Building together as a community

Our Board Committees

  • Executive Committee

    A committee of all Board Officers which regularly works with the Executive Director to set Board agendas and handle urgent matters as needed.

    2024 committee members include: Jo Lambert (Board Co-Chair), Jennifer Kemp (Board Co-Chair), Charles Watkinson (Outgoing Treasurer), John Lenahan (Incoming Treasurer), and Vivian Berghahn (Board Secretary).

  • Finance and Fundraising Committee

    A committee of Trustees that oversee the OAEBUDT financial sustainability model and budget implementation, and assist with grant development and funder cultivation.

    2024 committee members include: Jon Elwell (Committee Chair), John Lenahan, and Charles Watkinson.

    Committee charter published here.

  • Policy and Governance Committee

    A committee of Trustees and community representatives that develop formal governance documentation by establishing, refining and maintaining board policy.

    2024 committee members include: Vivian Berghahn (Committee Co-Chair), Wendy Queen (Committee Co-Chair), Jennifer Kemp, and Tina Baich.

    Committee charter published here.

  • Membership and Sustainability Committee

    A committee of Trustees and community representatives that guide the development of inclusive cost-recovery mechanisms to operate the community-governed Data Trust in a scalable, sustainable way.

    2024 committee members include: Jennifer Kemp (Committee Co-Chair), John Lenahan (Committee Co-Chair), Andrew Joseph, Gillian Leslie, Jo Lambert, John Sherer, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Mikala Narlock, Peter Potter, Philippa Grand, Sherine Eid, and Stephanie Veldman.

    Committee charter published here.

  • Technical Advisory Committee

    A committee of Trustees and community representatives that inform the technical development and implementation roadmap for the Data Trust’s International Data Space as it adapts the German DINS IDS-RAM standards (that are undergoing ISO certification) for scholarly communications usage and impact data.

    2024 committee members include: Charles Watkinson (Chair), Amanda Ramalho, Clive Herbert (thru 28 May 2024), Devin O’Hara, Dominique Lechaudel, Jeff Edmunds, Jen Slajus, Kathryn Napier, Ken Klingenstein, Kevin Moreno, Laurent Schmitt, Luca De Santis (thru 20 September 2024), Matthew Goddard, Michelle Urberg, Pablo Markin, Paolo Manghi, Ronald Snijder, Sy Holsinger, Toby Steiner and Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei. Tasha Mellins-Cohen served as Committee Chair thru 5 April 2024.

    Committee charter published here.