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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 2006 and also serves as legal counsel (see the press release). The Foundation is currently conducting a search for a permanent Executive Director.

Brad Patrick

Brion, from the technical staff, at Wikimania 2005

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).
Selena Garcia, Administrative Assistant in the Florida office (as of July 2006).

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.

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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 2006 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.
+The [[About Wikimedia|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|Brad Patrick]], who was appointed on an interim basis in June 2006 and also serves as legal counsel (see [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|the press release]]). The Foundation is currently conducting a search for a permanent Executive Director.
-==Brad Patrick==
+== Brad Patrick ==
-[[Image:Brad patrick cropped.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Brad Patrick in St. Augustine, Florida]]
+[[Image:Brad patrick cropped.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Brad Patrick, interim CEO and legal counsel, in St. Augustine, Florida]]
+[[Image:Brion-wikimaniac.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|Brion, from the technical staff, at Wikimania 2005]]
-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.<br clear="all">
+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 ==
-==Administrative staff==
 * [[User:Danny|Danny Wool]], [[m:Wikimedia Assistant|Wikimedia Assistant]] in the Florida office (as of September 2005).
-* Selena Garcia, Administrative Assistant in the Florida office (as of July, 2006).
+* Selena Garcia, Administrative Assistant in the Florida office (as of July 2006).
-==Technical staff==
+== Technical staff ==
-[[Image:Brion-wikimaniac.jpg|left|200 px|Brion at Wikimania 2005]]
 * [[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion Vibber]], Chief Technical Officer and MediaWiki release manager (as of summer 2005).
 * [[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]], MediaWiki software developer (as of spring 2006).
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-==Independent contractors and others==
+== Independent contractors and others ==
-'''Hardware'''
+=== Hardware ===
 * Kyle Anderson, retained as a part time hardware manager (independent contractor) for the Tampa servers.
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