Dear all
I'm delighted to introduce Esma Gjertson, who has recently joined the
Wikimedia UK staff team as our new Volunteer Coordinator. This is a fixed
term post for a year and Esma will be working two days a week, generally on
Thursdays and Fridays. Esma will be working on a range of things including
Wiki Loves Monuments, Train the Trainer and driving engagement with
volunteer grants, as well as seeding and developing new contributor
communities within underrepresented groups.
Esma has written a short blog post
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/2022/06/our-new-volunteer-coordinator-on-engaging-with-the-community/>
to
introduce herself. Hopefully there will be opportunities for you to meet
her in person over the next few months, such as at the community activities
being planned for Wikimania in August. Esma brings great experience in
volunteer development and support, as well as in strategy and project
management, but is new to the Wikimedia movement. I hope you will join the
staff team in helping her to feel welcome within our community :)
With best wishes
Lucy
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Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her)
Chief Executive