2026–2027 Leaders Council directory
The library leaders who comprise the OCLC Leaders Council bring a wide variety of expertise and experience, and they contribute perspectives about the library industry from local, regional, and global levels. This distinguished group also elects six members of the OCLC Board of Trustees.
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Chair
Paolo Sirito
Head of the Central Library, Milan Campus
Catholic University of Sacred Heart
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Vice-chair, Chair-elect
Geoffrey Robert Little
Vice-Provost and University Librarian
Western University
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Councilor-at-large
Erna Winters
Network Manager for Public Libraries
National Library of the Netherlands
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Kathrin Brannemann
Director
German National Library
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Kimberley Bugg
CEO and Director of Woodruff Library
Atlanta University Center
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Midori Clark
Director
Fort Worth Public Library
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Lamia Eid
Dean of Libraries and Learning Technology
American University in Cairo
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Robert Gerrity
University Librarian
Monash University
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Lauren Hagan
Chief Executive Officer
Columbus Metropolitan Libraries
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Ben Hyman
Chief Librarian and CEO
Vancouver Public Library
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Wataru Kameyama
Library Director
Waseda University
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David Leonard
President
Boston Public Library
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Chi-Shiou Lin
Library Director
National Taiwan University
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Robert H. McDonald
Senior Vice Provost and Library Director
University of Texas at Austin
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Andrew Medlar
President & Director
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Helen Shenton
Librarian and College Archivist
Trinity College Dublin
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Steve Smith
Dean of Libraries
University of Tennessee
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Sarawoot Watechagit
Library and Knowledge Center Director
Mahidol University
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Wendy White
Director of Library and Learning Services
University of Southampton