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)
There are thus 7 seats open for 2-year terms starting July 2022. CC members currently serving an initial 1-year term that ends June 2022 may stand for re-election.
Dates
Nominations will be collected from May 9 through May 20, 2022 via the nomination form
Voting will be open from May 30 through June 17, 2021
Successful candidates will join the council on July 1, 2022
Nominees
THANK YOU to all of the nominees for their interest in helping FOLIO become its best.
The following individuals have been nominated:
| Name | Institution | Candidate Statement |
Results
TBD