Action Committees

Conference Planning

The Conference Planning Action Committee is responsible for all activities surrounding the programming of the Annual RDAP Summit, including collaborating with the Education and Resources Action Committee to select workshops (if applicable). This Committee will collaborate with the Treasurer and the Sponsorship Action Committee to ensure there is a budget. They will work with the Marketing Action Committee to ensure appropriate communication about the Summit.

Summit 2025 (virtual)

Chairs: Anthony Dellureficio and Ashley Thomas

Members: Lena Bohman, Hannah Calkins, Michaela Clark, Matthew Harp, Kristin Hitchcock, Emily Kilcer, Michal McCullough, Alisa Rod, Sara Siddiqui

Summit 2026 (in-person)

Chairs: Ashley Thomas and Sarah Siddiqui

Members: Kaylee Alexander, Rachael Beal, Emily Blumenthal, Julia Deen, Madison Golden, Matthew Harp, Marla Hertz, Sarah Gonzalez, Megan Potterbusch, Fernando Rios

Contact: rdapsummit@rdapassociation.org

DEIA (Diversity Equity Inclusion and Anti-racism)

The DEIA Action Committee is responsible for supporting RDAP efforts to advocate for and actively support DEIA within our organization and within the fields of data management and curation. This committee will collaborate with the Executive Board and other Action Committees in their DEIA activities as appropriate.

Chair: kYmberly Keeton and Mara Sedlins

Members: Deborah Yun Caldwell, Hector Escobar, Rachel Fernandez, Alex Wieker

Contact: deia@rdapassociation.org

Education and Resources

The Education and Resources Action Committee is responsible for all the educational efforts of the Association outside of the Annual RDAP Summit. This Committee also collaborates with the Conference Planning Action Committee to select workshops for the Annual RDAP Summit (if applicable). This Committee will collaborate with the Treasurer and the Sponsorship Action Committee to ensure there is a budget for their activities.

Chairs: Kat Koziar

Members: Kristin Briney, Halle Burns, Heather Coates, Nanditha Krishna, Jim Martin, Shannon Sheridan, Nancy Shin, Allie Tatarian, Briana Wham, Ashley Zeidler

Contact: education@rdapassociation.org

Marketing

The Marketing Action Committee is responsible for developing a marketing plan for the Association and, when needed, for each of its functions. This Committee is responsible for all social media, and will collaborate with all Action Committees and the Executive Board to promote Association functions, news and information.

Chairs: Jennifer Chaput and Helenmary Sheridan

Members: Mary Kelly Burns, Jessica Ko

Contact: marketing@rdapassociation.org

Membership

The Membership Action Committee is responsible for all activities involving recruiting new members and maintaining records of membership. This Committee will collaborate with the Treasurer as needed and is also responsible for coordinating the mentorship and scholarship programs.

Chairs: Daria Orlowska and Emma Scott

Members: Amy Koshoffer, Sara Samuel, Amy Yarnell

Contact: membership@rdapassociation.org

Publishing

The Publishing Action Committee is responsible for producing an online quarterly newsletter with the purpose of informing the membership and interested parties about the RDAP Association and topics of interest. This Committee is also responsible for curating the conference proceedings through the editorial offices of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB).

Chairs: Erin Foster and Abigail Goben

Members: Alicia Cappello, Tina Griffin, Marla Hertz, Carolyn Jackson, Jamaica Jones, Heather Owen, Angel Tang, Wei Zakharov, Sally Gore (special advisor)

Contact: publications@rdapassociation.org

Sponsorship

The Sponsorship Action Committee is responsible for all activities surrounding the sponsorship needs of the Association. This Committee will collaborate with the Conference Action Committee and the Treasurer to ensure a budget for the Annual RDAP Summit. They will collaborate with any other Action Committee and the Executive Board on funding needs for Association activities.

Chairs: Abigail Pennington

Members: Elena Azadbakht, Kelsey Badger, Laura Palumbo

Contact: sponsorship@rdapassociation.org

Website

The Website Action Committee is responsible for updating and organizing the website and association management system. Content may be provided by the Executive Board or another Action Committee but the Website Committee will implement the content. This Committee considers usability of general website and member resources when making design decisions.

Chairs: Michael Moore and Reid Otsuji

Members: CJ Garcia, Grace Kim (UX Designer), Sarah Marchese, Danielle Maurici-Pollock, Jennifer Patino, Nancy Shin

Contact: webmaster@rdapassociation.org

Task Forces & Working Groups

Once a need is established by the Executive Board, a call to all members for volunteers to join the Task Force will be made. The list of volunteers will be reviewed by the Executive Board to finalize membership and select Chairs or Co-chairs. Chairs and members of Task Forces shall serve a term established by the Executive Board to complete the charge of the Task Force.

Awards Task Force

Chairs: Sarah Oelker and Allie Tatarian

Members: Chelsea Barrett, Laura Briggs, Jonathan Petters

Digitally Accessible Data and Data Repositories Working Group

The "Digitally Accessible Data and Data Repositories" Working Group (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025) is responsible for conducting research and producing a report to include: summary of ADA rules applying to research data and/or repositories containing research data; what is presently known about digitally accessible data and repositories, as well as what key questions remain; and proposed best practices for creating digitally accessible research data files. The purpose of the report will be to assist researchers and institutions with data repositories to maintain compliance with ADA rules.

Chairs: Kristin Briney, Clara Llebot Lorente, and Rachel Woodbrook

Members: Cameron Cook, Carrie Breton, Christine Nieman Hislop, Danielle Kirsch, Emily Blumenthal, Heather Owen, Joseph Edgerton, Kelly Burns, Lena Bohman, Lisa Chinn, Michal McCullough, Peyton Tvrdy, Sarah Weirich, Tianji Jiang, Tina Nowak, Wendy Mann, Will Dean

Contact: access-wg@rdapassociation.org

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