Team Members

Planning the 2025 Open Education Conference takes a village. The conference has been organized by community members who have worked tirelessly to plan every aspect of the event.

 

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors provides oversight and leadership for the conference, being responsible for goals, major decisions, and leadership of the planning teams.

 

  • Ash Barber (Chair)

  • Pranjal Saloni (Vice-Chair)

  • Brandon Carson

  • April Crenshaw

  • Kim Grewe

  • Amanda Larson

  • Rachel Meisner

  • Nico Osier

  • Rosario Rogel-Salazar

  • Tanya Spilovoy

  • Nicholas Swails

  • Lily Todorinova

Program Committee

The Program Committee is responsible for developing the conference program via the proposal review process.

 

  • Kim Grewe (Co-Chair)

  • Lily Todorinova (Co-Chair)

  • Amber Hoye

  • Bryan McGeary

  • Carmen Cole

  • Chealsye Bowley

  • Cyntoria Johnson

  • Debbie Baker

  • Jennifer Pate

  • Katie Harding

  • Lindsay Josephs

  • Sarah Adams

  • Skylar Davidson

  • Teresa Handy

Open Education 101 Working Group

This working group is responsible for developing and implementing beginner-level programming for conference attendees who are new to the field of open education.

 

  • Abbey Elder

  • Christina Riehman-Murphy

  • Ryan Randall

  • Shannon Smith

Proposal Reviewers

Between the Program Committee and proposal reviewers, more than 150 community members participated in the proposal review process.

  • Abel Lifaefi Mbula

  • Adriana Poo

  • Alaina Desjardin

  • Alexander Rodriguez

  • Alexandra Marcaccio

  • Alishia Huntoon

  • Alyshia Bagley

  • Alyssa Columbus

  • Amanda Gomez

  • Amani Bouzayenne

  • Amber Burtis

  • Amber Raley

  • Amy Gay

  • Amy Larson

  • Amy Tucker

  • Andjela Kaur

  • Angela Ramsoondur

  • Anika Gearhart-Edwards

  • Anne Smoak

  • Annjanette Bennar

  • Aoife O'Mahony

  • Arturo J. Miguel de Priego

  • Ashley Biddle

  • Attridge Mwelwa

  • Aura Lippincott

  • Beatrice Canales

  • Bebe S. Chang

  • Berta Hancock

  • Bettie Stafford

  • Bob Casper

  • Bouba Oumarou

  • Brenda Carrillo

  • Brittany Blanchard

  • Carlos C. Goller

  • Carrie Gits

  • Cathy Germano

  • Chelsea Lyssy

  • Chia Yewboon

  • Chrislyn Randell

  • Christina Norton

  • Christine Rickabaugh

  • Claire Carly-Miles

  • Courtney Eger

  • Damilola Caleb Akintayo

  • Dastan Khalid

  • Dawn “Nikki” Cannon-Rech

  • Deborah Walker

  • Delores Carlito

  • Denise George

  • Dick Donald Akumu

  • Dorea Hardy

  • Dr Anju Gandhi

  • Dr Deepika Kohli

  • Dr Suma Parahakaran

  • Dr. Alarape, Asimi Akibu

  • Dr. Lubna Ali

  • Dr. Rahul Sharad Gaikwad

  • Dr. Sharyn Warren

  • Elaine McLeod

  • Elissa Ledoux

  • Elizabeth Akinyi Owino

  • Elizabeth Arestyl

  • Emma White

  • Eric Silberberg

  • Eyob Esatu

  • Faime Moussavi

  • Faye Davis

  • Felix Kayode Olakulehin

  • Garvita Thareja

  • Heerak Ghanesh G

  • Ijeoma Idika-Chima

  • Isabelle Antes

  • James Thibeault

  • Jane McGrail

  • Jeremy Larance

  • Jesse Akman

  • Jessica Kirschner

  • Jessica McClean

  • Jessica Ryan

  • JoDi Lynn Osborn-Ward

  • Johannah White

  • Jonas Lamb

  • Joseph Taylor

  • Julia Rodriguez

  • Julie Sullivan

  • Justin Burr

  • Kana Halić Kordić

  • Karen Aicher

  • Karen Aicher

  • Karen Holley

  • Kathy Essmiller

  • Kelly Smith

  • Kelsey Smith

  • Kevin Reagan

  • Khwaja Mansour Sediqi

  • Kolawole Akinjide Aramide

  • Krish Keswani

  • Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala

  • Kristin Inciardi

  • Kyle Denlinger

  • Kymberly Ash

  • Laura Santana

  • LeAnne Schmidt

  • Lee Clift

  • Leslie Reynolds

  • Lidia Gault

  • Lisa Lucas Hurst

  • Liz Thompson

  • Lovishka Kalawon

  • Makda Maru

  • Mandy Hertel

  • Marian Hampton

  • Marta Kowalczyk

  • Martha Mosha

  • Martin Adalberto Tena Espinoza de los Monteros

  • Mary E. Robinson, EdD

  • Mary Jo Orzech

  • Mary-Kate Finnegan

  • Meagan Morris

  • Melinda Westland

  • Melissa Cuschieri

  • Michael Dabrowski

  • Michele Gibney

  • Michelle Beechey

  • Miranda Phair

  • Miria Munoz

  • Miti Shah

  • Myra Waddell

  • Nadia Cheikhrouhou

  • Nancy A. Henke

  • Natalie Hill

  • Nichole LaGrow

  • Nicole Askin

  • Nicole Jobin

  • Nneka Reid

  • Noble Jebakumar

  • Nora Khalil

  • Ogechi Emmanuela Dan-Okereke

  • Olga Petrovska

  • Perry Collins

  • Precious Kapfunde

  • Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan

  • Rachel Stott

  • Rajeeb Dutta

  • Rashpal Uppal

  • Rhea Rajkumar

  • Robert Farrow

  • Ronda Francis Gedward

  • Rowaydah Alaa

  • Rukhsana Zia

  • Safiyya Abdulrahman Rafindadi

  • Salman Khan

  • Sam Arungwa

  • Samantha Artukovich

  • Sarah Hutton

  • Sarah Kresh

  • Sarah LeMire

  • Sarah M. Allison

  • Sarah Norris

  • Sarah Northam

  • Satej Kumar Sahu

  • Seemab Mehmood

  • Shannon Pritting

  • Shannon Smith

  • Sharon Tshipa

  • Shuhan Yuan

  • Simon Omondi

  • Stephanie Robertson

  • Sushumna Rao

  • Tammarra Letbetter

  • Terra Rogerson

  • Terry Schiavone

  • Tineka Scalzo

  • Tracey Lee

  • Tracy Amaral Tracey

  • Tremaine Leslie

  • Tri Astari

  • Umair Ahmed

  • Vandana Punia

  • Veronique Van Lierde

  • Yassin Nacer

  • Yolanda Loften Sims

  • Yong Lee

  • Yvonne Tran

Staff

The conference staff supports the Board of Directors and committees by providing operational and administrative support.

 

  • Aishah Abdullah (SPARC staff)

  • Nicole Allen (SPARC staff)

  • Hailey Babb (SPARC staff)

  • Gabby Hernandez (SPARC Staff)

  • Kim Henze (graphic design)

  • Asha Law (administrative assistance)

  • Annika Many (project management)

  • Christina Riehman-Murphy (SPARC VPO)