The work of AUPresses Committees and Task Forces, staffed by volunteer members, is essential to the Association. Learn more about committee service. Below, browse Committees of the Board, Committees of the Association, and Task Forces for current rosters and charges. Final committee reports are generally available to members as part of the Annual Business Meeting materials.
Committees of the Board
Admissions & Standards Committee
Lara Speicher, UCL, Chair
Audit Committee
Tara Cyphers, Ohio State, Chair
Nominating Committee
Jane Bunker, Cornell, Chair
Committees of the Association
Acquisitions Editorial Committee
Stephanye Hunter, Florida and Alison Syring Bassford, Illinois, Co-Chairs
2026 Annual Meeting Program Committee
Antonia Pop, Toronto, and Jason Fikes, Abeline, Co-Chairs
Book, Jacket, and Journal Show Committee
Alison Cobra, Calgary, and Corey Parson, North Georgia, Co-Chairs
Business Operations Committee
Alice Ennis, Illinois, Co-Chairs
Editorial, Design, and Production Committee
Jennifer Bennett-Genthner, SUNY, Chair
Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee
Shalini Nanayakkara, British Columbia, Chair
Faculty Outreach Committee
Alec Loganbill, Kansas, and Rebecca Colesworthy, SUNY, Co-Chairs
Intellectual Property & Copyright Committee
Elizabeth Adams, Georgia, Chair
Investment Committee
Paul Ashenfelter, Notre Dame, Chair
Journals Committee
Tara Saunders, Purdue, and Sally Hoffman, Cambridge, Co-Chairs
Library Relations Committee
Jessica Thompson, Harvard Education, Chair
Marketing Committee
Jamie Jones, Michigan, Chair
Open Access Committee
Phil Hearn, Project Muse/Johns Hopkins, and Stacy Lavin, North Carolina, Co-Chairs
Professional Development Committee
Erik Beranek, Princeton, and Kelly Fattman, Harvard Education, Co-Chairs
Task Forces
Dues Structure Task Force
Allison Belan, Duke, Chair
Generative Artificial Intelligence Task Force
Barbara Kline Pope, Johns Hopkins, Chair
Global Partnerships Task Force
Andrew Joseph, Wits, Chair
University Press Week Task Force
Gigi Lamm, Indiana, Chair
Completed Task Forces
Task Forces are regularly appointed by AUPresses Presidents to undertake important projects and closely study key issues on behalf of the Association. When their work has been completed and final report accepted by the Board of Directors, these Task Forces are sunsetted, but the work continues to influence Association activities, Committee charges, and policy directions.
Task Forces that have most recently completed their work include: Open Access; Operating Statistics; Gender, Equity, and Cultures of Respect; Diversity & Inclusion; Research; and Career Progression.