Community Council Election
We are conducting the election for the first FOLIO Community Council. We are seeking individuals who have experience with one or more of:
- Leadership experience with non-profit organizations
- Strong collaborative skills who are able to drive decisions that champion the interests of the community and project
- Participating in and/or managing open community governance
- Library management systems and library workflows
- Planning software development projects
- Agile software development methodologies, including Epic, Feature and Story creation
- Knowledge of recent library operations and future needs
- Experience with defining functional requirements and understanding of technical requirements
See also FOLIO Governance Model Election Process and previous election in 2021. The successful candidates from 2021 each have a 1- or 2-year term as follows:
- One year terms (July 2021 -- June 2022):
- Kathleen Berry (Five Colleges)
- Rachel Besara (Missouri State University)
- Tom Cramer (Stanford University)
- Dracine Hodges (Duke University)
- Ian Ibbotson (Knowledge Integration (K-Int))
- Marko Knepper (University Library Mainz)
- Paula Sullenger (Texas A&M University)
- Two year terms (July 2021 – June 2023):
- Mike Gorrell (Index Data)
- Harry Kaplanian (EBSCO Information Services)
- Kirstin Kemner-Heek (GBV (Goettingen))
- Keven Liu (Shanghai Library)
- Boaz Nadav-Manes (Lehigh University)
- Maike Osters (HBZ (Cologne))
- Leander Seige (Leipzig University Library)
- Simeon Warner (Cornell University)
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Nominations will be collected from May 9 through May 20, 2022 via the nomination form – extended to May 25
Voting will be open from May 30 through June 17, 2021
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