Announcing New Board of Directors
The Open Education Conference is pleased to share that a new Board of Directors has been formed that will see the conference through 2022 and beyond. The Board has officially assumed leadership of the conference, and updates on the 2022 conference will be released soon.
Six members of the Board were appointed by a community election that took place in December 2021. The election was open to candidates that had not served on the conference planning teams during the two-year interim planning period. These six Directors will serve a two-year term. Earlier this year, the additional six Directors were appointed from those volunteers who had served on the conference planning teams over the past two years. This was done with the intent of preserving institutional memory and establishing a staggered election cycle, as these six Directors will serve a one year term on the Board.
Now that all Board appointments are complete, the conference is pleased to share the full Board of Directors:
Stefanie Buck (2022-2023) - Director, Open Educational Resources at Oregon State University
Brandon Carson (2022) - Learning Technology Specialist/Part-time Professor at Durham College
Tonja Conerly (2022-2023) - Professor of Sociology at San Jacinto College
Manisha Khetarpal (2022) - Librarian at Maskwacis Cultural College
Amanda C Larson (2022) - Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant at The Ohio State University
Rachel Meisner (2022-2023) - Course Designer and Open Educational Resources Coordinator at Pikes Peak Community College
Robbie Melton (2022-2023) - Associate Vice President - HBCU OER Affordable Learning Solutions Tennessee State University & HBCU Affordable Learning Solutions
Veronica Anayansi Moreno Mares (2022) - Former Director on the Standing Committee on Research Exchange, International Federation of Medical Students Association
Amy Nusbaum (2022-2023) - Assistant Professor of Psychology at Heritage University
Elita Partosoedarso (2022-2023) - Senior Teaching Professor at OntarioTech University
Susan Payne (2022) - Education Specialist at the Oregon Department of Education
Samantha Veneruso (2022) - Chair of General Studies & Professor of English at Montgomery College
With the full Board assembled, planning for OpenEd22 can officially begin! This incredible team of capable and committed individuals is excited to drive the conference forward and continue to shape it into an entity that is fully community-owned.
Stay tuned to this conference mailing list as well as social media channels for more announcements in the coming weeks!
Earlier this year, the Open Education Conference launched a strategic planning process to chart its future as a community-owned event, with the goal of developing the foundations for a sustainable, community-led governance structure to assume leadership after 2021. After an interim partnership guided the conference through a two-year transitional period during 2020 and 2021, the new Board has been designed to promote a more long-term, sustainable governance model for the conference. The conference’s Strategic Vision, as adopted in 2021, will continue to serve as the foundational document from which decisions about the future of the conference will be made.
