Committee
Wikimedia Australia is run by a committee that is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting.
The committee comprises four office-bearers and four "ordinary" members.
The current committee was elected on 5 October 2014 at the 2014 AGM.
Committee
Steven Zhang
President
Steven Zhang is from Melbourne and has been editing Wikimedia projects for nearly six years. On wiki, most of his activities include dispute resolution and mediation, including improving processes and helping out at the dispute resolution noticeboard, which he created. He has previously worked for the Wikimedia Foundation as a research fellow, and volunteers on the Wikimedia Grantmaking Advisory and Individual Engagement Grant committees.
Email: steven.zhang
wikimedia.org.au
Gideon Digby
Vice-President
Gideon Digby is a photographer from Perth and has been editing since 2005. He created the Quality image process on Commons in 2006 to recognise and improve the work of photographers providing images to Wikimedia projects. Additionally Gideon has been running editing workshops in Western Australia since 2010, and been leading the development of WikiTown projects like Freopedia.
Email: gnangarrawikimedia.org.au
Andrew Owens
Secretary
Andrew Owens is from Perth and has been editing since 2006, writing on Western Australian topics as well as politics, local government and urban geography. He was previously on the committee in (describe). He is also secretary of the Mathematics Association of WA, and ran Wiki Takes Joondalup in late 2011.
Email: andrew.owenswikimedia.org.au
Michael Billington
Treasurer
Michael Billington is from Melbourne and has been editing the English Wikipedia since 2006. He also had an early involvement in the Wikiversity project.
Email: michael.billingtonwikimedia.org.au
Charles Gregory
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. This is his fifth term on the committee. He also handles the chapter's social media channels.
Email: charles.gregorywikimedia.org.au
Pru Mitchell
Pru Mitchell is based in Melbourne and works in the education and GLAM sectors, and is interested in furthering the objectives of Wikimedia in those areas.
Email: pru.mitchellwikimedia.org.au
Craig Franklin
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.
He served as the treasurer on the 2010-2013 committees, and as president for most of the 2013 committee.
Email: craig.franklinwikimedia.org.au
Kerry Raymond
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.
She served on the 2012-2013 committee, as its vice president for part of the term.
Email: kerry.raymondwikimedia.org.au
Contact
You can write to the committee at committeewikimedia.org.au.
History of the committee
Official observers of the committee are in italics.
| Term | Time in office | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Ordinary Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 October 2014 – present | Steven Zhang | Gideon Digby | Andrew Owens | Michael Billington | Pru Mitchell, Charles Gregory, Craig Franklin, Kerry Raymond |
| 6 | 23 November 2013 – 5 October 2014[1] | Steven Zhang | Gideon Digby | Andrew Owens | Michael Billington[2] | Robert Myers, Pru Mitchell, Charles Gregory, Craig Franklin, Kerry Raymond |
| 5 | 18 July – 23 November 2013 | Craig Franklin | Kerry Raymond | Graham Pearce | John Vandenberg | Steven Zhang, Charles Gregory |
| 17 March – 18 July 2013 | Craig Franklin | vacant | Graham Pearce | John Vandenberg | Kerry Raymond, Steven Zhang, Charles Gregory | |
| 25 November 2012 – 17 March 2013 | John Vandenberg | Graham Pearce | Charles Gregory | Craig Franklin | Kerry Raymond, Steven Zhang | |
| 4 | 23 October – 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 | |
| 3 | 16 April – 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 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 1 | 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 | ||||