The Team
Team DLF
Jennifer Ferretti, DLF Senior Program Officer
Jennifer (she/her) is the DLF Senior Program Officer where she focuses on supporting and amplifying the work of the DLF community, as well as CLIR programs such as The Authenticity Project. Jennifer joined DLF in June 2021 and looks forward to her first in-person DLF Forum and affiliated events (in her home city, no less) as SPO. Jennifer has been working in digital libraries for over 10 years and before joining CLIR, Jennifer was a digital initiatives librarian at a fine art and design college. Jennifer is an artist, community organizer, and is based in Baltimore, MD. Find her on Twitter @citythatreads.
Aliya Reich, Program Manager for Conferences and Events
Aliya Reich (she/her) is CLIR’s Program Manager for Conferences and Events based in Baltimore, MD. She leads the planning for the annual Digital Library Federation Forum and affiliated events. Her background is in museums and she holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in art history. Outside of work, Aliya is a running coach, leads Pacing for Parkinson’s, a charity team at the Baltimore Running Festival, and volunteers with Girls on the Run and Big Brothers Big Sisters at the Y. Find her on Twitter @aliyareich.
Gayle Schechter, DLF Program Associate
Gayle (she/her) is DLF’s Program Associate where she manages and provides administrative support to DLF’s working groups and coordinates community outreach (including building the website you’re currently reading). Gayle holds a B.S. in American history and information systems and an M.S. in library and information science with a concentration in archives management. Prior to joining Team DLF in September 2019, Gayle was the digital exhibitions coordinator at an HBCU consortium library. Based in Atlanta, GA, Gayle lives with her chihuahua mix, Rico, who can often be found joining her for working group calls. Find her on Twitter @akaGladys.
DLF Forum Planning Committee
- Benjamin Armintor, Columbia University Libraries
- Claudia Berger, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Poonam Bharti, Librarian
- Amy Bocko, Western Michigan University
- Amanda Boczar, University of South Florida
- Natalie Bond, University of Montana
- Eleni Castro, Boston University Libraries
- Anne Cong-Huyen, University of Michigan
- Anna Craft, UNC Greensboro
- Jill Crane, University of Dayton
- Patrick Daglaris, Oklahoma State University
- Justin de la Cruz New York University Health Sciences Library
- Chelsea Denault, Michigan Digital Preservation Network
- Maya Dodd, FLAME University
- Brenna Edwards, Harry Ransom Center
- Joshua Finnell, Colgate University
- Hannah Frost, Stanford University
- Amy Gay, Binghamton University
- Steven Gentry, University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
- Mary Girard, Centre College Library
- Melanie Griffin, University of Arkansas
- Siobhan Hagan, MARMIA and DC Public Library
- Kat Hagedorn, University of Michigan Library
- Tracee Haupt, Library of Congress
- Heather Heckman, University of South Carolina
- Greta Heng, San Diego State University
- Marisa Hicks-Alcaraz, Claremont Graduate University
- Nicholas Homenda, Indiana University Bloomington
- Sarah Hopley, Center for Jewish History
- Kevin Hsu, Stanford University
- Michelle Janowiecki, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
- Elizabeth-Anne Johnson, University of Calgary
- Rita Johnston, UNC Charlotte
- Carrie Johnston, Wake Forest University - Z. Smith Reynolds Library
- Deirdre Joyce, Syracuse University Libraries
- Carol Kassel, New York University
- Charlotte Kostelic, Columbia University
- Anne Kumer, Case Western Reserve University
- Barb Laufersweiler, University of Oklahoma Libraries
- Mariah Lewis, Fordham University
- Victoria Longfield, Hope College
- Sean Luyk, University of Alberta Library
- Mayezana Madida, Student
- Jennifer Matthews, Rowan University
- Kari May, University of Pittsburgh
- Raeshawn McGuffie, William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library
- Jaime Mears, Library of Congress
- Ling Meng, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Kathryn Michaelis, Emory University
- Christina Miskey, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Elaina Norlin, Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
- Rafiat Onyeka , Yaba College of Technology, Lagos-Nigeria
- Cajetan Onyeneke, Imo State University
- David Pasek, FlexBooking Services
- Anu Paul, Yale University Library
- Giselle Pempedjian, Lebanese American University
- Victoria Pilato, Stony Brook University
- Carrie Pirmann, Bucknell University
- Patrice-Andre "Max" Prud'homme, Oklahoma State University
- Aditya Ranganath, CU Boulder
- Katie Rawson, University of Pennsylvania
- Erin Ridnour, Iowa State University Library
- Liz Rodrigues, Grinnell College
- Georgia Ross White, University of South Carolina
- Robin Ruggaber, University of Virginia
- Erin Rushton, Binghamton University Libraries
- Melde Rutledge, Wake Forest University - Z. Smith Reynolds Library
- Dr. Özhan Saglik, Bursa Uludag University
- Dhanushka Samarakoon, University of Miami
- Tabitha Samuel, Waring Historical Library, Medical University of South Carolina
- Nicole Scalessa, Vassar College
- Andrea Schuler, Tufts University
- David Schuster, Binghamton University
- Rachel Senese, Georgia State University
- Sarah Severson, University of Alberta
- Debra Shapiro, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Bria Sinnott, Towson University
- Matthew Sisk, University of Notre Dame
- Laura Smart, University of Western Ontario
- Elliott Stevens, University of Washington, Seattle
- Greta Suiter, Ohio University
- Kruti Trivedi, INFLIBNET
- James Tuttle, Virginia Tech
- James Watson, Maryland State Archives
- susan wiesner, Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies
- Helene Williams, University of Washington
- Shannon Willis, University of North Texas
- Laura Wilson, Fisk University
- Heidi Winkler, Texas Tech University
- Lee Woodward, City of La Porte, Texas
- Cynthia York, Johns Hopkins University
- Melina Zavala, Wesleyan University
DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion
DLF’s Committee for Equity and Inclusion (DLF-CEI), which arose from the Forum’s Inclusivity Committee several years ago, is integral to helping us make our event as accessible and inclusive as possible.
DLF-CEI Admin Co-Chairs
- Jasmine Clark
- Debbie Krahmer
- Neel Agrawal
- Lisa Schiff
Inclusivity at the Forum Subcommittee
- Debbie Krahmer, chair
- Carrie Pirmann