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Governance

In order to ensure that the Commons community has an ongoing voice in the development of the network, as well as ensure that the network remains true to its community-oriented values, we have developed a governance model that relies on two primary bodies: the Participating Organization Council, and the User Advisory Group.

Participating Organization Council

Organizations and institutions that become members of the Commons are entitled to take part in the Participating Organization Council. The Council’s composition and operations are defined by its bylaws.

Members

The members of the Participating Organization Council are:

  • Peter Berkery, Executive Director, Association of University Presses
  • Cori Hutchinson, representative, Art Libraries Society of North America
  • Paula Krebs, Executive Director, Modern Language Association
  • Scott Schopieray, Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Letters, Michigan State University
  • Cathy Davidson, Co-Director, HASTAC
  • Olivia Archer, Communications Manager, Society for Architectural Historians
  • Yasmeen Shorish, Director of Scholarly Communications Strategies, James Madison University Libraries
  • Le Yang, Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian for Collections, Discovery, and Digital Strategy, University of Oregon

User Advisory Group

The User Advisory Group represents the interests of end users, including the members of participating organizations. The goals of our User Advisory Group are to:

  • Empower our users to have a larger say in the development of the Commons
  • Create opportunities for our users to connect with our team and within the Commons community
  • Communicate directly with users whose values align with those of the Commons
  • Provide space for the open exchange of knowledge and ideas between the Commons team and our users

Members

The members of the User Advisory Group for 2024-2025 are:

  • Maya Anderson-Gonzalez, Université De Cergy-Pontoise, France
  • Hugh Cayless, Senior DH Developer, Duke University
  • Madelynn Dickerson, Head, Digital Scholarship Services University Of California, Irvine
  • Michael Downs, Project Administrator, Michigan State University
  • Nancy Rosenberg England, Adjunct English Professor
  • Revekka Kefalea, Independent Researcher, Institute for the Study of the Greek-German Relations of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens (Greece)
  • Patrick Hart, Curator (Scottish Communities & Organisations) National Library of Scotland
  • Graham Jensen, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Victoria
  • John Laudun, Professor of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Kendra Leonard, Writer, Scholar, Musician
  • Sarah Lowengard, Adjunct Associate Professor, The Cooper Union
  • Nanditha Krishna, Student of English Language and Literature at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • Natia Putkaradze, Associate Professor, Caucasus University
  • Ryan Randall, Instructional Designer, Idaho State University
  • Miranda Rodak, Director Of Undergraduate Teaching, Clinical Associate Professor, Indiana University
  • Gabrielle Stecher, Associate Director of Undergraduate Teaching, Lecturer, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Tristan Taylor, Sessional Lecturer, University Of Saskatchewan
  • Dr. Mayank Trivedi, University Librarian & Senate Member, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
  • Joey Vincennie, Reference Lead Librarian, Frick Art Reference Library, The Frick Collection
  • Charles Watkinson, Director, University of Michigan Press
  • Michelle Wilson, Head, Open Scholarship Services, University of Maryland

Alumni

We are grateful to these former advisory group members for their contributions to the Commons: