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The Wikimedia Foundation currently has four full-time employees. Everyone else involved with the projects is a volunteer, including members of the [[Board of Trustees]]. The Executive Director of the Foundation is Brad Patrick, who was appointed on an interim basis in June 2005 and also serves as legal counsel (see [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|press release]]). The Foundation is currently conducting a search for a permanent Executive Director. |
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The Wikimedia Foundation currently has three full-time employees. Everyone else involved with the projects is a volunteer, including members of the [[Board of Trustees]]. |
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==Brad Patrick== |
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'''Administration''' |
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Brad Patrick is the legal counsel and interim Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Prior to joining the Wikimedia Foundation, he practiced law with the Tampa firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker in the fields of technology and intellectual property litigation. His prior work experience includes civil litigation with private firms in Redmond and Seattle, Washington, technology consulting and procurement for state government, and software consulting to top 100 law firms for transactional, data warehousing, and business intelligence systems. He has served on numerous not-for-profit boards of directors in civic, educational, and community leadership organizations. Offline, he enjoys reading, music and spending time in the great outdoors with his family. |
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* '''Brad Patrick''', Legal Counsel and Interim Executive Director, appointed June 2005 ([[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|Press release]]) |
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==Administrative staff== |
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* [[User:Danny|Danny Wool]], [[m:Wikimedia Assistant|Wikimedia Assistant]] in the Florida office (as of September 2005). |
* [[User:Danny|Danny Wool]], [[m:Wikimedia Assistant|Wikimedia Assistant]] in the Florida office (as of September 2005). |
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'''Software''' |
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* [[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion Vibber]], Chief Technical Officer and MediaWiki release manager (as of summer 2005). |
* [[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion Vibber]], Chief Technical Officer and MediaWiki release manager (as of summer 2005). |
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* [[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]], MediaWiki software developer (as of spring 2006). |
* [[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]], MediaWiki software developer (as of spring 2006). |
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'''Hardware''' |
'''Hardware''' |
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* Kyle Anderson, retained as a part time hardware manager (independent contractor) for the Tampa servers. |
* Kyle Anderson, retained as a part time hardware manager (independent contractor) for the Tampa servers. |
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Revision as of 04:40, 13 June 2006
The Wikimedia Foundation currently has four full-time employees. Everyone else involved with the projects is a volunteer, including members of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Director of the Foundation is Brad Patrick, who was appointed on an interim basis in June 2005 and also serves as legal counsel (see press release). The Foundation is currently conducting a search for a permanent Executive Director.
Brad Patrick
Brad Patrick is the legal counsel and interim Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Prior to joining the Wikimedia Foundation, he practiced law with the Tampa firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker in the fields of technology and intellectual property litigation. His prior work experience includes civil litigation with private firms in Redmond and Seattle, Washington, technology consulting and procurement for state government, and software consulting to top 100 law firms for transactional, data warehousing, and business intelligence systems. He has served on numerous not-for-profit boards of directors in civic, educational, and community leadership organizations. Offline, he enjoys reading, music and spending time in the great outdoors with his family.
Administrative staff
- Danny Wool, Wikimedia Assistant in the Florida office (as of September 2005).
Technical staff
- Brion Vibber, Chief Technical Officer and MediaWiki release manager (as of summer 2005).
- Tim Starling, MediaWiki software developer (as of spring 2006).
Independent contractors and others
Hardware
- Kyle Anderson, retained as a part time hardware manager (independent contractor) for the Tampa servers.