We are conducting the election for the 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 elections.
The current members are:
July 2024 - July 2026
Stephen Pampell (Texas A&M)
Johanna Radding (Amherst College/Five Colleges)
Joseph Grobelny (University of Colorado Boulder)
Rachael Kotarski (University of Chicago)
Shawn Nicholson (Michigan State University)
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July 2023 – June 2025:
Kirstin Kemner-Heek (GBV) (served since 2021, not eligible for re-election)
Simeon Warner (Cornell University Library) (served since 2021, not eligible for re-election)
Mike Gorrell (Index Data) (served since 2021, not eligible for re-election)
Edwin Pretz (BVB) (eligible for re-election)
Boaz Nadav Manes (Lehigh University Library) (served since 2021, not eligible for re-election)
Maike Osters (hbz, Cologne) (served since 2021, not eligible for re-election)
Christopher Spalding (EBSCO Information Services) (eligible for re-election)
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The following people have been elected to serve 2-year terms from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027:
Stephen Short - Library of Congress
Tom Cramer - Stanford Libraries
Martina Schildt - GBV / VZG, Göttingen
Peter Murray - Index Data
Peter-Paul Kloppenborg - BSZ - Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum (Konstanz)
Karen Jara Maricic - Bibliotecas Universidad de Concepción
Petra Schneider - HeBIS (Frankfurt/Main)
Vanessa French - Lehigh University