維基媒體基金會理事會選舉/2024年/候選人/Lane Rasberry

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Lane Rasberry (bluerasberry)

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候选人详情	Lane Rasberry，數據科學學院維基媒體駐村計劃成員，維吉尼亞大學 个人: 姓名: Lane Rasberry 所在地: 夏綠蒂鎮，維吉尼亞州，美國 語言: 英語 编辑史: 何时成为维基人: 2004 活跃的wiki: 英語維基百科，維基數據，維基共享資源
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您為何競選維基媒體基金會理事會成員？您會為維基媒體基金會理事會貢獻什麼？您想進一步了解什麼？	對社區的投資是實現我們目標的最佳方式，我想加入維基媒體基金會理事會制定預算，以透過社群賦權推進維基媒體基金會的使命。 維基媒體基金會自2017 年以來籌集了1,000,000,000 美元，但只有年度預算的10%是社群撥款。這筆錢實在是太少，不足以培養足夠的領導力和社群治理能力。 在2024 年的維基媒體峰會上，維基媒體運動的自治體決定了新的維基媒體運動憲章和全球議會將權力從維基媒體基金會轉移到用戶社群。如果沒有強而有力的倡導，這種權力轉移可能不會發生，但我將就社群成功所需的資源進行談判。這包括維持目前的社群計劃，以及增加對西班牙語社群、印度和非洲國家的資助撥款。由於目前只有維基組織的成員才能獲得某些治理權限，因此我們同時必須為 99% 沒有此類會員資格的編輯和讀者建立治理參與選項。 我有 12 年擔任「維基媒體成員駐村計劃成員」的經驗，這是一個專業的維基媒體角色。我在維吉尼亞大學數據科學學院工作，我的機構已準備好為我的維基媒體基金會理事會工作提供法律、會計、道德和其他專家學術支援。
請描述您的維基媒體經驗（例如：對維基媒體專案的貢獻、維基媒體組織或維基媒體自治體的成員資格、作為維基媒體運動組織者的活動或參與維基媒體運動盟友組織）。	*自 2012 年起擔任專業的維基媒體成員，每週 40 小時參與維基媒體專案，持續了 12 年 為維基媒體紐約分會舉辦了超過100場的現場維基聚會 對維基百科進行 5 萬次編輯，對維基共享資源進行 1 萬次編輯，對維基數據進行 10 萬次編輯 建立了兩次 維基北媒體美區域會議 已發佈的維基媒體研究 共同創立維基媒體醫學計劃與維基媒體 LGBT+專案 向媒體和會議發表了超過100場的演講 編輯維基媒體通訊 維基媒體教育計劃，藝術+女性主義，AfroCROWD，維基愛驕傲，維基媒體孟加拉分會，WikiProject Cannabis的貢獻者
從您的角度來看，維基媒體基金會在未來 5-10 年應該優先考慮什麼，為什麼您認為這些是最重要的優先事項？	我們獨特的優勢是眾包去中心化治理，我們必須支持其發展。 建立全球議會作為代表維基媒體編輯、讀者和使用者的最高決策機構。 為代表性不足的群體提供資金，以提高多樣性。 設計機構夥伴關係，包括與大學進行研究、其他資助撥款的基金會、民間開源軟體科技組織、與文化有關的館聯機構和專家機構獲取主題知識。
Optional questions - Professional Experience, Skills and Education
Please describe your experience with governing bodies of organizations (nonprofit or for-profit), mentioning the scope of your responsibilities, as well as the complexity of the organization (in terms of scale of operations, budget, number of people involved, or other meaningful measures) and the size of the board or body.	Since I joined the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia, it has grown from 10 to 200 people, with annual budget of $24 million/year. In this startup environment we make all strategic decisions collaboratively, and my own contribution is emphasizing open science. I have designed budgets and annual reports for Wikimedia New York City, Wikimedia Medicine, and Wikimedia LGBT+, so I understand Wikimedia community governance. Since 2007 I have been on an ethics board reviewing ethics for multinational HIV vaccine clinical trials. Lessons from medical research can inform Wikimedia challenges. The United States government funds this from a US$3 billion budget. I founded an LGBT社區中心 (Q2945640) which hosts concerts. This includes posting artist profiles in Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons to showcase regional culture. Our events have helped 100 people in 出櫃 (Q208099) as LGBT+.
Please describe your professional career experience.	I am a data scientist and principal investigator in multiple research projects. After university I conducted medical 臨床研究 (Q5133849), which I still do indirectly in ethics and data curation. From 2012-18 I was Wikimedian at Consumer Reports, which is a nonprofit 消费者保障 (Q664183) organization sharing product safety information in Wikipedia. Since 2018 as a data scientist at my university I do projects to promote 開放科學 (Q309823) and 開放資料 (Q309901). Partner organizations like these invest money in the Wikimedia platform, and we should seek more.
Please briefly describe 3 situations that show how you tackled, or advised others on, a complex problem in an organization. How did you work with others to address the situations?	. At my university I mentor student researchers to attempt to solve challenges. Many problems are not as complex as they seem. Students often can either resolve them or at least discover what solution exists. Since 2007 I have served on a medical ethics board overseeing HIV vaccine research. When we encounter research complaints, we organize community discussions to resolve them. Transparency builds trust, and I opened general data at d:Wikidata:WikiProject Clinical Trials. Following the rebranding petition discussions I created documentation which showcased community demands.
Please describe your educational background, including degrees, certificates, and courses of study finished, and their relevance to board work.	My bachelor of science in chemistry led me to medical research, then to ethics, diversity, and openness, and then to Wikimedia medical content.
Please add any relevant links describing your professional background, experience, profile (such as LinkedIn, staff page, etc.).	. YouTube en:User:Bluerasberry Lane Rasberry (Q26202725)
Optional questions - Leadership Experience
Please describe ways in which you have helped to form a bridge between multiple communities (such as by working on projects outside your home wiki, or working on a collaboration between multiple affiliates).	I edit medical content. During COVID my outreach recruited translators for articles. On-wiki, I support Wikimedians in applying for Wikimedia grants. My own experience and the gaps in our funding reports have convinced me that many Wikimedians are unable to access money. I feel that financial transparency would increase trust in the Wikimedia grants strategy. As is common among LGBT+ wiki editors, I get harassed. Because my town Charlottesville had a Nazi rally in 2017 and because I live in the United States where shootings are routine, I support increased discussion of disaster response. Development of protection resources for LGBT+ people, women, neurodivergent people, and other vulnerable groups will make Wikimedia safer for everyone.
Can you describe a policy, on wiki or off, that you helped to create or change? What did you learn from this experience?	At my university, I developed my school's open access policy . I learned why people either support or fear openness. I organized community protests in the controversies over Superprotect, the removal of WMF CEO Lila Tretikov, the rebranding, Can San Fran Ban Fram?, fundraising messages, and others. These are major wiki demonstrations with many petitioners. While protests are helpful, it would better if they were not necessary. I wish to reconcile conflicts with financial transparency and consensus-building.
How have you been able to empower people to make their voices heard?	I empower people to be heard by joining and bringing media to protests, as I just described.
Sometimes in professional situations, there are personality conflicts. Explain how you remain productive even with personality conflicts.	I remain productive by addressing conflicts with 缓和冲突 (Q1182511) techniques. Many organizations already have developed ways to address conflicts, and I want to bring these practices to Wikimedia. For example, feminist scholar Sara Ahmed (Q15437208) describes how society systematically dismisses women's complaints, and teaches how to avoid this.
Optional questions - Strategic Thinking
Where do you see the need for greater diversity in the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees or within the movement? What steps would you take to improve diversity on the Board or within the movement? What steps would you recommend the Board take to improve diversity?	The need for greater diversity is in the Wikimedia Foundation budget. Although our volunteer recognition programs are diverse, our investments are not. More transparency about Wikimedia Foundation budgets and the Wikimedia Endowment would inspire global confidence in our programs.
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