# María Sefidari

> Spanish specialist in digital culture, former chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

**Wikidata**: [Q15735639](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15735639)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Sefidari)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mar-a-sefidari

## Summary

María Sefidari, born in 1982 in Madrid[1], is an LGBTQ rights activist and Wikimedian[1]. She is employed by King Juan Carlos University[2].From 2018 to 2021, Sefidari served as Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[3][1][4][5]. Earlier, she held the positions of deputy chairperson from 2010 to 2012 and treasurer from 2012 to 2013[3][1][4][5].


## References

1. [Source](https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/maria-sefidari/)
2. [Source](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Board_officers_and_committee_membership_2018)
3. [Source](https://www.eldiario.es/hojaderouter/internet/maria_sefidari-wikipedia-wikimedia-LGTB-queer_0_622588104.html)
4. [Source](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Raystorm)
5. [Source](https://bid.ub.edu/es/47/sefidari.htm)