Sandister Tei
Sandister Tei – Wikimedian of the year 2020
Sandister Tei
Movement Communications Specialist (Product & Tech) - Community Tech and Trust & Safety Product, Wikimedia Foundation

About me

I love plants, coffee, tea, exploring the topic of neurodiversity and journaling techniques and chucks.

I am a co-founder and an active volunteer of Wikimedia Ghana User Group, a Ghanaian community of Wikipedia editors. I was named Wikimedian of the Year in 2020 for my work.

Formerly worked in different capacities in storytelling, people management and capacity building roles in print, broadcast and digital media, at Al Jazeera Media Network (AJ ), Citi FM, Channel One, re:publica, the United States Embassy's YALI program, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Impact Hub and the Jack Ma Foundation.

My work

I advise and assist with collaboration and communication with communities about product development, community-facing product changes, and roll-outs in the Movement Communications team in the Communications department. Some of the projects are support are:

Community Tech

  • Community Wishlist

Trust and Safety Product

  • Temporary Accounts (Previously IP Masking)
  • Safety Survey
  • Incident Reporting survey
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, and edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

[email protected]

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