2025-2026
Committee Roster
Alice Ennis, Illinois, Chair (atennis AT uillinois DOT edu)
Teresa Collins, Kentucky
Susan Doerr, Minnesota
Scot Kuehm, Princeton
Wynona McCormick, Texas A&M
Michael Regoli, Indiana
Jason Riley, Toronto
Alexander Saucedo, Chicago Press
Erich van Rijn, California
Daniel Velasquez, Harvard Education
Steve Young, British Columbia
Board Liaison
Brent Oberlin, MIT
Central Office Liaisons
Kim Miller
Alexis Fagan
Charge
General Objective:
- Organize the annual Business Operations Meeting and support Association members in improving the financial management and analysis of their presses.
Specific Charges to the Business Operations Committee:
- Organize the program and procure speakers/panelists/moderators for the 2026 Business Operations Pre-meeting Workshop in Seattle, working alongside the Central Office which will manage meeting booking and logistics.
- Propose programming for the 2026 annual meeting to broaden non-specialist attendees’ knowledge of the financial and business operations of university press publishing and/or deepen business specialists’ understanding of other aspects of book and journal publishing.
- Review the Operating Statistics and make appropriate recommendations, as required, to ensure their ongoing relevance. Support member education on the completion and use of the Operating Statistics survey and reports. Consider hosting a webinar or hangout on reading and interpreting the Operating Statistics
Common Charges to All Committees of the Association:
- Submit reports on Committee activities to the Association Board in time for its October, March, and June meetings. Interim reports are due on 10 October 2025, and 27 February 2026; final reports that recap all committee activities for the year and are shared with the membership are due 22 May 2026. Follow guidelines for preparing reports found in the Chair Handbook in the Committee and Task Force Chairs Group on UP Commons.
- Follow all guidelines and requirements published in the AUPresses Chair Handbook, including those regarding the use of UP Commons, inclusion of board and staff liaisons, scheduling webinars & hangouts, and any research or survey projects.
- Appoint a member of your committee, ideally not the chair or cochair, to serve as a liaison to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee. This role provides updates on your committee’s efforts in support of equity and inclusion, seeks information, support, or guidance on EJIB matters as needed, and attends a Fall meeting for liaisons hosted by EJIB Committee.
- On or after the date of the first interim report, suggest one or more panel or speaker ideas to the Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Consider nominating a member of your committee, or a member of the community with whom your committee interacts, for the AUPresses Constituency Award when announced
- Review your General Objective and Specific Tasks at the end of the service year and recommend changes for next year to the Executive Director.
Committee Projects
Business Handbook
Created by the business managers community and for many years overseen by a Business Handbook Task Force, the Financial Operations Committee now has stewardship over this vital resource.
Please note: prior to September 2024, this group was known as the “Financial Operations Committee.” The name was updated to reflect a more accurate range of press activities covered by the committee’s remit.