> Vacant board "Expertise seat"

thekohser

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

John Limey

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 4:51pm)

Vacant Board Expertise Seat Update

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

Wow. They really did explicitly say they want a woman. Also, that's a pretty hard description to fill. In a view I've expressed before, I'd really like to see them recruit someone with experience in either academia or traditional publishing, but this seems not to be the direction the board wants to take. There are lots of highly qualified academics with a big interest in the internet or IT (James O'Donnell comes to mind as a perfect candidate), and there are plenty of publishing types who would be interested in getting involved with Wikimedia I'm sure. If they did bring someone on with that sort of background, it would be not only a credibility boost for the WMF, but I think that such a person would whip the organization into shape.

thekohser

QUOTE(Limey @ Thu 29th October 2009, 1:03pm)

Wow. They really did explicitly say they want a woman.

Well, they didn't say "woman". "Female" is all you need to be. I'm sure there are some debates that could take place about gender status, and about age. A 14-year-old girl might suffice!

Kelly Martin

While trustees are not compensated, they are officers and therefore might fall within the scope of nondiscrimination law.

I guess Jimbo must be between girlfriends again.

A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 12:51pm)

Vacant Board Expertise Seat Update

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

Well, the Horsey Personnel Agency has the perfect candidate: Nancy Kwan!

SB_Johnny

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 12:51pm)

Vacant Board Expertise Seat Update

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

I wonder if pre-op transsexuals will count. Wikipedia seems to have a disproportionate number of those gals.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.

GlassBeadGame

I have no problem with the requirements for the position. I would have other priority for the use of expertise, such as experts in addressing child protective concerns on websites. Still this is an overall favorable development and seeking to include more participation from women or people with diverse cultural backgrounds is completely legitimate.

CharlotteWebb

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that the new Trustee 1) have expertise in Asia, 2) have significant
non-profit governance or managerial experience, 3) have some
fundraising expertise and 4) be female

Hmmâ€¦ what say you, Hersch?

Jon Awbrey

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Thu 29th October 2009, 1:22pm)

I guess Jimbo must be between girlfriends again.

In his dreams â€¦

Well, sometimes in photo-ops â€¦

Jon

anthony

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Thu 29th October 2009, 5:22pm)

I guess Jimbo must be between girlfriends again.

In Asia, anyway.

Alison

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 9:51am)

Vacant Board Expertise Seat Update

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

Are they going to check? And who gets that job??

Krimpet

QUOTE(Alison @ Thu 29th October 2009, 6:05pm)

Are they going to check? And who gets that job??

They'll use crowdsourcing, naturally, as per the collaborative spirit of Wikipedia.

tarantino

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 4:51pm)

Vacant Board Expertise Seat Update

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

They just hired Moka Pantages, a Korean-American who was living in Seoul to be the communications officer. She fits at least two of the four criteria, plus she has an account on many different social media websites. So she's got that going for her.

A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(Alison @ Thu 29th October 2009, 6:05pm)

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 9:51am)

Gotta havva vagina!

Are they going to check? And who gets that job??

LaraLove

QUOTE(tarantino @ Thu 29th October 2009, 6:36pm)

QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 29th October 2009, 4:51pm)

Vacant Board Expertise Seat Update

QUOTE

Sue provided the Board with an update on the status of the search to
fill the one remaining vacant expertise seat on the Board of Trustees.
She explained that, as per the request of the Board at its previous
meeting in April in Berlin, she has hired recruiter Eunice Azzani to
assist with the process, and has provided Eunice with the Board's four
criteria for the remaining vacant seat: that the new Trustee 1) have
expertise in Asia, 2) have significant non-profit governance or
managerial experience, 3) have some fundraising expertise and 4) be
female.

Gotta havva vagina!

They just hired Moka Pantages, a Korean-American who was living in Seoul to be the communications officer. She fits at least two of the four criteria, plus she has an account on many different social media websites. So she's got that going for her.

Damn. I was good for one of the four. I thought I had a good shot.

Sarcasticidealist

QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Thu 29th October 2009, 3:21pm)

I have no problem with the requirements for the position [...] Still this is an overall favorable development and seeking to include more participation from women or people with diverse cultural backgrounds is completely legitimate.

Agreed. Eight of nine current Trustees are male. Taking this kind of measure to get 20% female representation isn't unreasonable.

Obesity

QUOTE(tarantino @ Thu 29th October 2009, 6:36pm)

They just hired Moka Pantages, a Korean-American who was living in Seoul to be the communications officer. She fits at least two of the four criteria, plus she has an account on many different social media websites. So she's got that going for her.

Is she, like, hot?

QUOTE(Obesity @ Thu 29th October 2009, 11:55pm)

QUOTE(tarantino @ Thu 29th October 2009, 6:36pm)

They just hired Moka Pantages, a Korean-American who was living in Seoul to be the communications officer. She fits at least two of the four criteria, plus she has an account on many different social media websites. So she's got that going for her.

Is she, like, hot?

Never mind, I just saw her myspace from your link. She is hot.

But she's half-Korean, at best.

A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(Obesity @ Thu 29th October 2009, 11:57pm)

Is she, like, hot?

Can I have my DNA back when you are done playing with it?

CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Fri 30th October 2009, 1:12pm)

Can I have my DNA back when you are done playing with it?

Now that's a very unusual request.

Cedric

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Fri 30th October 2009, 9:08am)

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Fri 30th October 2009, 1:12pm)

Can I have my DNA back when you are done playing with it?

Now that's a very unusual request.

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