Dear Garfield, I would like to take the opportunity and thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you did for Wikimedia. You were always a trusted advisor during my time as the Executive Director of Wikimedia Germany. And you always had words of wisdom and insight for me, personally. I learned a lot from you, and Wikimedia is a better place, because of what you did here.
Thank you! 2015-09-10 23:53 GMT+02:00 Garfield Byrd <[email protected]>: > All, > > For the last four years, I’ve led the Wikimedia Foundation’s finance, > administration, and office IT teams. I've had the opportunity to work > closely with many of you through collaboration with the Wikimedia > affiliates. They have been remarkable experiences, and I am grateful for > all I’ve learned from you during my time here. Therefore it is with some > sadness that today I am letting you know that I’ve decided to take a new > opportunity outside the WMF, at a California-based foundation focused on > public education. > > It has been a privilege to work with so many exceptional people over the > years. I’ve watched the WMF mature and take on many new challenges, and our > community grow and diversify. Our commitment to our free knowledge mission > is as strong as ever, and now shared by even more people. While I’ll no > longer be on staff, I plan to find ways to stay involved in the Wikimedia > community. I look forward to seeing the movement continue to do its > important work. > > My last day will be September 30. I look forward to staying in touch and > continuing to support our mission. > > Best, > > Garfield > > -- > Garfield Byrd > Chief of Finance and Administration > Wikimedia Foundation > 415.839.6885 ext 6787 > 415.882.0495 (fax) > www.wikimediafoundation.org > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > *https://donate.wikimedia.org <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards, Pavel Richter Mobile: +49-151-19645755 Mail: [email protected] Twitter: @pavel <https://twitter.com/pavel> Blog: blog.pavelrichter.de _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
