Dear
all
I am very pleased to be able to announce today that
Wikimedia UK has been been fortunate enough to secure as our new CEO
Lucy Crompton-Reid, currently Director of the national live
literature charity Apples and Snakes. Lucy brings extensive
experience in volunteer engagement, organisational development,
working with strategic partners, media, education, and securing
external fundraising from trusts and foundations.
Over the
course of her career Lucy has worked in both the charitable and
public sectors, including most recently Head of Outreach at the House
of Lords where she was strategic and operational lead for education
and outreach activities. Before that, she worked at Arts Council
England, initially developing strategic partnerships before setting
up a new area office with local government and schools partnerships.
As Refugee Week National Co-ordinator for the British Refugee
Council, Lucy chaired the UK steering group of NGOs and charities,
led on media activities, and facilitated hundreds of volunteer
cultural events each year. Lucy is passionate about education and
learning and is deeply committed to ensuring open access to knowledge
and information.
Lucy will be joining us in early October. In
the meantime, our interim CEO, D'Arcy Myers, will remain in post and
will be working with Lucy to ensure a smooth handover.
Please
join me in offering Lucy a very warm welcome.
Lucy says
I’m
delighted
to be joining Wikimedia UK this October as the charity’s
new Chief Executive, and look forward to working with the staff team,
board and volunteer community – as well as national and
international partners – to develop the work of the organisation.
This is a significant time for Wikimedia and for the open knowledge
sector more broadly, with the potential to create unparalleled access
to educational content, coupled with threats to limit public access
to information and knowledge. With nearly 18 years' experience in the
arts, charitable and public sectors, I'm passionate about
participation, and excited about the opportunity to facilitate
greater public engagement with online content and information through
Wikipedia and its sister projects, and other Wikimedia UK
initiatives.
____________
Michael Maggs
Chair, Wikimedia UK
[The
Wiki
version of this announcement can be found here:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Welcoming_Lucy_Crompton-Reid_as_CEO]