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People

Who we are, what we do and how to reach us.

OCLC Research staff have a wide range of expertise (including library science, computational linguistics, economics and computer science, among others), and use these specializations in innovative ways.

Through the Members Council Research Service Group, representatives of the OCLC membership have the opportunity to meet with OCLC researchers and exchange ideas and information about current trends and research.

Program officers work directly with the RLG partners to ensure that they benefit from their affiliation.

OCLC Research staff also:

  • consult individually with member and partner staff to understand their needs and priorities, and seek out opportunities to advance shared agendas through collaboration with OCLC Research and RLG Partner institutions
  • organize events, collaborative projects, and working groups
  • create opportunities to participate in standards and best practices development, and pursue other professional interests; these programs enable staff to develop expertise they can apply to their institutions.

Rick Bennett

Consulting Software Engineer

Rick_Bennett@oclc.org

Robert C. Bolander

Robert Bolander

Senior Communications Officer

bolander@oclc.org

Eric R. Childress

Consulting Project Manager

eric_childress@oclc.org

Patrick Confer

Research Assistant

conferp@oclc.org

Tom Dehn

Consulting Software Engineer

dehn@oclc.org

Lorcan Dempsey

Vice President and Chief Strategist

dempseyl@oclc.org

Karen Disbrow

Administrative Coordinator

disbrowk@oclc.org

Jackie Dooley

Consulting Archivist

dooleyj@oclc.org

Nancy Elkington

Director, Partner Relations

elkingtn@oclc.org

Ricky Erway

Senior Program Officer

erwayr@oclc.org

Jean Godby, Ph.D.

Jean Godby, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

godby@oclc.org

Carol Hickey

Research Support Specialist

hickeyc@oclc.org

Erin Hood

Research Assistant

hoode@oclc.org

Andrew Houghton

Consulting Software Engineer

houghton@oclc.org

Kerre A. Kammerer

Consulting Software Engineer

kammerer@oclc.org

Shailen Karur

Senior Software Engineer

karurs@oclc.org

Susanne Krouse

Executive Assistant to the Vice President

krouses@oclc.org

Ralph LeVan

Ralph LeVan

Senior Research Scientist

levan@oclc.org

Katherine Luce

Research Assistant-Intern (PT)

lucek@oclc.org

Janet Mason

Administrative Coordinator

mason@oclc.org

Jeanette McNicol

Executive Assistant

mcnicolj@oclc.org

James Michalko

Vice President, OCLC Research, San Mateo

michalkj@oclc.org

Edward T. O'Neill, Ph.D.

Edward T. O'Neill, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

oneill@oclc.org

Melissa Renspie

Senior Communications Officer

renspiem@oclc.org 

JD Shipengrover

User Interface Designer

jd_shipengrover@oclc.org

Devon Smith

Consulting Software Engineer

smithde@oclc.org

Chris Stanton

Research Assistant

stantonc@oclc.org

Roy Tennant

Senior Program Officer

tennantr@oclc.org

Roger Thompson, Ph.D.

Roger H. Thompson, Ph.D.

Consulting Software Engineer

thompson@oclc.org

Jenny Toves

Software Architect

tovesj@oclc.org

Sally Vermaaten

Sally Vermaaten

Research Assistant

vermaats@oclc.org

Diane Vizine-Goetz, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

vizine@oclc.org

Harry R. Wagner

Consulting Software Engineer

wagnerh@oclc.org

Bruce Washburn

Consulting Software Engineer

bruce_washburn@oclc.org

Stuart L. Weibel, Ph.D.

Stuart L. Weibel, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

weibel@oclc.org

Jeff Young

Jeff Young

Software Architect

jyoung@oclc.org