving forward with our Chief
Technology
> > > Officer
> > > > (CTO) search, and working with the Talent and Culture team to
> reinvest
> > in
> > > > our culture. As new other emerge, we’ll work together to
prioritize
>
them.
> > >
> > > To accomplish all of this, we are going to need your help. I want
to
> hear
> > > from you about what you would like to achieve in this interim
period.
> > This
> > > includes how we can collaborate together to prepare the
organization
> > and
> > > > movement to welcome our next Executive Director. The Foundation
is
> >
prepared
> > > to actively support the Board in the search, and we will work
closely
> > with
> > > them to share important information and create opportunities to
give
> > > feedback throughout the process.
> > >
> > > Just a few weeks ago, we marked the 15th birthday of the
movement.[4]
> > > Millions of people around the
world shared their love for
Wikimedia.
It
> > was
> > > a celebration of why we do what we do, and how much joy the
movement
> > brings
> > > people everywhere. That’s something I try to keep in mind every
day.
>
>
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Katherine
> >
> > [1]
https://twitter.com/nightrose/status/660043284841107457
> > [2]
> >
> >
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Combined_strategy_and_annual_…
> >
> [3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Strategy/Draft_WMF_Strategy
> > > [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Patricio Lorente <
> > > patricio.lorente(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I’m happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation leadership
team
> has
> > > > proposed an interim Executive Director, and the Board has given
our
>
full
> > > support. Starting on March 14th, current Chief Communications
Officer
> > > > Katherine Maher (
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Katherine_(WMF))
> > > > will step into the role of interim Executive Director. We thank
the
> > > > > C-levels for their careful consideration in this process, and
> > Katherine
> > > > for
> > > > > stepping up during this period of transition.
> > > > >
> > > > > In choosing an interim ED, the C-levels started by identifying
> > > immediate
> > > > > priorities for the coming months, including building trust,
> improving
> > > > > communications, and filling key leadership positions. They
felt,
and
> we
> > > > agree, that Katherine is the right person to lead the
organization
> > while
> > > it
> > > > addresses these and other important issues. Additionally, this
will
> > allow
> > > > the rest of the executive team to focus on critical
organizational
> > > > functions, including
community and engineering management,
> fundraising,
> > > and
> > > > strengthening our human resources function. You can read more
about
our
> > > process and thinking here:
> > >
> >
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Marc…
> > >
> > >
> > > Katherine has been with the Foundation as Chief Communications
Officer
> > for
> > > about two years now. During that time, she has developed a
versatile
> > and
> > > > effective team that serves the needs of the organization and
> movement,
> > > > collaborating closely with other departments and the community.
She
> has
> > > > thoughtfully introduced new capacities and led her team through
> > > > transitions, and played a critical role in shepherding the
strategy
> > > > process
> > > > > and the annual plan, in collaboration with other C-levels. She
is
>
known
> > > for
> > > > listening to and empowering the people that she works with.
> > > >
> > > > For those who don’t know Katherine, she’s been a longtime
advocate
> > for
> > > > > global open communities, culture, and technology. She
previously
> led
> > > > > advocacy for the international digital rights organization
Access
> > Now,
> > > > > where she worked on freedom of expression, access to
information,
and
> > > > privacy. She has supported the efforts of citizens and
governments
> > around
> > > > the world to deepen transparency and participation in her roles
at
the
> > > World Bank, National Democratic Institute for International
Affairs,
> > and
> > > > UNICEF (where her team built wikis for youth participation in
major
> >
global
> > > issues). She is a member of the advisory board of the Open
Technology
> > > Fund.
> > > >
> > > > With interim leadership in place, our next step as the Board is
to
> move
> > > > quickly to plan and implement the search for a permanent
Executive
> > > > > Director. We will be working together over the coming weeks to
> > clarify
> > > > > roles and responsibilities in this search, and identify the
best
> way
> > > for
> > > > > community and staff to participate. We want this process to be
> > > inclusive
> > > > > and incorporate many voices. We look forward to sharing an
update
on
> > our
> > > > progress toward the end of next week.
> > > >
> > > > As interim Executive Director, Katherine will report to the
Board.
> > Geoff
> > > > Brigham will continue serving as Board Secretary, and Jaime
> Villagomez
> > as
> > > > Board Treasurer, reporting to the Board in those capacities. As
of
> > > March
> > > > > 14, Katherine's reports include the C-team: Geoff Brigham,
Jaime
> >
> > Villagomez, Maggie Dennis, Lisa Gruwell, Joady Lohr, and Wes
Moran.
> > The
> > > > > Communications team will continue to report to Katherine for
the
> time
> > > > > being, with support from the leadership of Juliet Barbara and
> Heather
> > > > > Walls.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you,
> > > > >
> > > > > Patricio
> > > > >
> > > > > Translation notice - This message is available for translation
on
> > > Meta-Wiki:
> > >
> >
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/10_M…
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> > Chief Communications Officer
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > 149 New Montgomery Street
> > San Francisco, CA 94105
> >
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