Past members of the RDA Board

Past members of the RDA Board

Representatives of the Copyright Holders

American Library Association (ALA)

  • Keri Cascio, 2017-2021
  • Mary Ghikas, 2016

Canadian Library Association (CLA)

  • Valoree McKay, 2016

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

  • John Trevor-Allen, 2019-2023 (Chair of the RDA Board, 2021 - 2023)
  • Simon Berney-Edwards, 2016-2018 (Chair of the RDA Board, 2016-2018)

National Institution Representatives

Africa:

  • Marietjie de Beer, National Library of South Africa, South Africa, 2018-2021

Asia

  • Ben Gu, National Library of China, China, 2018-2020

Europe

  • Ulrike Junger, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany, 2017-2020
    Member during the transition from Committee of Principals to RDA Board, 2016

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Filiberto Felipe Martínez Arellano, Biblioteca Nacional de México, Mexico, 2020-2022
  • Ángela Quiroz Ubierna, Library of National Congress of Chile, Chile, 2017-2019

North America

  • Meridith Fletcher, Library and Archives Canada, 2020-2022
  • Beacher Wiggins, Library of Congress, United States of America, 2017-2019
    Member during the transition from Committee of Principals to RDA Board, 2016

Oceania

  • Margarita Moreno, National Library of Australia, Australia, 2022
  • Kim Gutchlag, National Library of New Zealand, New Zealand, 2019-2021
  • Amelia McKenzie, National Library of Australia, 2017-2018
    Member during the transition from Committee of Principals to RDA Board, 2016

Co-opted members

  • Diane Beattie, Library and Archives Canada
    Co-opted member to assist with the governance transition, 2017-2018
    Member during the transition from Committee of Principals to RDA Board, 2016
  • Neil Wilson, British Library
    Co-opted member to assist with the governance transition, 2017-2018
    Member during the transition from Committee of Principals to RDA Board, 2016

RSC Chair

  • Gordon Dunsire, 2016-2018

Past Trustees of the RDA Fund, 2016-
[when different from the Copyright Holder Representative]

  • Helen Carley, Facet Publishing, CILIP, 2016-2018
  • Don Chatham, American Library Association, 2016

Past Chairs of RDA Board Working Groups, 2016-

  • Katie Bane, ALA Digital Reference, Chair of the Marketing Working Group, 2017-2019

Committee of Principals

As part of the commitment to internationalization, there was a significant change in governance that began in 2015. One of the first steps was a change in name. The Committee of Principals became the RDA Board on November 6th, 2015.

For more details about the change, see the statement made by the Committee of Principals on May 29, 2015.

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Co-Publishers Representatives

American Library Association (ALA)

  • Mary Ghikas, American Library Association
    Former Chair

Canadian Library Association (CLA)

  • Valoree McKay, 2014-2015

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

  • Simon Berney-Edwards, 2014-2015
    Chair, 2014-2015

National Institution Representatives

British Library, United Kingdom

  • Neil Wilson

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany

  • Ulrike Junger, 2015

Library and Archives Canada

  • Diane Beattie

Library of Congress, United States of America

  • Beacher Wiggins, 2002-2015

National Library of Australia

  • Amelia McKenzie, 2013-2015
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