People

The Open Education Association was formed through a collaborative process involving many people and organizations. Its primary programmatic leadership is by the Steering Committee, comprised of representatives of the field. The association also has a fiduciary Board of Directors and team members from SPARC serving in staff roles. More information is available in the Governance Roadmap.

  • Abbey Elder

    STEERING COMMITTEE (VOTING)

    Statewide Open Education Coordinator & Open Access and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Iowa State University

  • Allison Buckley

    STEERING COMMITTEE (NON-VOTING)

    Program Specialist, Southern Regional Education Board

  • Aishah Abdullah

    STEERING COMMITTEE (NON-VOTING), STAFF

    Open Education Project Manager, SPARC

  • Dr. Carlos Goller

    STEERING COMMITTEE (VOTING)

    Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University

  • Daniel Williamson

    STEERING COMMITTEE (VOTING), BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Managing Director, OpenStax, Rice University

  • Gabby Hernandez

    STAFF

    Open Education Community Manager, SPARC

  • Jeff Gallant

    STEERING COMMITTEE (NON-VOTING)

    Chair, DOERS & Program Director, Affordable Learning Georgia

  • Joy Shoemate

    STEERING COMMITTEE (VOTING)

    Director of Online Education, College of the Canyons

  • Dr. Liliana Diaz

    STEERING COMMITTEE (VOTING)

    Senior Director of Student Success and P20 Alignment, Colorado Department of Higher Education

  • Meredith Jacob

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

  • Nicole Allen

    STEERING COMMITTEE (EX OFFICIO), BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF

    Director of Open Education, SPARC & Grant PI

  • Dr. Rebecca Karoff

    STEERING COMMITTEE (VOTING)

    Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Texas System