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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Dana Alserjani
Open Education Conference Manager
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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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Eunice Mercado-Lara
Open & Equitable Civic Science Fellow, Open Research Funders Group (ORFG)
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Christina Riehman-Murphy
VPO for Open Education Leadership
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Nick Shockey
Director of Programs & Engagement
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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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Julieta Arancio
Post Doctoral Researcher Drexel University, Associate Researcher CENIT-UNSAM (Appointed)
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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
Vice Dean, University of Arizona Libraries (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
University Scholarly Communication Officer and Director OSRDS, Harvard 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 Emerit)
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Yasmeen Shorish
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.
