People
SPARC’s success is driven by its people and partners. Learn more about the leadership, staff, and allies who push SPARC forward.
SPARC Staff
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Nicole Allen
Director of Open Education (she/her)
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Hailey Babb
Open Education Project Manager
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Tina Baich
VPO for U.S. Repository Network
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Caitlin Carter
HELIOS Program Manager
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Raym Crow
Senior Consultant
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Scarlet Galvan
VPO for Negotiations | Collection Strategist Librarian, Grand Valley State University (Voting)
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Michele Gibney
VPO for Privacy & Surveillance
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Val Hollister
Chief Operating Officer
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Heather Joseph
Executive Director
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Erin McKiernan
Community Manager, Open Research Funders Group (ORFG)
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Ilana Melka
Programs & Operations Specialist
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Eunice Mercado-Lara
Open & Equitable Civic Science Fellow, Open Research Funders Group (ORFG)
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Moriana Molchanov Garcia
VPO for Open Models
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Briana O’Neal
Open Education Conference Manager
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Nick Shockey
Director of Programs & Engagement
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Tanya Spilovoy
Instructor, Open Education Leadership Program
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Katie Steen-James
Manager of Public Policy & Advocacy
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Greg Tananbaum
Consultant
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April Hathcock
Director of Scholarly Communications & Information Policy, New York University (Voting)
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Heather Joseph
Executive Director
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Jennifer Beamer
Head Scholarly Communication and Open Publishing, The Claremont Colleges (Voting)
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Gwen Bird
Dean of Libraries, Simon Fraser University (Voting)
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Chris Bourg
Director of Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Appointed)
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Vicki Coleman
Dean of Library Services, North Carolina A&T State University (Appointed)
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Jonathan O. Cain
Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, Columbia University (Voting)
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Karen Estlund
Dean of Libraries, Colorado State University (Voting)
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Scarlet Galvan
VPO for Negotiations | Collection Strategist Librarian, Grand Valley State University (Voting)
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Harriett Green
AUL for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services, Washington University in St. Louis (Voting)
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Lorraine Haricombe
Vice Provost & Director of University of Texas Libraries, University of Texas at Austin (Appointed)
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Mary Lee Kennedy
Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries (Appointed)
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Yuan Li
Scholarly Communications Librarian, Princeton University (Voting)
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Lisa Macklin
Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian, Emory University (Voting)
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Vince Mussehl
Director of Library Services, Chippewa Valley Technical College (Appointed)
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Torsten Reimer
University Librarian & Dean of Libraries, University of Chicago (Voting)
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Ariana Santiago
Open Educational Resources Coordinator, University of Houston (Voting)
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Virginia “Ginny” Steel
Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, UCLA (Chair Emeritus)
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Yasmeen Shorish
Associate Professor & Director Scholarly Communications Strategies, JMU (Voting)
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Catherine Steeves
Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian, Western University (Appointed)
Global Affiliates
SPARC is a global organization. Outside of North America, the SPARC affiliate network includes Europe, Japan, and Africa.
Coalition Partners
SPARC sponsors, manages, and partners with a diverse group of coalitions that work to open up research and education.
Open Education Leadership Program 2021-2022
The SPARC Open Education Leadership Program is an intensive professional development program to empower library professionals with the knowledge, skills, and connections to lead successful open education initiatives that benefit students. Meet our current cohort.
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Zachariah Claybaugh
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Yang Wu
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Tori Stanek
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Shayna Pekala
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Sarah Shaughnessy
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Sarah LeMire
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Rachel Becker
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Nicola Andrews
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Nataly Blas
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Meredith Cudmore-Keating
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Liz Thompson
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Kylah Torre
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Kristopher Meen
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Isaac Mulolani
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Elena Kuzmina
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Cynthia Orozco
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Courtney Eger
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Christina Hilburger
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Charlotte Dailey
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Catherine Riehle
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Beatrice Canales
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Amy Blau
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Emily Carlisle-Johnston
Open Education Leadership Fellow
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Amanda Langdon
Open Education Leadership Fellow