OCLC Global Council becomes OCLC Leaders Council
On 19 March 2024, OCLC’s Global Council ratified changes to its name and structure. The evolution from OCLC Global Council to OCLC Leaders Council reflects the continuing and natural evolution of OCLC’s council model while ensuring meaningful participation and diverse global perspectives. The transition to Leaders Council continues through November 2025. Get more information about this change in the press release.
2024–25 Leaders Council members
A key benefit of membership is the opportunity to participate in OCLC’s governance. Councilors are selected from member libraries to provide library perspectives and elect six members of the OCLC Board of Trustees.
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Chair
Maria Frahm-Arp
Executive Director: Library and Information Centre
University of Johannesburg
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Vice-chair, Chair-elect
Joseph Hafner
Dean of Libraries
York University
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Councilor-at-large
Helen Thomas
Associate University Librarian
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha/University of Canterbury
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Reinhard Altenhöner
Deputy Director General
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
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Lorely Ambriz
Head Librarian/Assistant Professor
El Paso Community College
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Polly Boruff-Jones
Professor and Dean of University Libraries
Oakland University
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May Chan
Head, Metadata Services
University of Toronto
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Gloria Creed-Dikeogu
Associate Dean of Libraries
California State University, Bakersfield
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Paul Glassman
Instructor of Architectural History and Design
Yeshiva University
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Clem Guthro
University Librarian
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Sarah Hurter-Savie
Library Director
Côte d’Azur University
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Cass Kvenild
Dean of Libraries
University of Wyoming
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Michael Levine-Clark
Dean of Libraries
University of Denver
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Elizabeth G. McClenney
Director
Roanoke College
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Craig Milberg
University Librarian
Willamette University
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Anchalee (Joy) Panigabutra-Roberts
Head, Cataloging / Associate Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Gaye Rowley
Professor in the Faculty of Law
Waseda University
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Sky E. Seery
School Counselor
North Platte High School
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Eric Suess
Director
Marshall Public Library
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Evi Tramantza
Director of Libraries and Archives
Anatolia College
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Matthijs van Otegem
University Librarian
Utrecht University
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Andrew White
Director, Library Information Services
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute