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| full name = Winifred Olliff
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| job title = Program Assistant
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| short quote = ''"The open society, the unrestricted access to knowledge, the unplanned and uninhibited association of men for its furtherance - these are what may make a vast, complex, ever growing, ever changing, ever more specialized and expert technological world, nevertheless a world of human community."'' - J. Robert Oppenheimer
| short quote = ''"The open society, the unrestricted access to knowledge, the unplanned and uninhibited association of men for its furtherance - these are what may make a vast, complex, ever growing, ever changing, ever more specialized and expert technological world, nevertheless a world of human community."'' - J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Winifred Olliff
Winifred Olliff, Program Assistant
Winifred Olliff
Program Assistant, Wikimedia Foundation
"The open society, the unrestricted access to knowledge, the unplanned and uninhibited association of men for its furtherance - these are what may make a vast, complex, ever growing, ever changing, ever more specialized and expert technological world, nevertheless a world of human community." - J. Robert Oppenheimer

About me

My professional background is in technology and development and I have been working in the nonprofit sector for about five years, though I am educated as a classical musician and music theorist. I speak fluent Albanian, am a native English speaker, and can get by in a number of other European languages with limited fluency. I've lived in California (United States), Illinois (United States), Albania, and Iceland and coordinated volunteer projects in all of those locations. I work here at the foundation because I love working on wikis (and anything with categories) and because I love working with volunteers. At WMF, I get to do these two things every single day!

My work

I'm Winifred Olliff, Program Assistant to Global Development at Wikimedia Foundation. This means I support our Chief Global Development Officer Barry Newstead and focus on the following GD areas, in addition to supporting other areas as needed:

  • WMF Grants Program
  • WM Participation Support Program
  • Chapter Relations and Chapter Development
  • Wikipedian Student Organizations
  • Other global volunteer support programs

I also do things like take notes at staff meetings, prepare global development's monthly report, and maintain our pages on various wikis. Therefore, I am a good person to ask if you think you need to talk to somebody in Global Development but you're not entirely sure who is working on what.

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: wolliff@wikimedia.org