Hi all,
Here is a brief presentation of the six new Board members elected on September 9, plus one appointment decided by the previous Board and ratified during this same Exceptional General Assembly called on request of Wikimédia France members.
— Pierre-Yves Beaudouin (Pyb), 37, is a communication consultant, WikiCheese evangelist, taphophile and member of the Association for 10 years. His appointment runs until October 2018.
— Kropotkine_113 is 40 years old and is a teacher. Wikimedian for more than 10 years, he has already been a Board member of Wikimedia France in 2011-2012, during the first phase of professionalization of the association. His appointment runs until October 2018.
— Charlotte Matoussowsky, 26, is a translator and a lecturer. She joined WMFr in 2011 and mostly edits Wikipedia. Her appointment runs until October 2018.
— Nadine Le Lirzin lives in Paris and translates works of philology and literary criticism, as well as political, ethical and moral philosophy. She has been a Wikipedian for almost ten years and joined the Association in 2009. Her appointment runs until October 2018.
— Kvardek du, 22, has been contributing to Wikimedia projects for 7 years and organizes events like Art+Feminism editathons in Paris. Their PhD research focuses on operational management in transportation. Their appointment runs until October 2017.
— Lucas Lévêque, 29, a librarian and a passionate wiktionarist, arrived in the association in 2014. He co-founded Lingua Libre and he registers regional languages for the Wiktionary. His appointment runs until October 2017.
— Florence Raymond, 37, is an assistant curator, at the initiative of Wikimuseum Project since 2016. She works for a better place of common goods (photos and contents) in cultural structures. Her ratified appointement runs until October 2017.
The remaining members of the previous Board announced their intention to accompany the transition before leaving.
The first Board meeting took place this week-end, September 23-24, the new executive bureau is composed of:
President: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin (Pyb) Vice-President: Charlotte Matoussowsky Treasurer: Kvardec du Secretary: Nadine Le Lirzin
Nadine Le Lirzin
*Board member* *Wikimédia France*