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|name = Katherine Roberts Maher<!--full OFFICIAL name of person--> | |name = Katherine Roberts Maher<!--full OFFICIAL name of person--> | ||
|age = ''born'' 18 April 1983<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown--> | |age = ''born'' 18 April 1983<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown--> | ||
|gender = {{tag|Female | |gender = {{tag|Female wiki people|Female}} | ||
|other names= <!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s); leave blank if none / unknown--> | |other names= <!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s); leave blank if none / unknown--> | ||
|nationality= {{tag|Wiki | |nationality= {{tag|Wiki people from the United States|American}} | ||
|languages = English, Arabic | |languages = English, Arabic, French, German | ||
|residence = {{tag|San Francisco}}, California, | |residence = {{tag|San Francisco}}, California, USA<ref name=WEF/><!--city, state, country; tag first available--> | ||
|home wiki = [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<!--wikilink to WikiIndex article(s); leave blank if unknown--> | |home wiki = [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<!--wikilink to WikiIndex article(s); leave blank if unknown--> | ||
|status = <!--'Active', 'Semi-active', 'WikiHoliday', 'Retired', 'Deceased', etc; leave blank if unknown--> | |status = <!--'Active', 'Semi-active', 'WikiHoliday', 'Retired', 'Deceased', etc; leave blank if unknown--> | ||
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|contacts = <!--e-mail, Skype, IRC, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc; only if ALREADY in public domain; leave blank if none / unknown--> | |contacts = kmaher<at>Wikimedia<dot>org, https://Twitter.com/krmaher, https://LinkedIn.com/in/krmaher/<!--e-mail, Skype, IRC, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc; only if ALREADY in public domain; leave blank if none / unknown--> | ||
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'''Katherine Roberts Maher''' (born 18 April 1983) is {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation staff|Executive Director}} of the Wikimedia Foundation. | '''Katherine Roberts Maher''' (born 18 April 1983) is {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation staff|Executive Director}}<ref>[[Meta-Wiki:Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director|Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director]]; Meta.Wikimedia.org; ''[[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]''; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF).<ref name=WEF>[https://www.WEForum.org/people/katherine-maher Katherine Maher]; WEForum.org; ''World Economic Forum''; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> Maher, born in {{tag|Connecticut}}, United States, started her {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation people|Wikimedia Foundation career}} in April 2014 as WMF chief communications officer (CCO).<ref name=PRWeek>[https://www.PRWeek.com/article/1294445/wikimedia-hires-maher-fill-chief-comms-role Wikimedia hires Maher to fill chief comms role]; PRWeek.com; ''PR Week''; Haymarket Media Group Ltd.; date 15 May 2014; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> Maher became WMF interim executive director in March 2016, following the resignation its then executive director, Lila Tretikov. In June 2016, Maher was appointed executive director, with the appointment announced on 24 June by [[Jimmy Wales]] at [[Wikimania 2016]] in Esino Lario, Italy, her appointment being effective 23 June 2016.<ref>[https://blog.Wikimedia.org/2016/06/24/katherine-maher-executive-director/ Foundation Board appoints Katherine Maher as Executive Director]; blog.Wikimedia.org; ''[[Wikimedia blog]]''; dated 24 June 2016; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> | ||
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*[[wp:Katherine Maher|Katherine Maher]] — at [[English Wikipedia]] | *[[wp:Katherine Maher|Katherine Maher]] — at [[English Wikipedia]] | ||
*[[meta-wiki:User:Katherine (WMF)|User:Katherine (WMF)]] — staff account user page at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | |||
*[[wp:User:Maherkr|User:Maherkr]] — personal user page at English Wikipedia | |||
*[https://WikimediaFoundation.org/profile/katherine-maher/ Katherine Maher] — profile page on WikimediaFoundation.org WordPress site | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 11 November 2023
| Katherine Maher, 2016, source Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0. | |
| Katherine Roberts Maher | |
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| Age: | born 18 April 1983 |
| Gender: | Female |
| Other names: | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Language(s): | English, Arabic, French, German |
| Residence: | San Francisco, California, USA[1] |
| Home wiki(s): | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Editing status: | |
| Pers. website: | |
| Contact(s): | kmaher<at>Wikimedia<dot>org, https://Twitter.com/krmaher, https://LinkedIn.com/in/krmaher/ |
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Katherine Roberts Maher (born 18 April 1983) is Executive Director[2] of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF).[1] Maher, born in Connecticut, United States, started her Wikimedia Foundation career in April 2014 as WMF chief communications officer (CCO).[3] Maher became WMF interim executive director in March 2016, following the resignation its then executive director, Lila Tretikov. In June 2016, Maher was appointed executive director, with the appointment announced on 24 June by Jimmy Wales at Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, Italy, her appointment being effective 23 June 2016.[4]
- References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Katherine Maher; WEForum.org; World Economic Forum; accessed 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director; Meta.Wikimedia.org; Wikimedia Meta-Wiki; accessed 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Wikimedia hires Maher to fill chief comms role; PRWeek.com; PR Week; Haymarket Media Group Ltd.; date 15 May 2014; accessed 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Foundation Board appoints Katherine Maher as Executive Director; blog.Wikimedia.org; Wikimedia blog; dated 24 June 2016; accessed 4 February 2019.
- External links
- Katherine Maher — at English Wikipedia
- User:Katherine (WMF) — staff account user page at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
- User:Maherkr — personal user page at English Wikipedia
- Katherine Maher — profile page on WikimediaFoundation.org WordPress site