Staff and contractors

The Wikimedia Foundation currently has a small paid staff working out of a main office in San Francisco, California. Several staff members also work from Florida and overseas. Everyone else involved with the projects is a volunteer, including members of the Board of Trustees.

San Francisco, CA Sue Gardner, Executive Director since December 2007. Sue Gardner Erik Möller, Deputy Director since December 2007. Erik Möller Brion Vibber, Chief Technical Officer since August 2005. Vibber at Wikimania 2006 Mike Godwin, General Counsel and Legal Coordinator since July 2007. Mike Godwin Cary Bass, Volunteer Coordinator, since April 2007. Cary Bass 2007 Veronique Kessler, Chief Financial and Operating Officer since February 2008. Erica Ortega, Office Manager in the San Francisco office since December 2007. Cheryl Owens, personal assistant to the Executive Director since December 2007. Kul Wadhwa, Head of Business Development since January 2008. Kul Wadhwa Jay Walsh, Head of Communications since January 2008. Jay Walsh International Staff Mark Bergsma, part time Networking Coordinator, since September 2006 (contractor). Delphine Ménard, Chapters Coordinator, since February 2007, based in Frankfurt, Germany. Tim Starling, full time MediaWiki software developer, since April 2006 (contractor). St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL Rob Halsell, IT Manager, since December 2006. Rob in the office Oleta McHenry, accountant, since August 2007. Organization chart Lighter frames indicate employees in St Petersburg who will not relocate to San Francisco. See also Job openings