Financial/Business Models Conveners

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Workstream conveners are responsible for the recruitment of a broad range of workstream members and the identification of expert participants for DPLA activities over the next two years.

Peter Brantley

Director, BookServer Project / Internet Archive
Peter Brantley is the Director of the BookServer Project at the Internet Archive, and editor of the Reading 2.0 mailing list. He is also co-founder with Gary Reback of the Open Book Alliance. He was previously director of the Digital Library Federation. He is a member of the ALA ebook TF.

Martín Gómez

Vice Dean, Libraries at the University of Southern California
In April 2012, Martín J. Gómez was appointed Vice Dean of the Libraries at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.  As Vice Dean, his responsibilities include overseeing the management of public services, collections and operations of USC’s 22 campus libraries. Prior to his appointment at USC, Gómez served as the General Manager and City Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library. Additional professional positions include service as President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council, Executive Director of the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library, Chief Executive of the Brooklyn Public Library and Library Director of the Oakland Public Library. Currently he serves on the Board of Trustees for Sesame Workshop and Poets House, both located in New York City. Gómez holds a BA in English from the University of California, Los Angeles and received his Masters in Library Science from the University of Arizona where he received the 2001 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Mary Lee Kennedy

Senior Associate Provost for the Harvard Library
Mary Lee Kennedy, formerly Executive Director of Knowledge and Library Services at Harvard Business School, joined the Office of the President and Provost on July 15, 2011 as Senior Associate Provost for the Harvard Library. She is responsible for working with constituents both inside and outside of Harvard to develop strategies and policies for the 21st- century Harvard Library, and for leading the transition of Harvard’s libraries into a more closely coordinated management structure.

Mark Kurtz

Director of Business Development, BioOne
Mark Kurtz is director of business development at BioOne, a nonprofit aggregation of over 165 journals in organismal, evolutionary, and integrative biology. He holds MTS and MA degrees from Harvard University, and previously served as director of publications and new media at the Archaeological Institute of America.

Brian Moura

Assistant City Manager, City of San Carlos, CA
Brian Moura is Assistant City Manager for the City of San Carlos. During his time in San Carlos, Brian has held the positions of Interim City Manager, Finance Director, Human Resources Director, Interim Parks and Recreation Director and Interim Economic Development Director concurrently with his work as the City’s Assistant City Manager. He also manages the City’s Green Programs, interdepartmental projects, the City’s Public Information and Legislation programs, economic development and technology activities for the City Manager’s Department and serves as the Acting City Manager in the City Manager’s absence. Brian is a leader in bringing technology, regionalism and government agencies together. He is also leading the City’s work in the Social Media/Web 2.0 area and has developed both Facebook and Twitter services for the City. Prior to working for the City of San Carlos, he held positions with the City of Hayward, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County Office of Education and the City/County of San Francisco in the Municipal Court. Brian has a BA Degree in Political Science from U.C. Berkeley and an MPA Degree from Cal State University, Hayward.

Tom Sanville

Senior Director, Library Services, LYRASIS
Tom Sanville has served as the Senior Director, Library Services at LYRASIS since April 2010, where he is responsible for overseeing the management and development of relationships with all third-party vendors, digitization and preservation programs, and technology-based and proprietary services. Prior to joining LYRASIS, he was the Executive Director of OhioLINK, serving 89 member and participating institutions with a union catalog equipped with a statewide patron-initiated borrowing system, over 100 reference and research databases, and cooperative statewide electronic centers for theses and dissertations, journals, books, and digital media. He holds a B.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Michigan.