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Committees & Task Forces

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 BoardCommittees 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
John Sherer, North Carolina, Chair

Audit Committee
Tara Cyphers, Ohio State, Chair

Nominating Committee
Charles Watkinson, Michigan, Chair

Committees of the Association

Acquisitions Editorial Committee
Carli Hansen, Toronto, and Elisabeth Maselli, Pennsylvania, Co-Chairs

2025 Annual Meeting Program Committee
Ana-Maria Jimenez Moreno, Ohio State, and David Famiano, California, Co-Chairs

Book, Jacket, and Journal Show Committee
Michelle van der Merwe, British Columbia, Chair

Business Operations Committee
Alice Ennis, Illinois, and Steve Young, British Columbia, Co-Chairs

Editorial, Design, and Production Committee
Nicole Tilford, SBL, Chair 

Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee
Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero, Guam, Chair 

Faculty Outreach Committee
Katie Cortese, Texas Tech, and Anne Savarese, Princeton, Co-Chairs

Intellectual Property & Copyright Committee
Andrea Gapsch, Purdue, and Kerin Ogg, Duke, Co-Chairs

Investment Committee
Paul Ashenfelter, Notre Dame, Chair

Journals Committee
Ian Caswell, UCL, and Sarah McDonald, Edinburgh, Co-Chairs 

Library Relations Committee
Jennie Collinson, Liverpool, Chair

Marketing Committee
Vanessa de Bueger, Amsterdam, and Steffi Marchman, Notre Dame, Co-Chairs

Open Access Committee
Beth Fuget, Washington, and Phil Hearn, Project Muse/Johns Hopkins, Co-Chairs

Professional Development Committee
Kelly Fattman, Harvard Education, and Alodie Larson, Oxford, Co-Chairs 

Task Forces

Global Partnerships Task Force
Andrew Joseph, Wits, Chair

University Press Week Task Force
Gigi Lamm, Pennsylvania, Chair

AI Advisory Group 2024

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.

Learn more about the important work of past Task Forces >

Mae AUPresses yn hyrwyddo rôl hanfodol cymuned ar draws y byd o gyhoeddwyr sydd â chenhadaeth i sicrhau rhagoriaeth academaidd a meithrin gwybodaeth.

— AUPresses Mission Statement in Welsh