User:LDelench (WMF)

Lauren de Lench

Senior Technical Program Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."
- John Adams

About me

I grew up watching Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. These programs taught me that curiosity is a good thing, and that learning, growing, and changing are causes for celebration.

As an official member of the career transitioners' club (I began my post-university professional life as a public school music teacher), I love hearing about the ways our vocations and identities evolve over time.

I live in Vermont, USA, where we are slowly reviving a 100-tree apple orchard.

My work

I'm on the Technical Program Management team at Wikimedia Foundation, and my current focus is Contributor Experiences (WE1 in the WMF FY2025-26 annual plan). I joined WMF in 2021, and since then I have worked with a number of teams to deliver products and services aligned with annual plan goals, including Community Tech, Product Analytics, Design System, Connection, Movement Insights, Language and Product Localization, Content Enablement, and Abstract Wikipedia.

Professional certifications:

PMP 2017
PMI-ACP 2021
CSM 2022
SAFe Agilist 2023

Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

E-mail: ldelenchwikimedia.org
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