Welcome Maryana. Wish you all the best
On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 8:49 PM Ankan Ghosh Dastider < [email protected]> wrote: > Welcome, Maryana! Really excited to have you in the family. Best wishes > for the future journey! > > Ankan > On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 10:06 PM Brad Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Congratulations and welcome to the best job in the world! >> >> >> >> *From: *Nataliia Tymkiv <[email protected]> >> *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" < >> [email protected]> >> *Date: *Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 11:53 AM >> *To: *"[email protected]" < >> [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < >> [email protected]> >> *Cc: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming the new >> Wikimedia Foundation CEO >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> I am pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees >> has appointed Maryana Iskander as the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation >> [1] [2]. >> >> Since 2013, Maryana has served as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment >> Accelerator [3], a South African non-profit social enterprise focused on >> building African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment. >> Prior to this, she spent six years as Chief Operating Officer of Planned >> Parenthood Federation of America [4], a volunteer-led social movement >> focused on access to women’s healthcare. Maryana has also worked in >> academia as the Advisor to the President of Rice University [5], an >> international research university based in the United States. >> >> Her professional career has been motivated by breaking down systemic >> barriers, creating opportunities for collaborative solution-building, and >> community empowerment. She has a proven track record for leading complex >> organisations shaped by shared decision-making. >> >> In looking for the next CEO, we on the Board convened a Transition >> Committee [6], primarily to guide us in finding the right person for this >> critical role and secondly to oversee the executive Transition Team. The >> Transition Committee conducted a far-reaching and competitive global >> search, receiving around 400 recommendations and speaking to about 50 >> potential candidates. Throughout this selection process, Maryana impressed >> us as someone who is deeply inspired by the Wikimedia vision and who >> embodies the values of equity and community that inform all Wikimedia work. >> She has extensive leadership experience working with volunteer-led >> initiatives and building partnerships across public, private and social >> sectors. Maryana also brings expertise in technology-led innovation to >> accelerate meaningful social change. She does this with a global >> perspective: Maryana was born in the Middle East, educated in the United >> States and the United Kingdom, and has spent the last decade living and >> working on the African continent. >> >> Maryana joins the Wikimedia Foundation at a crucial time. The movement is >> larger than ever, and it has never been more relevant or more trusted. This >> is an inflection point, as decisions need to be made to execute a shared >> vision for where the Movement wants to be in 2030. We believe that Maryana >> is the right person to help lead the Foundation at this moment. >> >> As Maryana begins, her priorities will include supporting movement >> efforts to implement the Wikimedia 2030 recommendations, such as the >> development of a Movement Charter and the finalization of a Universal Code >> of Conduct. She will continue the Foundation’s focus on knowledge equity >> and exploring ways to address the gaps in content and the diversity of >> contributors to Wikimedia projects. She will be supported by the Board in >> this journey. >> >> Maryana will officially start at the Wikimedia Foundation on January 5, >> 2022, as she transitions from her current job. Until then, the Foundation >> will continue to be led by the Transition Team, with guidance from the >> Board. In my conversations with her, I have seen that Maryana is a fan of >> direct communication and excited to learn from the movement. In the coming >> weeks, she will share ways to connect. Please join me in welcoming Maryana >> (CCed) to the Foundation! >> >> PS. For translations of this message, or to help translate it into more >> languages, please visit Meta-Wiki [7] >> >> *[1] >> https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/09/14/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-maryana-iskander-as-chief-executive-officer/ >> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/09/14/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-maryana-iskander-as-chief-executive-officer/>* >> >> *[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryana_Iskander >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryana_Iskander> * >> >> *[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambee_Youth_Employment_Accelerator >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambee_Youth_Employment_Accelerator>* >> >> *[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood>* >> >> *[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University> * >> >> *[6] >> https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Creating_a_CEO_Transition_Committee_and_Transition_Team,_2021 >> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Creating_a_CEO_Transition_Committee_and_Transition_Team,_2021> >> * >> >> *[7] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_September_2021_-_Welcoming_the_new_Wikimedia_Foundation_CEO >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_September_2021_-_Welcoming_the_new_Wikimedia_Foundation_CEO>* >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv >> >> Acting Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees >> >> >> >> *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal >> working hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during >> weekend. You should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. >> Thank you in advance!* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/2S2D63SUVM26VBIXXSHKXU4VOJI5YQBB/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > -- > Ankan Ghosh Dastider (he/him) > User:ANKAN <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ANKAN> || All Wikimedia > Foundation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation>'s > public Wiki > Secretary || Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://wikimedia.org.bd/> > Twitter <https://twitter.com/Iagdastider> | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankan-ghosh-dastider/> | ResearchGate > <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ankan_Ghosh_Dastider> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/FDUMDLOQS32GEDLFR4POOZ4AWUSQREDP/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- Sent from iphone using Gmail mobile
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