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The Team

CLIR staff member standing at 2022 DLF Forum registration table, waving to a man wearing a backpack with his back to the camera

Team DLF

Jennifer Ferretti, DLF Director

Jennifer (she/her) joined CLIR in June 2021 and is the DLF Director where she focuses on supporting and amplifying the work of the DLF community and CLIR initiatives and programs, such as the IMLS-supported Authenticity Project. Jennifer has been working in digital libraries for over 10 years and before joining CLIR, was a digital initiatives librarian at a fine art and design college. Jennifer is an artist, community organizer, and is based in Baltimore, MD.

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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 charity group Pacing for Parkinson’s, and volunteers with Girls on the Run and Big Brothers Big Sisters at the Y.

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Gayle Schechter, 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. Based in Atlanta, GA, Gayle lives with her chihuahua mix, Rico, who can often be found joining her for working group calls.

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DLF Forum Planning Committee

  • Caterina Agostini, University of Notre Dame
  • Treasa Bane, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Amanda Boczar, University of South Florida
  • Carol Bowers, Director of Library Services
  • Eleni Castro, Boston University Libraries
  • Danielle Colbert-Lewis, North Carolina Central University
  • Lauren Cooper, Center for Black Digital Research, Penn State Univ.
  • Julia Corrin, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Anna Craft, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Jill Crane, University of Dayton
  • Lea DeForest, Texas Digital Library
  • Andrea Degener, ARLIS/NA
  • Sheila Devaney, The University of Georgia Libraries
  • Maya Dodd, FLAME University
  • Alicia Finley, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
  • Joshua Finnell, Colgate University
  • Nicole Finzer, Northwestern University
  • Sabrina Francis, Prairie View A&M University
  • Kimberly Gay, Texas A&M University-Prairie View A&M University
  • Steven Gentry, University of Michigan
  • Mary Girard Grace, Centre College
  • Diane Goldenberg-Hart, Coalition for Networked Information
  • Samantha Gordano, Aldridge
  • Melanie Griffin, University of Arkansas
  • Patricia Guardiola, Haverford College
  • Becca Hern, John Brown University
  • Theresa Hessey, University of Delaware
  • Gregory Hill, Authenticity Project Alumnus
  • Nicholas Homenda, Tufts University
  • Shatira Jackson, Shaker Heights Public Library, Univ. of Denver
  • Rita Johnston, University of Miami
  • Carol Kassel, New York University
  • kYmberly Keeton, ART | library deco
  • Katherine Klosek, Association of Research Libraries
  • Barbara Laufersweiler, University of Oklahoma Libraries
  • Jessica Leming
  • Brandon Lunsford, Johnson C. Smith University
  • Sean Luyk, University of Alberta Library
  • Jennifer Matthews, Rowan University
  • Kari May, University of Pittsburgh
  • Sheila McAlister, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO/UGA Libraries)
  • Jessica McCall
  • Raeshawn McGuffie, Hampton University
  • Christina Miskey, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Morgan Montgomery, HBCU Library Alliance
  • Josh Morgan, University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • Wen Nie Ng, Virginia Tech
  • Cajetan Onyeneke, Imo State University
  • Anu Paul, Yale University Library
  • Giselle Pempedjian, Lebanese American University
  • Victoria Pilato, Stony Brook University
  • Carrie Pirmann, Bucknell University
  • Suzanne Preate, Syracuse University
  • Patrice-Andre "Max" Prud'homme, Oklahoma State University
  • Katie Rawson, University of Pennsylvania
  • Bryan Ricupero, University of Wyoming
  • Franklin Robinson
  • Erin Rushton, Binghamton University Libraries
  • Melde Rutledge, Wake Forest University
  • Dhanushka Samarakoon, Univerity of Miami
  • Nicole Scalessa, Vassar College
  • Walter Schlect, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Andrea Schuler, Tufts University
  • Kayla Siddell, Xavier University of Louisiana
  • Matthew Sisk, University of Notre Dame
  • Katy Smith, Medical Library Association
  • Shannon Smith, University of Wyoming
  • Raegan Stearns, Alabama State University
  • Kelli West, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Clarissa West-White, Bethune-Cookman University
  • Helene Williams, University of Washington Information School
  • Shannon Willis, Texas State University
  • Laura Wilson
  • Lee Woodward, City of La Porte, Texas

DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion

DLF’s Committee for Equity and Inclusion, 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.

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