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Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee appointed each year at the [[AGM]], according to our [[Rules]] which includes elections for contested positions.  The committee consists of four officer bearers and two ordinary members.
Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee appointed each year at the [[AGM]], according to our [[Rules]] which includes elections for contested positions.  The committee consists of four officer bearers and two ordinary members.


The current committee was appointed on on September 19, 2010 at the [[2010-2011 AGM|Annual General Meeting of 2010-2011]].
The current committee was appointed on September 19, 2010 at the [[2010-2011 AGM|Annual General Meeting of 2010-2011]].


[[File:John Vandenberg 2.jpg|thumb|100px|[[user:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]], President]]
[[File:John Vandenberg 2.jpg|thumb|100px|[[user:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]], President]]

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Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee appointed each year at the AGM, according to our Rules which includes elections for contested positions. The committee consists of four officer bearers and two ordinary members.

The current committee was appointed on September 19, 2010 at the Annual General Meeting of 2010-2011.

John Vandenberg, President
Adam Jenkins, Vice President
President

John Vandenberg currently works in an administrative capacity 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.

Prior to becoming involved in Wikimedia, John was an open source developer, providing improvements to projects such as Mozilla, Open Office, Bugzilla and Apache Portable Runtime. In 2006 John shifted focus from open source to open content, becoming an administrator on the English Wikipedia and Wikisource projects in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he served on the interim and inaugural Wikimedia Australia committee, and in 2009 he also served as Arbitrator on the English Wikipedia.

Vice president

Adam Jenkins currently works as a lecturer at the University of South Australia in the school of Computer & Information Science, where he teaches and researches a variety of Information Technology and Information Systems topics. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, majoring in Philosophy and Classical History, and is currently working part time on a Doctorate in the area of Knowledge Management. Prior to joining the university, Adam worked as a web developer and systems administrator - unfortunately, he found that jobs for philosophy majors are hard to come by, but computing had been a long-term interest.

Adam became actively involved with Wikipedia in 2007, and since then has completed over 10,000 edits. He edits on a wide range of topics, and is actively involved in sourcing and creating photographs for the various projects.

Treasurer

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 currently 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

Anne Frazer.

Ordinary Members

Andrew Owens, Charles Gregory

In addition to the committee, Wikimedia Australia has a public officer, Brian Salter-Duke


Contact

You can write to the committee at committee-at-wikimedia.org.au.

Any committee member can be individually contacted at flastname-at-wikimedia.org.au (e.g. for Jane Doe, email jdoe-at-wikimedia.org.au).

History of the committee

Period President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Ordinary Members
2011-04-16 -- present John Vandenberg Adam Jenkins Anne Frazer Craig Franklin Andrew Owens, Charles Gregory
2010-09-19 -- 2011-04-16 John Vandenberg Adam Jenkins Sarah Ewart Craig Franklin Andrew Owens, Charles Gregory
2010-05-26 -- 2010-09-19 Steve Peters Liam Wyatt Sarah Ewart Brian Salter-Duke Andrew Owens
2010-05-09 -- 2010-05-26 Steve Peters Liam Wyatt Sarah Ewart Steve Peters Andrew Owens
Brian Salter-Duke
2009-11-29 -- 2010-05-08 Brianna Laugher Liam Wyatt Sarah Ewart Steve Peters Andrew Owens
Brian Salter-Duke
2009-01-11 -- 2009-11-29 Brianna Laugher Liam Wyatt Sarah Ewart Brian Salter-Duke Nathan Carter
John Vandenberg
Interim (2008-05-20 -- 2009-01-11) Stephen Bain, Daniel Bryant, Nathan Carter, Sarah Ewart, Charles Gregory, Brianna Laugher, John Vandenberg

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