[Wikimedia-l] Please welcome the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief Operating Officer, Janeen Uzzell

[Katherine Maher]

Hello all!

I am delighted to share with you that we have added a Chief Operating
Officer to the Wikimedia Foundation leadership (c-level) team. Today, I'm
excited to introduce you to Janeen Uzzell. Janeen started on January 23rd,
in time for the  Foundation's All Hands retreat late last month, and has
since been working out of our office in San Francisco.

Janeen was most recently the head of Women in Technology for GE, where she
worked with GE’s global CEOs to revise practices across their workforce of
300,000 employees, increasing the number of women in technology roles.
Previously, she was GE’s Global Director of External Affairs and Technology
Programs, and before that, she spent 5 years as Director of Healthcare
Programs for GE Africa, based in Accra, Ghana. She also served as the
Director of Global Healthcare Programs, Director of Healthcare Disparity
Programs, and Director of Service Operations for GE.

Janeen has nearly two decades of experience implementing the design and use
of technology to drive impact on global outcomes. She is a people
developer, transformational leader, storyteller, engineer and
self-proclaimed “global citizen” — with a passion for incubation and
impact. She says she is on a mission to use her influence and voice to lead
casual work that changes lives, communities and the world. She has a MBA
from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

The Chief Operating Officer is not a new role for the Foundation, although
we haven't had one recently. As the Foundation has grown in recent years,
I've been talking to both the Board and the c-team about the value of
reinstating the COO role. We all agreed this was an important addition to
the Foundation to help us become more effective.

At the end of 2018, we met Janeen while recruiting for a different
position. After completing the interview process, many people felt as
though she had the skills for the Chief Operating Officer role. While we
generally do not hire before a job is posted, we also do not like to miss
out on opportunities. So, in consultation with and support from the Board
and c-team team, we agreed to create this new role and ask Janeen to join
the Foundation.

As the Foundation continues to grow and work to meet the needs of the
Wikimedia communities, Janeen's expertise will be instrumental in helping
the organization continue to meet the needs of our growing and evolving
movement. Please join me in welcoming Janeen to the Foundation and to the
incredible Wikimedia community!

Katherine

PS. A public announcement has also been posted on our blog:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/12/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-janeen-uzzell-as-chief-operating-officer/

--

Katherine Maher (she/her)

Executive Director

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
_______________________________________________
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: [hidden email]
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

[Kalliope Tsouroupidou]

Pretty welcome, Janeen :) I hope you settle in well.
Greetings from Greece.

K.

On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 8:31 AM Katherine Maher <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> I am delighted to share with you that we have added a Chief Operating
> Officer to the Wikimedia Foundation leadership (c-level) team. Today, I'm
> excited to introduce you to Janeen Uzzell. Janeen started on January 23rd,
> in time for the  Foundation's All Hands retreat late last month, and has
> since been working out of our office in San Francisco.
>
> Janeen was most recently the head of Women in Technology for GE, where she
> worked with GE’s global CEOs to revise practices across their workforce of
> 300,000 employees, increasing the number of women in technology roles.
> Previously, she was GE’s Global Director of External Affairs and Technology
> Programs, and before that, she spent 5 years as Director of Healthcare
> Programs for GE Africa, based in Accra, Ghana. She also served as the
> Director of Global Healthcare Programs, Director of Healthcare Disparity
> Programs, and Director of Service Operations for GE.
>
> Janeen has nearly two decades of experience implementing the design and use
> of technology to drive impact on global outcomes. She is a people
> developer, transformational leader, storyteller, engineer and
> self-proclaimed “global citizen” — with a passion for incubation and
> impact. She says she is on a mission to use her influence and voice to lead
> casual work that changes lives, communities and the world. She has a MBA
> from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from
> North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
>
> The Chief Operating Officer is not a new role for the Foundation, although
> we haven't had one recently. As the Foundation has grown in recent years,
> I've been talking to both the Board and the c-team about the value of
> reinstating the COO role. We all agreed this was an important addition to
> the Foundation to help us become more effective.
>
> At the end of 2018, we met Janeen while recruiting for a different
> position. After completing the interview process, many people felt as
> though she had the skills for the Chief Operating Officer role. While we
> generally do not hire before a job is posted, we also do not like to miss
> out on opportunities. So, in consultation with and support from the Board
> and c-team team, we agreed to create this new role and ask Janeen to join
> the Foundation.
>
> As the Foundation continues to grow and work to meet the needs of the
> Wikimedia communities, Janeen's expertise will be instrumental in helping
> the organization continue to meet the needs of our growing and evolving
> movement. Please join me in welcoming Janeen to the Foundation and to the
> incredible Wikimedia community!
>
> Katherine
>
> PS. A public announcement has also been posted on our blog:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/12/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-janeen-uzzell-as-chief-operating-officer/
>
> --
>
> Katherine Maher (she/her)
>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: [hidden email]
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

--
Kalliope Tsouroupidou
Senior Trust & Safety Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
_______________________________________________
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: [hidden email]
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

[camelia boban]

And a very welcome from Rome (Italy) Janeen  :-).

Camelia


--
*Camelia Boban*

*| Developer |*
*Affiliations Committee Treasurer - **Wikimedia *Foundation
Coordinator - Diversity Working Group for Wikimedia Strategy 2030
Chair & co-founder - WikiDonne User Group
WMIT - WMSE - WMCH - WMAR Member
M. [phone]
[hidden email]
*Wikipedia <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Camelia.boban> | *Twitter
<https://twitter.com/cameliaboban> *|* *Google Plu
<https://plus.google.com/+CameliaBoban/>s
<https://plus.google.com/+CameliaBoban/>*
*WikiDonne <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDonne>* *| **LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/camelia-boban-31319122>  **|* *Aissa
Technologies* <http://aissatechnologies.eu/>









Il giorno gio 14 feb 2019 alle ore 11:37 Kalliope Tsouroupidou <
[hidden email]> ha scritto:

> Pretty welcome, Janeen :) I hope you settle in well.
> Greetings from Greece.
>
> K.
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 8:31 AM Katherine Maher <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > I am delighted to share with you that we have added a Chief Operating
> > Officer to the Wikimedia Foundation leadership (c-level) team. Today, I'm
> > excited to introduce you to Janeen Uzzell. Janeen started on January
> 23rd,
> > in time for the  Foundation's All Hands retreat late last month, and has
> > since been working out of our office in San Francisco.
> >
> > Janeen was most recently the head of Women in Technology for GE, where
> she
> > worked with GE’s global CEOs to revise practices across their workforce
> of
> > 300,000 employees, increasing the number of women in technology roles.
> > Previously, she was GE’s Global Director of External Affairs and
> Technology
> > Programs, and before that, she spent 5 years as Director of Healthcare
> > Programs for GE Africa, based in Accra, Ghana. She also served as the
> > Director of Global Healthcare Programs, Director of Healthcare Disparity
> > Programs, and Director of Service Operations for GE.
> >
> > Janeen has nearly two decades of experience implementing the design and
> use
> > of technology to drive impact on global outcomes. She is a people
> > developer, transformational leader, storyteller, engineer and
> > self-proclaimed “global citizen” — with a passion for incubation and
> > impact. She says she is on a mission to use her influence and voice to
> lead
> > casual work that changes lives, communities and the world. She has a MBA
> > from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering
> from
> > North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
> >
> > The Chief Operating Officer is not a new role for the Foundation,
> although
> > we haven't had one recently. As the Foundation has grown in recent years,
> > I've been talking to both the Board and the c-team about the value of
> > reinstating the COO role. We all agreed this was an important addition to
> > the Foundation to help us become more effective.
> >
> > At the end of 2018, we met Janeen while recruiting for a different
> > position. After completing the interview process, many people felt as
> > though she had the skills for the Chief Operating Officer role. While we
> > generally do not hire before a job is posted, we also do not like to miss
> > out on opportunities. So, in consultation with and support from the Board
> > and c-team team, we agreed to create this new role and ask Janeen to join
> > the Foundation.
> >
> > As the Foundation continues to grow and work to meet the needs of the
> > Wikimedia communities, Janeen's expertise will be instrumental in helping
> > the organization continue to meet the needs of our growing and evolving
> > movement. Please join me in welcoming Janeen to the Foundation and to the
> > incredible Wikimedia community!
> >
> > Katherine
> >
> > PS. A public announcement has also been posted on our blog:
> >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/12/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-janeen-uzzell-as-chief-operating-officer/
> >
> > --
> >
> > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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: [hidden email]
> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>
>
>
>
> --
> Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> Senior Trust & Safety Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation
> _______________________________________________
> 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: [hidden email]
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:[hidden email]?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: [hidden email]
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

[Lucas Teles-2]

Warm welcome from Brazil! (It’s actually hot here)

Teles

Em qui, 14 de fev de 2019 às 07:57, camelia boban <[hidden email]>
escreveu:

> And a very welcome from Rome (Italy) Janeen  :-).
>
> Camelia
>
>
> --
> *Camelia Boban*
>
> *| Developer |*
> *Affiliations Committee Treasurer - **Wikimedia *Foundation
> Coordinator - Diversity Working Group for Wikimedia Strategy 2030
> Chair & co-founder - WikiDonne User Group
> WMIT - WMSE - WMCH - WMAR Member
> M. [phone]
> [hidden email]
> *Wikipedia <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Camelia.boban> | *Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/cameliaboban> *|* *Google Plu
> <https://plus.google.com/+CameliaBoban/>s
> <https://plus.google.com/+CameliaBoban/>*
> *WikiDonne <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDonne>* *| **LinkedIn
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/camelia-boban-31319122>  **|* *Aissa
> Technologies* <http://aissatechnologies.eu/>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Il giorno gio 14 feb 2019 alle ore 11:37 Kalliope Tsouroupidou <
> [hidden email]> ha scritto:
>
> > Pretty welcome, Janeen :) I hope you settle in well.
> > Greetings from Greece.
> >
> > K.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 8:31 AM Katherine Maher <[hidden email]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all!
> > >
> > > I am delighted to share with you that we have added a Chief Operating
> > > Officer to the Wikimedia Foundation leadership (c-level) team. Today,
> I'm
> > > excited to introduce you to Janeen Uzzell. Janeen started on January
> > 23rd,
> > > in time for the  Foundation's All Hands retreat late last month, and
> has
> > > since been working out of our office in San Francisco.
> > >
> > > Janeen was most recently the head of Women in Technology for GE, where
> > she
> > > worked with GE’s global CEOs to revise practices across their workforce
> > of
> > > 300,000 employees, increasing the number of women in technology roles.
> > > Previously, she was GE’s Global Director of External Affairs and
> > Technology
> > > Programs, and before that, she spent 5 years as Director of Healthcare
> > > Programs for GE Africa, based in Accra, Ghana. She also served as the
> > > Director of Global Healthcare Programs, Director of Healthcare
> Disparity
> > > Programs, and Director of Service Operations for GE.
> > >
> > > Janeen has nearly two decades of experience implementing the design and
> > use
> > > of technology to drive impact on global outcomes. She is a people
> > > developer, transformational leader, storyteller, engineer and
> > > self-proclaimed “global citizen” — with a passion for incubation and
> > > impact. She says she is on a mission to use her influence and voice to
> > lead
> > > casual work that changes lives, communities and the world. She has a
> MBA
> > > from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering
> > from
> > > North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
> > >
> > > The Chief Operating Officer is not a new role for the Foundation,
> > although
> > > we haven't had one recently. As the Foundation has grown in recent
> years,
> > > I've been talking to both the Board and the c-team about the value of
> > > reinstating the COO role. We all agreed this was an important addition
> to
> > > the Foundation to help us become more effective.
> > >
> > > At the end of 2018, we met Janeen while recruiting for a different
> > > position. After completing the interview process, many people felt as
> > > though she had the skills for the Chief Operating Officer role. While
> we
> > > generally do not hire before a job is posted, we also do not like to
> miss
> > > out on opportunities. So, in consultation with and support from the
> Board
> > > and c-team team, we agreed to create this new role and ask Janeen to
> join
> > > the Foundation.
> > >
> > > As the Foundation continues to grow and work to meet the needs of the
> > > Wikimedia communities, Janeen's expertise will be instrumental in
> helping
> > > the organization continue to meet the needs of our growing and evolving
> > > movement. Please join me in welcoming Janeen to the Foundation and to
> the
> > > incredible Wikimedia community!
> > >
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > PS. A public announcement has also been posted on our blog:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/12/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-janeen-uzzell-as-chief-operating-officer/
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Katherine Maher (she/her)
> > >
> > > Executive Director
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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: [hidden email]
> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > > <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> > Senior Trust & Safety Specialist
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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: [hidden email]
> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > <mailto:[hidden email]?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: [hidden email]
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

--
Steward for Wikimedia projects. Administrator at Portuguese Wikipedia and
Wikimedia Commons.
Sent from mobile. Please, excuse my brevity.

[phone]
_______________________________________________
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: [hidden email]
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

[Paulo Santos Perneta]

Great welcome from Madeira island, (sort of..) Portugal, Janneen!

Wikimedia Portugal looks forward to work with you in anything you may need.

Paulo - DarwIn
Wikimedia Portugal

Katherine Maher <[hidden email]> escreveu no dia quinta, 14/02/2019
à(s) 06:31:

> Hello all!
>
> I am delighted to share with you that we have added a Chief Operating
> Officer to the Wikimedia Foundation leadership (c-level) team. Today, I'm
> excited to introduce you to Janeen Uzzell. Janeen started on January 23rd,
> in time for the  Foundation's All Hands retreat late last month, and has
> since been working out of our office in San Francisco.
>
> Janeen was most recently the head of Women in Technology for GE, where she
> worked with GE’s global CEOs to revise practices across their workforce of
> 300,000 employees, increasing the number of women in technology roles.
> Previously, she was GE’s Global Director of External Affairs and Technology
> Programs, and before that, she spent 5 years as Director of Healthcare
> Programs for GE Africa, based in Accra, Ghana. She also served as the
> Director of Global Healthcare Programs, Director of Healthcare Disparity
> Programs, and Director of Service Operations for GE.
>
> Janeen has nearly two decades of experience implementing the design and use
> of technology to drive impact on global outcomes. She is a people
> developer, transformational leader, storyteller, engineer and
> self-proclaimed “global citizen” — with a passion for incubation and
> impact. She says she is on a mission to use her influence and voice to lead
> casual work that changes lives, communities and the world. She has a MBA
> from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from
> North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
>
> The Chief Operating Officer is not a new role for the Foundation, although
> we haven't had one recently. As the Foundation has grown in recent years,
> I've been talking to both the Board and the c-team about the value of
> reinstating the COO role. We all agreed this was an important addition to
> the Foundation to help us become more effective.
>
> At the end of 2018, we met Janeen while recruiting for a different
> position. After completing the interview process, many people felt as
> though she had the skills for the Chief Operating Officer role. While we
> generally do not hire before a job is posted, we also do not like to miss
> out on opportunities. So, in consultation with and support from the Board
> and c-team team, we agreed to create this new role and ask Janeen to join
> the Foundation.
>
> As the Foundation continues to grow and work to meet the needs of the
> Wikimedia communities, Janeen's expertise will be instrumental in helping
> the organization continue to meet the needs of our growing and evolving
> movement. Please join me in welcoming Janeen to the Foundation and to the
> incredible Wikimedia community!
>
> Katherine
>
> PS. A public announcement has also been posted on our blog:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/12/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-janeen-uzzell-as-chief-operating-officer/
>
> --
>
> Katherine Maher (she/her)
>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: [hidden email]
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:[hidden email]?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: [hidden email]
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>

[Pine W]

Hi Janeen,

It's nice to "meet" you. I hope that you like your new role.

May I ask what your goals are in the COO role for the next few months?

Thanks,

Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
_______________________________________________
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: [hidden email]
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[hidden email]?subject=unsubscribe>