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<\/a>Jason Evans by Robin Owain (WMUK) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>Jason Evans\u00a0<\/b> is the current Wikimedian in Residence<\/a> at the National Library of Wales.\u00a0<\/a> He is also a professional genealogist with a wealth of experience in researching all aspects of Welsh family and local history. This residency will contribute towards the NLW’s aim of providing \u2018Information for All<\/em>\u2019 and in turn will draw people back to the services and collections of the Library. Information about previous, ongoing, or future Wikipedia-National Library of Wales collaborations are updated regularly on the National Library of Wales project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jason has worked closely with the Library to release over 15,000 images into the public domain via Wikimedia Commons and has held dozens of public events at the Library and through out Wales. Working closely with other cultural partners in Wales the aim has been\u00a0 encourage and facilitate increased open access across the sector by affecting policy change. Jason has also set-up and run a number of successful Wikimedia projects with the Library\u2019s dedicated volunteer team.\u00a0 The residency is increasingly focusing on Wikipedia in the education sector and he has made steps towards embedding a Wikipedia based projects into the Welsh curriculum for 16-18 year olds and has proposed a series of talks for sixth form students about using Wikipedia responsibly. He has also helped\u00a0 several universities to use Wikipedia as vehicle for outreach and gender equality projects.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Martin Poulter by Ziko (Own work) [GFDL (http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>Martin Poulter<\/strong><\/p>\n From April 2015 to March 2016, Martin Poulter was the Wikimedian In Residence at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford<\/a>. The project page is at Wikipedia:GLAM\/Bodleian<\/a>. From June 2013 to April 2014, Martin was the Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador\u00a0running a project to explore overlaps between <\/a>Jisc<\/a>, Wikimedia, and academia in general.<\/a> A certified Lead Trainer for Wikimedia UK in Membership Development and a trained Campus Ambassador as part of the Wikipedia Education Program, on English Wikipedia Martin has more than eleven thousand edits<\/a>, mainly in the area of psychology. Martin also has hundreds of edits on Wikibooks<\/a>, a thousand on Wikisource, and thousands of edits cataloguing scientific images on Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition, Martin invented the EduWiki Conference<\/a> (based on an original drink with Fabian Tompsett<\/a>) and the Wikipedia Science Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sara Thomas By Lirazelf (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>Sara Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n Sara Thomas is the Wikimedian in Residence for Museums Galleries Scotland, the national development body for the Scottish museums sector.\u00a0 She\u2019s also an event manager and social\/digital media trainer with experience in both the private and third sectors.\u00a0 Since January 2015 in this part time role she\u2019s worked with around 80 cultural institutions to provide training, facilitate content upload and generally advocate for the use of open knowledge in a museums context.\u00a0 She\u2019s trained 280 new users of Wikipedia, run 16 editathons, 20 training sessions and spoken at 25 seminars, workshops and conferences, taking in museums, libraries, and universities. \u00a0A backstage pass event at Glasgow Museums brought some of the lesser-seen elements of Kelvingrove Museum, Kelvin Hall and the Riverside Museum to the Commons; an editathon dedicated to rent strike organiser and activist Mary Barbour contributed to the campaign for greater recognition of her work; and a recent series of editathons with the National Galleries of Scotland created biographies of key Scottish female artists missing from Wikipedia.<\/p>\n In the last two months of the project Sara will be working with Groam House Museum in Rosemarkie, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow Women\u2019s Library and Govan\u2019s Hidden Histories to bring Scotland\u2019s rich cultural heritage to a wider audience.<\/p>\n Lucy Crompton-Reid<\/p><\/div>\n Lucy Crompton-Reid<\/strong><\/p>\n Lucy Crompton-Reid joined Wikimedia UK as the new Chief Executive in October 2015, and is working with the staff team, board of trustees and wider Wikimedia community to develop a new strategy and business plan for the charity and to help shape the work of the programmes team. She will also be driving forward the organisation’s advocacy, communications and fundraising activities, and engaging new strategic partners. Lucy has worked in the cultural, voluntary and public sectors for nearly two decades, with past experience including senior roles at Arts Council England, British Refugee Council and the House of Lords. Most recently, she was Chief Executive of the national literature charity Apples and Snakes, England’s leading organisation for performance poetry and spoken word. Throughout her career, Lucy has had a particular focus on widening participation, and brings a strong commitment to access, learning and public engagement in her new role at Wikimedia UK.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>