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    Who had been sent by a temporary agency in 2006 to work part time as Wikimedia's bookkeeper, and soon after was voted 6-1 by its board to become its chief operating officer?

    Question #90205. Asked by BRY2K. (Dec 23 07 6:46 AM)


    zbeckabee

    December 21, 2007 -- The foundation that runs and accepts donations for - the online encyclopedia Wikipedia neglected to do a basic background check before hiring a chief operating officer who had been convicted of theft, drunken driving and fleeing a car accident.

    Before she left in July, Carolyn Bothwell Doran, 45, had moved up from a part-time bookkeeper for the Wikimedia Foundation and spent six months as chief operating officer, responsible for personnel and financial management. In March, she signed the small nonprofit's tax return, which listed more than $1.3 million in donations.


    http://www.physorg.com/news117467515.html

    Dec 23 07, 12:38 PM


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