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[[File:cfranklin.jpg|thumb|140px|[[user:Lankiveil|Craig Franklin]], President]] | [[File:cfranklin.jpg|thumb|140px|[[user:Lankiveil|Craig Franklin]], President]] | ||
[[File:Graham in front of mosque cropped.jpg|thumb|140px|Graham Pearce, Secretary]][[File:John Vandenberg 2.jpg|thumb|140px|[[user:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]], Treasurer]][[File: | [[File:Graham in front of mosque cropped.jpg|thumb|140px|Graham Pearce, Secretary]][[File:John Vandenberg 2.jpg|thumb|140px|[[user:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]], Treasurer]][[File:KerryRaymond.jpg|thumb|140px|Kerry Raymond, Vice-President]][[File:Steven Zhang 2012.jpg|thumb|140px|Steven Zhang, ordinary member]] | ||
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Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee that is elected each year at the [[AGM|Annual General Meeting]]. The committee comprises four office-bearers and two "ordinary" members. | Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee that is elected each year at the [[AGM|Annual General Meeting]]. The committee comprises four office-bearers and two "ordinary" members. |
Revision as of 23:38, 19 July 2013
Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee that is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting. The committee comprises four office-bearers and two "ordinary" members.
The current committee was elected on 25 November 2012 at the 2012–13 AGM.
- President
Craig Franklin works as a business analyst, focusing on statutory financial reporting, cost accounting, and business intelligence. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the Queensland University of Technology and is studying for a Master's degree in library science and knowledge management. He has been involved in Wikimedia since 2004, creating dozens of new articles, especially on Australian history, political figures, and cricketers.
- Secretary
Graham Pearce is from Perth. He is interested in (mostly classical) music, number theory, and the history and geography of Western Australia. He uses the screenreader JAWS with a speech synthesiser to access the Internet. His contributions to the English Wikipedia – where he is an administrator – include copy-editing, article cleanups, and more substantial edits.
- Treasurer
John Vandenberg manages data analysis and strategy in the Research Services Directorate at the University of New England. He has a graduate diploma from the Queensland University of Technology, and has worked as a network and software engineer as well as lecturing in IT at TAFE and private colleges. He has been involved in Wikipedia since 2006, serving on the English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee of 2009 and 2011, and been involved in Wikisource since 2007.
- Vice-President
Kerry Raymond is a retired Professor of Computer Science at Queensland University of Technology, where her main duties were in research management. She is a graduate member of the Australian Institute for Company Directors. Kerry's skills include those relating to governance, strategy, finance, and establishing and running large collaborative projects.
- Ordinary members
Steven Zhang is from Melbourne and has been editing Wikipedia since 2008. Most of his activities include dispute resolution and mediation, including improving processes and helping out at the dispute resolution noticeboard, which he created. He is also an organiser of our regular Melbourne meetups.
- Observers
Charles Gregory has been editing the English Wikipedia since 2002, particularly focused on articles linked to his home state of Tasmania. He is involved in Wikimedia Hobart events, including meetups and outreach/training work. He is the chapter's representative on the Wikimedia Chapters Association Council, and also handles the chapter's social media channels.
Contact
You can write to the committee at committeewikimedia.org.au.
Any committee member can be individually contacted at firstname.lastnamewikimedia.org.au (e.g. for Jane Doe, email jane.doewikimedia.org.au).
History of the committee
Period | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Ordinary Members |
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Since 18 July 2013 | Craig Franklin | Kerry Raymond | Graham Pearce | John Vandenberg | Steven Zhang, Charles Gregory (observer) |
Since 17 March 2013 | Craig Franklin | vacant | Graham Pearce | John Vandenberg | Kerry Raymond, Steven Zhang, Charles Gregory (observer) |
25 November 2012 - 17 March 2013 | John Vandenberg | Graham Pearce | Charles Gregory | Craig Franklin | Kerry Raymond, Steven Zhang |
23 October 2012 – 25 November 2012 | John Vandenberg | Laura Hale | Charles Gregory | Craig Franklin | Graham Pearce |
9 October 2011 – 23 October 2012 | John Vandenberg | Laura Hale | Anne Frazer | Craig Franklin | Charles Gregory, Graham Pearce |
16 April 2011 – 9 October 2011 | John Vandenberg | Adam Jenkins | Anne Frazer | Craig Franklin | Andrew Owens, Charles Gregory |
9 September 2010 – 16 April 2011 | John Vandenberg | Adam Jenkins | Sarah Ewart | Craig Franklin | Andrew Owens, Charles Gregory |
26 May – 19 September 2010 | Steve Peters | Liam Wyatt | Sarah Ewart | Brian Salter-Duke | Andrew Owens |
9–26 May 2010 | Steve Peters | Liam Wyatt | Sarah Ewart | Steve Peters | Andrew Owens, Brian Salter-Duke |
29 November 2009 – 8 May 2010 | Brianna Laugher | Liam Wyatt | Sarah Ewart | Steve Peters | Andrew Owens, Brian Salter-Duke |
11 January – 29 November 2009 | Brianna Laugher | Liam Wyatt | Sarah Ewart | Brian Salter-Duke | Nathan Carter, John Vandenberg |
Interim (20 May 2008 – 11 January 2009) | Stephen Bain, Daniel Bryant, Nathan Carter, Sarah Ewart, Charles Gregory, Brianna Laugher, John Vandenberg |