User:Flowersflowersflowers

About Me
I’m a visual artist and educator based in New York City and I work for the Wikimedia Foundation as a product manager. I am an occasional Wikipedian and Wikidata editor My interest in these platforms centers on digital representation of art and cultural heritage as a dynamic engagement with collective knowledge. In 2019, I attended my first Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I follow and admire the work of wikipedia communities like Art+Feminism, Whose Knowledge?, Afrocrowd, Black Lunch Table, and VisibleWikiWomen.

My Work
I began working for the Wikimedia Foundation in August 2022 as the product manager for the Platform Engineering Team/API Value Stream.

Prior to joining the Wikimedia Foundation, I worked at the MHz Foundation on the openGLAM platform Curationist. My position was responsible for the products, infrastructure, and tools that allow for ease of access and engagement with the digital media as well as overseeing the content strategy for the platform as a whole. I also enjoyed building community with the wider OpenGLAM community and continuously learning about the landscape of public domain cultural resources and the stewards of that knowledge. Prior to the MHz Foundation, I was an educator at Columbia University, Parsons the New School of Design, and Maryland Institute College of art (MICA).

When I am editing Wikipedia or Wikidata, I strive to strictly adhere to Wikipedia's accepted practices on conflicts of interest, neutrality, and notability. When I edit Wikipedia or any of the sister projects as part of my professional duties, I strive to only use my official Vpoundstone-WMF account.