LDelench (WMF)

Lauren de Lench

Senior Technical Program Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

"As I have always held it a crime to anticipate evils I will believe it a good comfortable road untill I am compelled to believe differently."
- Meriwether Lewis

About me

I grew up watching Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. These programs taught me that curiosity is a good thing, and that learning, growing, and changing are causes for celebration.

As an official member of the career transitioners' club (I began my post-university professional life as a public school music teacher), I love hearing about the ways our vocations and identities evolve over time.

I live in Vermont, USA, where we are slowly reviving a 100-tree apple orchard.

My work

I'm on the Technical Program Management team at Wikimedia Foundation, and my current focus is Encyclopedic Content (WE2 in the FY2024-25 annual plan). I joined WMF in 2021, and since then I have worked with a number of teams to deliver products and services aligned with annual plan goals, including Community Tech, Product Analytics, Design System, Campaigns, and Movement Insights.

Professional certifications:

PMP 2017
PMI-ACP 2021
CSM 2022
SAFe Agilist 2023

Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try 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.

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E-mail: ldelenchwikimedia.org
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