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| full name = Siko Bouterse
| image name = Siko BouterseSiko_Bouterse-8.jpg
| hover text = Siko Bouterse, HeadDirector of Community FellowshipsResources
| job title = HeadDirector of Community FellowshipsResources
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
| short quote = ''"Be bold, evaluate with data and feedback, rinse and repeat."''
| about me = I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in June 2011, first as Head of [[m:Wikimedia Fellowships|Community Fellowships]], withthen themoving goalinto of[[m:Grants:Start|grantmaking]] buildingfocused aon world-classindividuals, Fellowshipsand programtoday worthy ofleading the WikimediaCommunity movementResources team. I like to build new projects and help others do the same. I've worked with global online communities for manynearly 10 years now, and am reallyparticularly passionateinteresting about online opportunities forin cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. Before WMF, I worked with organizations like hi5.com, where I buildbuilt a crowd-sourced community translation program to localize the site into not nearly 100as many languages as Wikimedia has, and Meedan.netorg, where I built online community focused on English-Arabic dialogue. I have a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. in Middle East History from the American University in Cairo. These Nowdays, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and when I'm not online, I likeprefer to be outsideat with my family as much asthe possiblebeach.
| about my work = AsI Headwork with a team of Fellowships,program I'mofficers responsibleto forsupport recruitingthe andWikimedia supportingcommunity awith globalthe teamresources of(funding, [[:m:Wikimediamentorship, Fellowships/Fellows|Communityconnections, andetc) Researchit Fellows]]needs to spearheadmake projectsgreat that,things withhappen. FoundationI support,also canspend havetime positivethinking impactabout onways theto address Wikimedia's community.gender gap whenever I alsocan, workam ona thefan Globalof Developmentnew Department'sexperiments [[:m:Editorin Growthonline community organizing, and Contributiongenerally Program|Editortake Growthresponsibility andfor Contributiondreaming Program]],up whereways we're experimentingcan withsupport on-wikimore strategiescommunity formembers growingin partnership with the editingrest communityof inthe small-to-medium[[wmf:Staff_and_contractors#Community sizedEngagement|Community wikisEngagement team]]. The best part of my job is learning from community members about what we mightcan do together to strengthenmake the Wikimediathis movement andeven more projectsamazing.
 
Some current projects I've work onco-created, in partnership with other staff, fellows, and volunteers, include:
*[[m:Grants:IdeaLab|IdeaLab]]
*[[m:Grants:Inspire|Inspire Campaign]]
*[[m:Grants:IEG|Individual Engagement Grants]]
*[[m:WikiWomen's Collaborative|WikiWomen's Collaborative]]
*[[:en:Wikipedia:Teahouse|Wikipedia Teahouse]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia Fellowships|Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellowships Program]]
*[[:m:Editor Growth and Contribution Program/Concept|Global Development Editor Growth and Contribution Program]]
 
| contact me =
* E-mail: sbouterse{{@}}wikimedia.org
* Talk page: Meta wiki and English Wikipedia as [[:m:User:SbouterseSiko (WMF)|SbouterseSiko (WMF)]]
* [[:en:User:Seeeko|Seeeko]] is my volunteer account on English Wikipedia
}}

Latest revision as of 13:39, 30 June 2016

Siko Bouterse
Siko Bouterse, Director of Community Resources
Siko Bouterse
Director of Community Resources, Wikimedia Foundation

About me

I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in June 2011, first as Head of Community Fellowships, then moving into grantmaking focused on individuals, and today leading the Community Resources team. I like to build new projects and help others do the same. I've worked with global online communities for nearly 10 years now, and am particularly interesting in cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. Before WMF, I worked with organizations like hi5.com, where I built a crowd-sourced community translation program to localize the site into not nearly as many languages as Wikimedia has, and Meedan.org, where I built online community focused on English-Arabic dialogue. I have a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. in Middle East History from the American University in Cairo. These days, when I'm not online, I prefer to be at the beach.

My work

I work with a team of program officers to support the Wikimedia community with the resources (funding, mentorship, connections, etc) it needs to make great things happen. I also spend time thinking about ways to address Wikimedia's gender gap whenever I can, am a fan of new experiments in online community organizing, and generally take responsibility for dreaming up ways we can support more community members in partnership with the rest of the Community Engagement team. The best part of my job is learning from community members what we can do together to make this movement even more amazing.

Some projects I've co-created, in partnership with other staff and volunteers, include:

Disclaimer: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I intend to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

  • E-mail: sbouterse@wikimedia.org
  • Talk page: Meta wiki and English Wikipedia as Siko (WMF)
  • Seeeko is my volunteer account on English Wikipedia


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