QUOTE(Ottava @ Mon 15th September 2008, 7:55pm)
We can be fair and point out that Cary Bass has participated in a few places at Wikiversity, so the Wikimedia Foundation as a whole has had involvement with the project.
Cary Bass also cleared the way for Jimbo to make an account (by removing the false Jimbo name). So, I think that Cary could be considered a proxy that connects Jimbo to the project for many months.
Well, of course the WMF has had "involvement" with the project. They own the servers, pay the staff support, and hold the relevant copyrights (not of content, but of design, etc.). And yes, Cary Bass is an employee of the WMF, and his job description includes acting on the WMF's behalf, so no problems there.
But what does this have to do with Jimbo? He's not an employee or officer of the WMF, and I've seen no indication that he's authorized to wield the power of the WMF on Wikimedia projects. I'm not seeing the link you see between Cary and Jimbo.