Congratulations to Katherine for taking up the responsibility! And at the
same time, thanks to the Board and C-levels for coming up with a thoughtful
and acceptable decision.
It's great to see someone taking up the charge, who has been involved with
the movement for a long time.
Regards,
Tanweer
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Nicole Ebber <nicole.ebber(a)wikimedia.de>
wrote:
Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you for taking
on this
responsibility! I am glad to read all those congrats and wonderful
emails from people involved.
And thank you to the C-level team and Board for making this decision,
and for making it quickly and transparent.
I look forward to working with you, and to warmly welcoming you in
Berlin in April!
Cheers,
Nicole
On 11 March 2016 at 11:18, David Parreño Mont <david.parreno(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
OMG! Many congratulations, Katherine!
El dv., 11 març 2016 a les 4:00, Katherine Maher (<kmaher(a)wikimedia.org
)
va escriure:
> 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> 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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