The ORCID-CA and DataCite Canada Consortia are each governed by a volunteer committee composed of consortia members. They share a joint advisory committee.
ORCID-CA Governing Committee
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 into the future with program support administered by CRKN. Please see the OCGC Terms of Reference for more information.
Members:
| Michael Nason (Chair) |
Scholarly Communications and Publishing Librarian; Crossref and Metadata Liaison |
University of New Brunswick; PKP |
Jan 2024 Second Term |
| Laura Bredahl | Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian | University of Waterloo |
Jan 2025 Second Term |
| Mike Hendley | Manager, Business Systems Integrations | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute |
Jan 2024 First Term |
| Andrea Kosavic | Associate Dean, Digital Engagement and Strategy | York University |
Jan 2024 Second Term |
| Alison Moore | Digital Scholarship Librarian | Simon Fraser University |
Jan 2024 First Term |
| Patricia Moore | Scholarly Communications & Research Engagement Librarian | Carleton University |
Jan 2024 Second Term |
| Mark Swartz | Copyright Manager | Queen's University |
Jan 2025 Second Term |
| Jennifer Trower | Scholarly Communications Project Lead | Bank of Canada |
Jan 2025 Second Term |
| Henry Guanwen Zhang | Senior Digital Preservation Specialist | University of Alberta Library |
Jan 2025 First Term |
| Julie Cardinal | Directrice, Soutien à la réussite, à la recherche et à l’enseignement, Université de Montréal | Vice-Chair, CPIDAC | N/A |
DataCite Canada Governing Committee
The DataCite Canada Governing Committee (DCCGC), composed of and elected by DataCite Canada Consortium members, provides governance and operational oversight for DataCite Canada to function effectively and sustainably into the future, with program support jointly administered by CRKN and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. Please see the DCCGC Terms of Reference for more information
Members:
| Eugene Barsky (Chair) |
Head, Research Commons |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | Jan 2025 – Second Term |
| Jason Hlady | Director, Research, Library and Data Centre Technologies | University of Saskatchewan | Jan 2024 – Second Term |
| Reyna Jenkyns | Data Stewardship Manager | Oceans Networks Canada | Jan 2025 – Second Term |
| Amber Leahey | Data and Geographic Information Systems Librarian | Scholars Portal | Jan 2024 – Second Term |
| Brandon Weigel | Arca Project Manager and BC Electronic Library Network Librarian | Simon Fraser University | Jan 2025 – Second Term |
| Cyndie Found | Digital Initiatives Analyst | National Research Council (NRC) | Jan 2024 – First Term |
| Mark Leggott | Director of International Relations, Digital Research Alliance of Canada | Chair, CPIDAC |
Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee
The Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC) acts in the interests of the Canadian scholarly community by providing expertise and advice to the ORCID-CA Governing Committee and the DataCite Canada Consortium Governing Committee on leveraging maximum benefits through national adoption and use of persistent identifiers (PIDs). The CPIDAC replaced the ORCID-CA Advisory Committee in 2020. Please see the CPIDAC Terms of Reference.
Members:
| Mark Leggott (Chair) | Director of International Relations | Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) |
| Julie Cardinal (Vice-Chair) | Directrice, Soutien à la réussite, à la recherche et à l’enseignement, Université de Montréal | Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) |
| Clare Appavoo | Executive Director; Member | Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN); ORCID Board of Directors |
| Darren Boss | Senior Programmer/Analyst | Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) |
| Alexandre Bourque-Viens | Senior Policy Advisor | Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada |
| Jay Brodeur | Associate Director, Digital Scholarship Services, McMaster | Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) |
| Liza Chan | Research Librarian, University of Alberta | Alberta Innovates |
| Trevor Davis | Executive Director, Research Operations, SFU | Canadian Association of Research Administrators (CARA) |
| Adam Eikenberry | Director, Architecture & Integration | Tri-agency grants management solution (TGMS) initiative |
| Matthieu Fortin | Directeur – Bureau de projets | Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ) |
| Jeremy Geelen | Senior Advisor | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |
| Lisa Goddard | AUL Digital Scholarship & Strategy, UVic | Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Ellie Griffith | Assistant Vice President, Research | Michael Smith Health Research BC |
| Susan Haigh | Executive Director | The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) |
| Guy Harding | Senior Project Manager | Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) |
| Michael Lam | Chief Data Officer | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) |
| Ariadne Legendre | Senior Data Analyst | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) |
| James MacGregor | Manager, Research Infrastructure and Development | CRKN |
| Jamie MacKenzie | Director, Scholarly Technologies, UNB | The Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL) |
| Tanja Niemann | Executive Director, Érudit | Coalition Publica |
| Sorin Seruna | Manager, Corporate Planning and Reporting | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) |
| Lindsay Sill | Executive Director | Canadian University Council of CIOs (CUCCIO) |
| Kevin Stranack | Director of Operations | The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) |
| Tom Vitez | Senior Director, Applications | CANARIE |
| Wei Zhao | Metadata Librarian | Scholar’s Portal |