Office of the Executive Director
The Wikimedia Foundation is part of a broad global network of individuals, organizations, chapters, clubs and communities who together work to create Wikipedia and many other freely used, freely edited, freely copied and freely redistributed projects; the most powerful example of volunteer collaboration and open content sharing in the world today.
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Gretchen Yen
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director & Liaison to the Board of Directors
Product
Wes MoranVice President of Product
Wikimedia engineering and product refers to the engineering and product team employed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its mission is to build, improve and maintain the technical infrastructure of Wikimedia projects (software and hardware), by supporting and complementing volunteer efforts.
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Megan Neisler
Project Coordinator
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Senior Engineering Manager
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Software Engineer (International)
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Leon Ziemba
Software Engineer
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Director of Discovery and Fundraising Tech
Discovery Engineering
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Software Engineer (International contractor)
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Guillaume Lederrey
Operations Engineer (International)
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Senior Performance Engineer
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Max Semenik
Software Engineer
Discovery User Experience
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UX Engineer (International)
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Discovery Product and Analysis
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Deborah Tankersley
Product Manager
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Director, Head of Editing
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Senior User Experience Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer
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Stephane Bisson
Software Engineer (International)
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Senior User Experience Designer (International contractor)
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Moriel Schottlender
Software Engineer
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Elena Tonkovidova
QA Engineer
Editing Product
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Senior Product Manager (Editing Product Lead)
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Helen Jiang
Data Analyst (contractor)
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Product Manager, Collaboration
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Neil Quinn
Product Analyst
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Guillaume Paumier
Senior Analyst
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Engineering Manager (International)
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Product Manager (International)
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Software Engineer (International)
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Software Engineer (International)
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Senior Software Engineer (International)
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Software Engineer (International)
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Software Engineer (International)
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User Experience Software Engineer (International)
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Arlo Breault
Software Engineer (International)
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Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Tim Starling
Lead Platform Architect (International contractor)
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Lindsey Anne Frankenfield
Director, Engineering
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Frédéric Bolduc
Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Senior Software Engineer (International)
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Thalia Chan
Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Senior Software Engineer (International)
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Marielle Volz
Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Rummana Yasmeen
QA Engineer
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Elliott Eggleston
Software Engineer
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Software Engineer (International)
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Senior Operations Engineer
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Eileen McNaughton
Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Senior Director, Head of Reading
Reading Design
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Senior User Experience Designer (International)
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Reading Engineering
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Corey Floyd
Software Engineer
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Michael Holloway
Software Engineer
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Bernd Sitzmann
Software Engineer
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Joe Walsh
Software Engineer
Desktop & Mobile Web
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Software Engineer (International)
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Jeff Hobson
Software Engineer
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Software Engineer (International)
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Reading Product Management
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Senior Product Manager (Reading Product Lead)
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Olga Vasileva
Product Manager (International)
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Director of Team Practices
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Senior Agile Coach: Organizational Collaboration
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Technology
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Megan Neisler
Project Coordinator
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Architecture
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Infrastructure
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Lead Software Engineer (Manager)
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Senior Software Engineer (International contractor)
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Software Engineer (International)
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Senior Operations Engineer
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Luca Toscano
Operations Engineer (International)
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Tyler Cipriani
Software Engineer
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Daniel Duvall
Software Engineer
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QA Engineer (International contractor)
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Software Engineer (International contractor)
Services
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Principal Software Engineer
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Marko Obrovac
Senior Software Engineer (International)
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Petr Pchelko
Software Engineer
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Director of Technical Operations & Lead Operations Architect (International)
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Brandon Black
Senior Operations Engineer
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Operations Engineer (International)
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Senior Database Administrator (International)
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Operations Engineer (International)
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Ariel Glenn
Software Engineer (International contractor)
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Senior Operations Engineer (International contractor)
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Senior Operations Engineer (International)
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Principal Operations Engineer (International contractor)
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Moritz Mühlenhoff
Operations Engineer (International)
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Operations Engineer (International)
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Data Center Ops
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Chris Johnson
Operations Engineer
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Papaul Tshibamba
Data Center Engineer
Labs
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Chase Pettet
Engineering Manager
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Yuvaraj Pandian
Software Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer
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Senior Performance Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer (International contractor)
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Peter Hedenskog
Software Engineer (International)
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Senior Performance Engineer (International)
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Director, Head of Research
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Software Engineer (International)
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Aaron Halfaker
Principal Research Scientist
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Morten Warncke-Wang
Research Fellow
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Robert West
Research Fellow
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Ellery Wulczyn
Data Scientist
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Data Analyst (International contractor)
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Senior Research Scientist
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Lead Design Research Manager
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Samantha Becker
Participant Recruiter (Contractor)
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Associate Design Researcher
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Maggie DennisInterim Chief of Community Engagement (Director, Support, Safety and Programs)
The Community Engagement team increases the quantity, quality, diversity, and reach of free knowledge by supporting people and organizations aligned with the Wikimedia Foundation mission. We support contributors by representing them in the development of new technical tools, by supporting community governance, and by making grants to individuals, groups and organizations working on building community and growing content on Wikimedia projects and sites as well as related open knowledge projects. We are committed to supporting under-resourced and emerging regions, languages and communities, particularly in the Global South.
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The Resources team increases the quantity, quality, diversity, and reach of free knowledge by supporting mission-allied organizations and people around the world.
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Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
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Marti Johnson
Program Officer, Individual Grants
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Morgan Jue
Community Resources Contractor
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Program Officer, Annual Plan Grants
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Chris Schilling
Community Organizer
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Learning & Evaluation
The Learning & Evaluation team supports learning and sharing tools for connecting community leaders to one another, to resources, and to capacity development opportunities.
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Senior Strategist, Manager
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Program Associate (Communications & Outreach Coordinator)
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Evaluation Strategist (Surveys)
Support, Safety and Programs
Support, Safety and Programs serves the Wikimedia Foundation, readers and contributors by providing support on Foundation initiatives with a dual focus: (1) programs support for individuals and organizations involved in the Wikipedia Education Program, the Wikipedia Library, and GLAM, and (2) focus on community consultations, governance, and training.
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Director, Support, Safety and Programs
Programs
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Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
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Wikipedia Education Program (Contractor)
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Support & Safety
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Senior Community Advocate (International)
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Community Advocate (International)
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Joe Sutherland
Community Advocate (International)
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Community Advocate (International)
The Technical Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation helps developers to build features in collaboration with our communities. We are organized in two subteams based on primary audiences: Community Liaisons (editors) and Developer Relations (developers).
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Senior Manager, Technical Collaboration (International contractor)
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Community Liaison (Contractor)
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Community Liaison (International contractor)
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Community Liaison (International)
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Senior Community Liaison (International)
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Technical Collaboration Specialist
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Community Liaison (Contractor)
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Community Liaison (International)
Developer Relations
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Bug Wrangler (International contractor)
Advancement
The Wikimedia Foundation Advancement team cultivates the resources that propel our movement. Every year, we engage over 2 million people from nearly every country in the world to support Wikipedia and its sister projects. Would you like to join them?
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Jerry Kim
Project Assistant (shared support for Communications & Advancement)
Online Fundraising
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Director of Online Fundraising (International contractor)
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Senior Fundraising Email Manager
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Fundraising Production Manager (International)
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Zack Exley
Fundraising Contractor
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Fundraising Campaign Manager
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Senior Global Campaign Manager (International)
Foundations and Major Gifts
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Jonathan Curiel
Senior Development Communications Manager
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Danny Kaufman
Development Outreach Manager
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Rosie Lewis
Development Analyst (Contractor)
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Leanne Schreibstein
Development Associate
Endowment
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Marc Brent
Endowment Director
Fundraising Operations
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Fundraising Operations Director
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Michael Beattie
Donor Services Manager
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Advancement Associate (International)
Partnerships and Global Reach
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Sheree Chang
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
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Director of Strategic Partnerships, Global Reach
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Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Asia (International)
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Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Middle East and Africa (International)
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Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Latin America
Legal
Legal team members steward globally the values of the Foundation's mission and our community of writers, editors, photographers, and other contributors. The team oversees all legal matters for the Foundation and facilitates initiatives designed to support and grow our community and their various projects, including Wikipedia and its sister Wikimedia websites. The team deals with a wide range of issues and projects to protect and defend our key values when challenged. The team's work includes policy drafting, trademark law, copyright law, international law, employment law, litigation, fundraising and grant law, domestic and international contracts, privacy law, ethics, internet law, and non-profit corporate governance.
The team is also charged with carrying forward the Foundation’s goals of advocating for the free knowledge movement in new ways, including fighting for content online, facilitating community discussions about critical Wikimedia Foundation policies, building and overseeing good governance where appropriate, and working to improve legal and legislative policy to aid the dissemination and use of free knowledge.
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Rachel Stallman
Paralegal
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Counsel
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Stephen LaPorte
Senior Legal Counsel
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Chuck Roslof
Legal Counsel
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Legal interns and fellows
The Legal department runs a legal internship program to educate and train promising law students or recent law school graduates in the areas of Internet law and free knowledge organizations. The team is looking for legal interns for every summer, fall, and spring semester.
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Ana Maria Acosta
Legal Fellow
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James Buatti
Legal Fellow
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Communications
The Communications team leads the Foundation's efforts to openly and effectively share information—about the Wikimedia movement, the Wikimedia projects and the Wikimedia Foundation's work itself—with a global audience including volunteer editors, site readers and other stakeholders.
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Jerry Kim
Project Assistant (shared support for Communications & Advancement)
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Digital Communications Manager
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Ed Erhart
Editorial Associate
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Blanca Flores
Design Intern
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Aubrie Johnson
Social Media Associate (Contractor)
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Melody Kramer
Senior Audience Development Manager
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Global Audience Communications Manager
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Communications Strategist (Contractor)
Finance and Administration
The Finance team ensures responsible management of Wikimedia Foundation funds and resources, in keeping with our core values of transparency and accountability. For more information, please see our Annual Report.
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Executive Assistant to the CFO
Finance
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Meron Kristos
Senior Accountant
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Dennis Porter
Staff Accountant
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Pamela Swaby
Procurement Manager
Office IT
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Eliza Barrios
IT Technical Support
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Byron Bogaert
IT Systems Administrator
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Brendan Campbell
A/V Technician
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Josephine Gulingan
Help Desk Support
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Emerauld Ross
Help Desk Support
Administration
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Director of Administration
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Doreen Dunican
Travel Manager
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Robert Miller
Facility Project Manager
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Karen Zwicker
Travel Associate
Talent and Culture
Joady LohrInterim Chief of Talent (Director of Human Resources)
At the Wikimedia Foundation, our mission is to empower, support and engage people around the world to share in free knowledge. Our Operations, Team Practices and Talent and Culture teams are core to this effort.
The Talent and Culture team recruits and supports skilled, passionate people to advance the Wikimedia vision. If you believe in making knowledge free, you love what you do, and want to bring your skills and experience to our organization, please check out our job openings.
Talent and Culture
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Amy Elder
Director of Recruiting
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Director of Culture and Collaboration
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Daniel DeJarnatt
HRIS Analyst
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Elena Goliy
Benefits and Wellness Associate
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Human Resources Associate
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Programs Associate - Recruiting
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Sarah Roth
Senior Technical Recruiter
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Liz Velarde
Operations Coordinator - Recruiting