On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:36 +0100 camelia boban <[email protected]> wrote:
> A great thank you to Michal and congratulations to Revital for the new > position. > Also a great thank you to WMIL for the work done in all these years. > I agree. Thanks and good luck! (What does "ED" mean, though?) > Best, > Camelia > > -- > *Camelia Boban* > > *| Java EE Developer |* > > > > *Affiliations Committee - **Wikimedia Foundation* > Diversity WG for Wikimedia Strategy 2030 > *Interwiki Women > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Interwiki_Women_Collaboration> | **Wiki > Loves Sport <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Sport> | Wiki Loves > Fashion <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Fashion>* > WMIT <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia> - WMSE > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Sverige> - WMAR > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Argentina> - WMCH > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CH> Member > > M. +39 3383385545 > [email protected] > *Aissa Technologies* <http://aissatechnologies.eu/>* | *Twitter > <https://twitter.com/cameliaboban> *|* *LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/camelia-boban-31319122>* > *Wikipedia <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Camelia.boban> **| > **WikiDonne UG <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDonne>* | *WikiDonne > Project <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:WikiDonne> * > > > > > > > > > > > > > Il giorno mer 18 dic 2019 alle ore 14:49 Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < > [email protected]> ha scritto: > > > Dear friends, > > > > I wanted to share with you some changes in WMIL. This weekend, after more > > than 6 years of service, Michal Lester will conclude her position as WMIL's > > ED. > > > > Michal, WMIL’s first ED, joined us more than 6 years ago, and was our > > second employee. Michal’s joining marked the transition of WMIL from an > > organization operated and managed by volunteers only to professional hired > > staff supporting and leading the activity with the volunteers. > > > > Michal started to initiate and lead large-scale projects and raise the > > resources needed for the activity through collaborations, donations and > > fund grants. From a one-employee organization with a limited budget, she > > brought us to the current position as an established NGO, with varied > > activity, hired staff to support it, volunteers and a sufficient budget to > > support all of that. > > > > Under her leadership, we initiated the education project in Hebrew, and > > later in Arabic. We guided tens of thousands of teachers on how to work > > with (and for) Wikipedia. We created training tools and tutorials, formed > > years-long collaborations with dozens of organizations, and hosted the > > international hackathon and later the GLAM conference. We represented WMIL > > and our movement values in Parliament discussions and in discussion with > > archives; and when they failed to cooperate we did not hesitate to “force” > > them to give back to the public the photos that belong to them by law. The > > list of projects and achievements is too long to summarize in one email. > > > > We are proud to say that WMIL turned not only to a leading and recognized > > organization in Israel, but also to one of the important and active > > affiliates of the global movement. > > > > Michal’s activity in WMIL was beyond that of an employee, but true > > recruitment and belief in Wikimedia’s activity and values. Her > > round-the-clock investment and great love to the movement, organization, > > its employees and volunteers, serves proof. Many volunteers benefited from > > Michal’s attention, advice and support at all times. > > > > The Board, and I personally, would like to thank Michal for this > > significant contribution that brought us to our current dignified position, > > and we wish her the best of luck in the future. We will remember you as the > > first ED who saw the hardship and labor pains of WMIL, and as WMIL’s > > “mother” in its professional role. We extend to you our greatest thanks. > > > > While Michal is leaving, I would like to congratulate Revital Poleg, > > replacing Michal in her position. Revital is a former diplomat. She was one > > of the founders of the Peres Peace Center, she served as Chief of Staff for > > the Knesset Speaker; VP Business Development of a lobbying company; > > External Relations and Resource Development Director for the Ruppin > > Academic Center; and in her last position – Chief Executive and Head of the > > Jewish Agency Mission to Brazil. > > > > Revital brings extensive experience in large organizations, both local and > > international, and a vast network of contacts in the private and public > > sectors. She speaks Hebrew, English, Portuguese and Spanish. > > > > We wish her good luck in her position, in filling Michal’s big shoes, and > > we are positive she continues to advance WMIL forward. > > > > > > > > *Itzik Edri* > > Chairperson (volunteer) > > [email protected] > > +972-54-5878078 > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: > [email protected] Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ http://is.gd/i5eMQd - Emma Watson’s Interview for a Software Dev Job If you wish to live wisely, ignore sayings — including this one. — Unknown Source (via fortune-mod). 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