Thank you, Katherine! This announcement has me breathing a huge sigh of relief and fills me with optimism for what's to come.
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:52 AM, Maria O'Neill moneill@wikimedia.org wrote:
Congratulations, Katherine, and thank you! Great news! :)
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Aaron Halfaker ahalfaker@wikimedia.org wrote:
Congrats Katherine! This is certainly welcome news. :)
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
What a good message to wake up to!
I'd like to politely suggest along with any decision making ahead, that the board please leave the door open to considering Katherine as permanent executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 5:36 AM, Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanweer@gmail.com
wrote:
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@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@gmail.com>
wrote:
OMG! Many congratulations, Katherine!
El dv., 11 març 2016 a les 4:00, Katherine Maher (<
kmaher@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_p...
> [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@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/March...
> > > > > > 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_Ma...
> > -- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wmfall mailing list > > Wmfall@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfall > > > > > > > -- > Katherine Maher > Chief Communications Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > kmaher@wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe:
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