Welcome Melissa. :)
Warm Regards from Taiwan,
Chia
On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 05:26, Zana Strkovska <777.zana(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Welcome Melissa,
Zana
On Mon, 26 Nov 2018, 22:23 Shweta Yadav, <shy.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Welcome Melissa
On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 2:22 AM, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> Dear Wikimedia & Education community,
>
>
> I’m so excited to welcome Melissa Guadalupe Huertas as the newest
member
of
> the Education Team in the role of Education Program Officer. Melissa
will
> be supporting the team by developing
resources and strategies that help
> integrate the Wikimedia projects into classroom learning, specifically
> focused on underrepresented communities.
>
> Melissa in her own words:
>
> Hola! I’m so excited to be joining you all in the Wikimedia
Foundation! I
feel
really honored to be part of an organization that is transforming
the
> world through its commitment to equitable access and production of
> knowledge. I see many of my professional and personal values reflected
in
> the Wikimedia movement, particularly the
importance of lifting up the
> voices of underrepresented communities to achieve true education
equity.
> I’m really looking forward to working as the
new Program Officer in the
> Education Team!
>
> I recently returned home to Peru after spending a year working towards
my
> MA at University College London where I
explored the intersection of
the
> fields of education, gender equality, and
international development. My
> previous work experiences have involved managing diverse education and
> development programs in Ecuador, Panama and Peru, both in urban and
rural
communities. These experiences taught me a lot about the power of
collaboration and finding innovative ways to deliver quality education
that
> positively impacts the future of communities worldwide. This is
basically
> what motivated me to join this movement!
>
> When I’m not working you can find me hiding behind a book (and every
now
> and then re-reading Harry Potter or The
Sandman series) or doodling in
my
> sketchbook outdoors. I’m a big big fan of
spontaneous day trips and
> exploring the world, so if you have any tips on
cities/islands/mountains
I
should check out, do let me know. I look forward
to connecting with you
to
learn and work together!
Please join me in welcoming Melissa to the foundation!
All the best,
Nichole
--
*Nichole Saad*
Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education
nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
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Regards
Dr Shweta Yadav
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse brevity and typos.
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