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DSpace Steering Group

Created by Michele Mennielli, last modified by Maureen Walsh on Oct 28, 2025

Steering Group

The DSpace Steering Group is the primary decision-making body of the DSpace Program. It sets the strategic direction of the program, with advice and consent of the Leadership Group. It provides on-going program oversight and ensures that the priorities of the Leadership Group and members are met.

Steering Group members are elected and empowered by the Leadership. Their responsibilities include:

Operational oversight, including time-sensitive decision-making
Development of strategic priorities, for approval by Leadership
Recommendations for budget allocations, for approval by Leadership
Assistance with fundraising
Commissioning of and liaising with working groups
Agenda-setting for quarterly Leadership Meetings

Composition of the Steering Group

The Steering Group is composed of 10 members (9 elected voting members, plus a permanent ex-officio Lyrasis seat).
Elected Steering Group members serve for three-year, renewable terms.
Steering Group members are elected by the Leadership, but can be from outside of the Leadership Group. If a Steering Group member is not also on the Leadership Group, they may still attend Leadership meetings in a non-voting capacity.

Meetings

The Steering Group meets monthly.
Steering Group meeting notes are shared with Leadership Group members but not made publicly available. (Meeting notes here: DSpace Steering Home)
The Steering Group communicates decisions within 2 days of a meeting to the Leadership Group to ensure transparent communication. Any Leader or Steerer can call an emergency meeting of the Leadership Group on these decisions.

2025/2026 DSpace Steering Group Members (November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026)

Members are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.

2025-2026 DSpace Steering Group Members
Bridget Almas (ex-officio*)	Director of Operations for Community Supported Technologies	Lyrasis
Pascal-Nicolas Becker (2025-2027)	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Andrea Bollini (March 11, 2025-October 31, 2027)	COO (Deputy), Chief Technology Innovation Officer	4Science
Lieven Droogmans (2024-2027)	CEO	Atmire
Mohit Garg (2025-2027)	Assistant Librarian	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Scott Hanrath (2023-2026)	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Erica Johns (2023-2026) (Vice Chair, 2025-2026)	Lead Librarian for the eCommons Institutional Repository Service	Cornell University Library
Erik Moore (2024-2027) (Chair, 2025-2027)	Head, University Archives & Co-Director, University Digital Conservancy	University of Minnesota
Kristi Park (2023-2026)	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Maureen Walsh (2025-2027)	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

*Representative for permanent ex-officio, non-voting Lyrasis seat.

2024/2025 DSpace Steering Group Members (November 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025)

Members are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.

2024-2025 DSpace Steering Group Members
Bridget Almas (ex-officio*)	Director of Operations for Community Supported Technologies	Lyrasis
Pascal-Nicolas Becker (2022-2025)	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Andrea Bollini (March 11, 2025-October 31, 2027)	COO (Deputy), Chief Technology Innovation Officer	4Science
Lieven Droogmans (2024-2027)	CEO	Atmire
Scott Hanrath (2023-2026)	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Erica Johns (2023-2026)	Lead Librarian for the eCommons Institutional Repository Service	Cornell University Library
Agustina Martinez-Garcia (2022-2025) (Vice Chair 2024-2025)	Head of Open Research Systems	University of Cambridge
Erik Moore (2024-2027)	Head, University Archives & Co-Director, University Digital Conservancy	University of Minnesota
Susanna Mornati (November 1, 2024-March 10, 2025)	COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist	4Science
Kristi Park (2023-2026)	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Maureen Walsh (2023-2025) (Chair, 2023-2025)	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

*Representative for permanent ex-officio, non-voting Lyrasis seat.

2023/2024 DSpace Steering Group Members (November 1, 2023 - October 31, 2024)

Members are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.

2023-2024 DSpace Steering Group Members
Laurie Gemmill Arp (ex-officio*)	Senior Director, Community Supported Technologies and Hosting Services	Lyrasis
Pascal-Nicolas Becker (2022-2025)	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Lieven Droogmans (2021-2024)	CEO	Atmire
Scott Hanrath (2023-2026)	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Erica Johns (2023-2026) (Vice Chair, 2023-2024)	Lead Librarian for the eCommons Institutional Repository Service	Cornell University Library
Agustina Martinez (2022-2025)	Open Research Systems Manager	University of Cambridge
Erik Moore (2021-2024)	Head, University Archives & Co-Director, University Digital Conservancy	University of Minnesota
Susanna Mornati (2021-2024)	COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist	4Science
Kristi Park (2023-2026)	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Maureen Walsh (2023-2025) (Chair, 2023-2025)	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

*Representative for permanent ex-officio, non-voting Lyrasis seat.

2022/2023 DSpace Steering Group Members

Members are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.

DSpace Steering Group Members
Pascal-Nicolas Becker (2022-2025)	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Lieven Droogmans (2021-2024)	CEO	Atmire
Scott Hanrath (2020-2023)	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Agustina Martinez (2022-2025)	Open Research Systems Manager	University of Cambridge
Erik Moore (2021-2024)	Head, University Archives & Co-Director, University Digital Conservancy	University of Minnesota
Susanna Mornati (2021-2024)	COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist	4Science
Jere Odell (2020-2023)	Scholarly Communication Librarian	Indiana University Purdue University Indiana
Kristi Park (2020-2023)	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Maureen Walsh (2021-2023 - Chair)	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

2021/2022 DSpace Steering Group Members

Members are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.

DSpace 2021/2022 Steering Group Members
Pascal-Nicolas Becker (2019-2022)	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Lieven Droogmans (2021-2024)	CEO	Atmire
Scott Hanrath (2020-2023)	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Agustina Martinez (2019-2022)	Open Research Systems Manager	University of Cambridge
Erik Moore (2021-2024)	Head, University Archives & Co-Director, University Digital Conservancy	University of Minnesota
Susanna Mornati (2021-2024)	COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist	4Science
Jere Odell (2020-2023)	Scholarly Communication Librarian	Indiana University Purdue University Indiana
Kristi Park (2020-2023)	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Maureen Walsh (2021-2023 Chair)	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

2020/2021 DSpace Steering Group Members

Members are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.

DSpace 2020/2021 Steering Group Members
Pascal-Nicolas Becker (2019-2022)	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Lieven Droogmans (2018-2021)	CEO	Atmire
Scott Hanrath (2020-2023)	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Agustina Martinez (2019-2022)	Open Research Systems Manager	University of Cambridge
Susanna Mornati (2018-2021)	COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist	4Science
Jere Odell (2020-2023)	Scholarly Communication Librarian	Indiana University Purdue University Indiana
César Olivares (2019-2022) (Stepped down in 2021)	Subdirector for Information and Knowledge Management	Concytec
Kristi Park (2020-2023) (Chair 2020-2021)	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Maureen Walsh (2018-2021) (Vice Chair 2020-2021)	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

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