Helen Tibbo, PI, and Professor, School of Information & Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cal Lee, Co-PI, and Assistant Professor, School of Information & Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

William C. Rivenbark, Co-Investigator, Professor, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Carl W. Stenberg, III, Co-Investigator, Professor, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Shannon Tufts, Co-Investigator, Assistant Professor and Director of Center for Public Technology, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Emily Roscoe, Project Manager and Ph.D. Student, School of Information & Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rick Barry, Principle, Barry Associates, Arlington, VA

Earl Bunting, Director, Information Technology Services, City of Jacksonville, NC

Daphne DeLeon, Division Administrator, Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City, NV

Duncan Friend, Director of Enterprise Technology Initiatives, Kansas Department of Administration

Alex Hess, III, Librarian, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Denny McGuire, Technical Policy Manager, State of North Carolina, Office of Information Technology Services

Theresa A. Pardo, Director of the Center for Technology in Government (CTG), University at Albany

Victoria Irons Walch, Executive Director, Council of State Archivists (CoSA)

Jon Breece

After graduating with distinction from the University of Virginia in May 2005, Jon taught "English as a Second Language" (ESL) abroad in Thessaloniki, Greece and in Raleigh, North Carolina for three years. Jon entered the School of Information and Library Science in August 2008 and has served on the SILS Curriculum Task Force, on the SILS Dean Search Committee and as president of the Student Chapter of the American Library Association. In the community, Jon also is a board member of the Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library and a volunteer at Paws4Ever. Also a candidate for the Geographic Information Science (GISc) Certificate offered through the UNC Department of Geography, Jon is interested in long-term presevation of geospatial data and the use of GIS in policy formation and evaluation. Other interests include economic development, public health policy, disaster relief and emergency management, national defense, remote sensing, database administration and spatial analysis.

Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick is completing her second year in the ESOPI-21 program. She finished her first year at the School of Information and Library Science in May 2010 and completed her internship at the University Archives and Records Management Service on campus at UNC. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2006, where she received a B.A., majoring in History and minoring in Italian Studies. Following graduation from Notre Dame, she worked for three years for the federal government in Washington, DC. Maureen hopes to return to federal service after graduating from UNC, working with documents in the custody of the United States government.

Emily Roscoe

Emily Roscoe is a second-year fellow. She completed her first graduate academic year at the School of Government and worked at the North Carolina State Archives, Government Records Branch through the ESOPI-21 program. She will continue to work at this location during the 2010-2011 fellowship year. She is conducting research and policy analysis through the Branch and the School of Government on a variety of issues involving public records and record keeping responsibilities. In summer 2010 she fulfilled an internship with the Office of Management at the NIEHS, a branch of the National Institutes of Health located in RTP (i.e., Research Triangle Park). Emily graduated from UNC-CH with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in History. Her interests include higher education and academic library administration and public records management and archives.

Janelle Beverly

Janelle Beverly is a second-year graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, pursuing a dual M.A. in Public Administration and a M.S. in Information Science. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Janelle worked as a Co-op student for the local housing agency, Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) and thereafter worked with Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) and Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County. At DHC, she served as the Program Coordinator for three client service programs, Building Memories Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Homeownership Program, Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) and the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), geared to help public housing residents attain their dreams of self-sufficiency. While at DHC, she also redesigned the housing commission's Homeownership and FSS program. Janelle continued her career at Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County as the Director of Volunteer Services. In summer 2010, Janelle completed the Community Scholars Program at NeighborWorks America in Washington, DC. During the summer she worked with the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program and developed good practices for the programs’s 2600 foreclosure mitigation counseling programs.

Emily Ann Guhde

Emily Guhde, a graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH, has always loved public libraries. As a Teach For America corps member, Emily relied heavily upon her local library’s supply of excellent resources for her students. Later, while working at the Fairborn Community Library in Greene County, Ohio, she caught a glimpse of the challenges that public library administrators are facing. Emily applied to the ESOPI-21 Program in order to gain real-world experience managing public records. After attaining her dual master's degree in Public Administration and Library Science, Emily looks forward to working with public libraries to improve access to information for her community.

Nick Ring

Nick Ring is a lifelong North Carolina native, born and raised in Cary, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. In 2010, he returned to UNC-Chapel Hill to pursue a dual masters' program: a Master of Public Administration at the School of Government and a Master of Science in Information Science at the School of Information and Library Science. Nick previously worked at the state headquarters for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, as well as the Central Intake Unit for Legal Aid of North Carolina. He is currently interning at the Government Records Branch of the Archives and Records Section, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.

Ashley Brown

Ashley graduated from Indiana University in May, 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and history. She served one year as an AmeriCorps Volunteer at HandsOn Nashville in Nashville, TN. After a year of service, she took a full-time position as a Volunteer and Nonprofit Programs Manager with HandsOn Nashville. She was also the Volunteer Coordinator for the Nashville Humane Association. Ashley is currently a first year ESOPI fellow enrolled in the School of Information and Library Science. She is also pursuing a concentration in Archives and Records Management (ARM). Ashley works at the Department of Cultural Resources in the North Carolina State Archives branch. Her current projects include auditing the executive branch’s use of the email archiving system and creating tutorials to help state employees understand email retention and archiving policies.

Carla Davis-Castro

Carla Davis-Castro graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts with minors in Women's Studies and Native American Studies. She taught English as a foreign language in public schools in Spain for two years and spent one year as a bilingual patient care coordinator at the Carrboro Community Health Center before returning to her alma mater. She is currently supporting Drs. Tibbo and Lee as a member of the ESOPI project team before heading to Washington, D.C. to do a summer internship with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Sophia Lafferty-Hess

Sophia Lafferty-Hess graduated with honors from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Classical Studies. After graduating, she worked at the CRM archaeology company, Mid-Continental Research Associates Inc. (MCRA), as a historical researcher, office manager, and production assistant. Sophia is currently a first year graduate student pursuing a M.S. in Library Science, and plans to begin her pursuit of a M.A. in Public Administration in fall 2012. She is currently interning at H.W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. She is working with digital preservation of social science data in the Dataverse Network, editing and authoring archival policies, and working on TRAC policies within the SafeArchive system.

Allison Moore

Allison Moore graduated from Beloit College in 2010 with a B.A. in history. She completed her first year at the School of Information and Library Science in 2011 and is currently enrolled in the MPA program at the School of Government. This year Allison is working in the Government Records Branch of the North Carolina State Archives, conducting research and policy analysis on the implications of cloud computing technology for state and local governments. During summer 2012 she will be in Washington, D.C. for a summer internship with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Allison’s interests include public records management and records education for elected officials and public employees.

Lori Neumeier

Lori Neumeier is a first year ESOPI fellow currently enrolled in the School of Information and Library Science. Alongside the MPA/MLS degrees she is pursuing, she is also working towards a concentration in Archives and Records Management. She is interested in library services as a tool of outreach, an interest which developed during her undergraduate career at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville while employed by the school’s Special Collections Department. After she graduated with degrees in English and German, she taught English at a vocational college in Germany on a Fulbright grant. She is currently working at the University of North Carolina’s Archives and Records Management Services on a number of outreach-centered projects, from redesigning the website to assisting with records management training services.

Christoper Kenrick

Christopher Kenrick graduated from The University of Texas-Pan American in 2008 with a B.A. in Philosophy. After graduating, he worked as community outreach director for FRIDA, Inc., an arts education nonprofit located in South Texas. In the spring of 2012, Christopher completed his first year in the MPA program at the School of Government, and is currently enrolled in the MSIS program with the School of Information and Library Science. As a research assistant with the UNC Environmental Finance Center, Christopher is working on projects in the areas of stormwater management, rate setting practices, and energy conservation.

John O'Conner

After graduating from the University of North Carolina with degrees in Political Science and Contemporary European Studies, John began work at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. There he worked on the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program and helped found the National Digital Stewardship Residency. He is currently in his first year at the School of Information and Library Science, interested in Information Retrieval, Digital Libraries, and Public Records. As a part of the ESOPI program, he is working with Orange County government to determine best practices for cloud computing. In the community, John serves on the board of directors for the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation, tasked with preserving and restoring the University of North Carolina's portraits.

Caroline Simpson

Caroline Simpson is a first year fellow. She is currently taking classes at the School of Library & Information Science and working as a Research Assistant at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC via the ESOPI program. At the EFC, Caroline conducts research on finance mechanisms for local governments, states, and tribes to fund wetlands conservation and watershed protection. She completed two years of national service with the AmeriCorps VISTA program as a Community Grant-writer and Development Assistant before coming to UNC. She has also worked at the South Carolina Press Association. Her interests include information practices for government and communities, emerging information technologies, e-government, public libraries, and web development. Caroline graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in English and minor in Spanish.

Anna Snyder

Anna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010 with a B.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies, and minors in History and Slavic Culture. After working for two years in UNC’s Computer Science Department, Anna decided to return to school, and was accepted at her alma mater once again. Anna is currently a first year ESOPI fellow, enrolled in the School of Information and Library Science. Anna is working this year at NC LIVE, which is located in D.H. Hill Library at North Carolina State University. Her current projects include researching and compiling an online exhibit to celebrate NC LIVE’s 15th anniversary.