Governance and Advisory Committees

NC LIVE Librarians Council

COI Representatives

Alan Unsworth (Community College Libraries), Director of Academic Support & Research, Surry Community College, 630 S. Main St., Dobson NC 27017 Telephone: 336-386-3317 (email: email)
Greg Raschke (UNC Libraries), Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, D. H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University, Box 7111, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7111. Telephone: 919.515.7188 (email: email)
Laura Davidson (NCICU Libraries), Dean, Library Information Services, Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607. Telephone: 919.760.8531 (email: email)
Jennifer Sackett (Public Libraries), Director, Lincoln County Public Library System, 306 West Main St., Lincolnton, NC 28092 Telephone: 704.735.8044 (email: email)

State Librarian

Timothy Owens, State Librarian, State Library of North Carolina, 4640 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4640 (email: email)

Committee Chairs

Michael Roche (Digital Services Advisory Committee), Director, Rockingham County Public Library (email: email)
Joseph Thomas (Resource Advisory Committee), Assistant Director, East Carolina University (email: email)
Luke Aeschleman (Website Advisory Committee), Digital Technologies Development Librarian, North Carolina State University (email: email)
Suzanne Bartels (Outreach, Promotions & Partnership Advisory Committee), Director of Hege Library and Learning Technologies, Guilford College, (email: email)
Catherine Lee (Open Educational Resources Advisory Committee), Dean of the Learning Resource Center, Cape Fear Community College, (email: email)

NC LIVE Advisory Committees

Digital Services Advisory Committee (DSAC)

The Digital Services Advisory Committee (formerly the Technical Advisory Committee) is responsible for providing input to and feedback on the planning and assessment processes related to NC LIVE digital services, such as infrastructure and hosting services, software for content and data integration and sharing, digitization platforms, authentication and access methodologies, and other home-grown and vendor supplied tools.

Membership Roster

CHAIR: Michael Roche, Rockingham County Public Library (email: email)
Page Andersen, Burke County Public Library (email: email)
Stephen Bollinger, North Carolina A&T University (email: email)
Peggy Higgins, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (email: email)
Megan Kilb, UNC Chapel Hill (email: email)
Rachel Mitchell, Mars Hill University (email: email)
Michael Rose, Guilford Technical Community College (email: email)
Doug Short, Central Piedmont Community College (email: email)
Jerry Waller, Elon University (email: email)
Siu-Ki Wong, Campbell University (email: email)
Vacancy, UNC System
Vacancy, Public Libraries

OER Advisory Committee (OERAC)

The Open Educational Resources Advisory Committee is responsible for overseeing Open Education North Carolina, NC LIVE's textbook affordability initiative. The OERAC advises on the content of the Open Education North Carolina Collection of open textbooks, the faculty adoption grant program, outreach and education efforts, and other open education-related issues.

Membership Roster

CHAIR: Catherine Lee, Cape Fear Community College (email: clee@cfcc.edu)
Jennifer Davison, State Library of North Carolina (email: jennifer.davison@ncdcr.gov)
Kyle Denlinger, Wake Forest University (email: denlinkd@wfu.edu)
Dr. Candace Holder, Surry Community College (email: holderc@surry.edu)
Jeanne Hoover, East Carolina University (email: hooverj@ecu.edu)
Laura Jones, Duplin County Public Library (email: laura.jones@duplincountync.com)
Jeff McAdams, UNC Charlotte (email: jmmcadams@uncc.edu)
Elizabeth Novicki, Salem College (email: elizabeth.novicki@salem.edu)
Tanya Prokrym, State Library of North Carolina (email: tanya.prokrym@ncdcr.gov)
Dr. Thomas Redd, North Carolina A&T (email: tcredd@ncat.edu)
Dr. Gene Smith, Brunswick Community College (email: smithgene@brunswickcc.edu)
Jolie Tingen, Duke University (email: jolie.tingen@duke.edu)

Outreach, Promotions & Partnership Advisory Committee (OPPAC)

The Outreach, Promotions and Partnership Advisory Committee (formerly the Publicity Advisory Committee) is responsible for providing input to and feedback on the planning and assessment processes related to publicity, promotions, and public relations efforts. This committee also assists staff and the Librarians Council in developing strategies for outreach and partnering campaigns.

Membership Roster

CHAIR: Suzanne Bartels, Guilford College (email: email)
VICE CHAIR: Carmen Ellis, Brunswick Community College (email: email)
Joanna Cox, Harnett County Public Library (email: email)
Stephanie Crowe, UNC Wilmington (email: email)
Abby Moore, UNC Charlotte (email: email)
Sherrill Shiraz, Queens University (email: email)
Tim Speasl, Union County Public Library (email: email)
Sarah Steiner, Western Carolina University (email: email)
Erik Sugg, Wake Technical Community College (email: email)
Joan Williams, Bennett College (email: email)
Staci Wilson, Catawba Valley Community College (email: email)
Vacancy, Public Libraries

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)

The Resource Advisory Committee is responsible for providing input to and feedback on the planning and assessment processes related to developing and managing the NC LIVE collections. In addition, the RAC assists the Librarians Council by presenting recommendations and priorities for all shared purchases and subscriptions.

Membership Roster

CHAIR: Joseph Thomas, East Carolina University (email: email)
VICE CHAIR: Jennifer Arnold, Central Piedmont Community College (email: email)
Jennifer Brosek, Appalachian State University (email: email)
David Bryden, High Point University (email: email)
Kelsey Chandler, University of Mount Olive (email: email)
Leah Dunn, UNC-Asheville (email: email)
Ross Holt, Randolph County Public Library (email: email)
Virginia March, Onslow County Public Library (email: email)
Jimi Rider, New Hanover County Public Library (email: email)
Will Ritter, Greensboro College (email: email)
Megan Rudolph, Wake Technical Community College (email: email)
Vacancy, Community College System

Website Advisory Committee (WAC)

The Website Advisory Committee is responsible for providing input to and feedback on the planning and assessment processes related to the design and organization of the NC LIVE web site and other web interfaces. The WAC ensures a web presence that is customer-driven and supports reliable and intuitive access to NC LIVE-provided resources, services, and related materials.

Membership Roster

CHAIR: Luke Aeschleman, North Carolina State University (email: email)
Esther Burgess, North Carolina Wesleyan College (email: email)
Calvin Craig, Gaston College (email: email)
Angela Davis, Pitt Community College (email: email)
Marcella Fredriksson, UNC Wilmington (email: email)
Tanya Jones, Gaston County Public Library (email: email)
Ryan Miller, UNC Charlotte (email: email)
Melanie Morgan, Neuse Regional Library (email: email)
Tiwanna Nevels, Saint Augustine’s University (email: email)
Allen Phillips-Bell, Pender County Public Library (email: email)
Grace Sharrar, Central Carolina Community College (email: email)
Jake Vaccaro, Maredith College (email: email)