The ORCID-CA Governing Committee (OCGC), composed of and elected by ORCID-CA members, provides governance and operational oversight for ORCID-CA to function effectively and sustainably.
Member
Charlie Lessard-Berger
Chair
Bibliothécaire spécialiste des identifiants uniques pérennes
Université Laval
Term end date: December 2025 (1st term, renewable)

Vincent Auger
Physical Scientist & Full‑Stack Developer, Collaborative Open Science and Innovation – Open Science Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Term end date: December 2025 (1st term, renewable)

Geoff Brown
Librarian
Dalhousie University
Term end date: December 2025 (1st term, renewable)

Mike Hendley
Manager, Business Systems Integrations
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Term end date: December 2025 (2nd term, non-renewable)

Emily Nickerson
Business & Law Librarian
University of Victoria
Term end date: December 2026 (1st term, renewable)

Virginie Paquet
Bibliothécaire – Impact de la recherche et identité numérique
Université de Montréal
Term end date: December 2026 (1st term, renewable)

Jordan Pedersen
Research & Scholarship Librarian
University of Guelph
Term end date: December 2025 (1st term, renewable)

Natalie Waters
Associate Dean Research and Scholarship
McGill University
Term end date: December 2026 (1st term, renewable)

Henry Guanwen Zhang
Senior Digital Preservation Specialist
University of Alberta Library
Term end date: December 2026 (2nd term, non-renewable)

Kevin Stranack
Director of Operations
Public Knowledge Project (PKP), CPIDAC Vice-Chair
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