FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2011
Contact: Carol Minton Morris
mailto:cmmor...@duraspace.org<cmmor...@duraspace.org>
DuraSpace Announces new CEO and Chief Strategy Officer
*Ithaca, NY* DuraSpace, a not-for-profit organization providing open source
software and services, announced today that Michele Kimpton will assume the
role of Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2011. Kimpton is
currently the Chief Business Officer of DuraSpace, and formerly the
Executive Director of the DSpace Foundation.
Kimpton will succeed current CEO, Sandy Payette, who will be entering a
doctoral program at Cornell University to pursue a PhD and research focused
on the intersection of technology, society, and policy.* *Payette will
continue to work with DuraSpace as Strategic Advisor to the Executive Team
through June 2011. Brad McLean will continue in his current role on the
Executive Team as Chief Technology Officer.
Payette says, “DuraSpace is in a very exciting position, with vibrant open
source communities, new technologies, and strong leadership. We have
planned ahead to ensure a seamless transition and to maintain our strategic
focus on communities and new services. Michele is the perfect person to
lead DuraSpace in next phase of our mission-focused work.“
Also effective March 1, 2011, Jonathan Markow will assume the newly created
position of Chief Strategy Officer for DuraSpace. Markow brings years of
experience in open source software strategy and community leadership. Most
recently, Markow was the Executive Director of JASIG, a not-for-profit
organization devoted to sponsoring and supporting open source software for
higher education.
Kimpton was recently featured by the Library of Congress as a “Digital
Preservation Pioneer” for her work in developing entrepreneurial,
community-driven and culturally sensitive approaches to creating tools and
strategies in support of digital archiving (
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/partners/pioneers/detail_kimpton.html).
Kimpton’s ability to create nimble technologies and solutions that are “out
of the gate” quickly were especially noted. Kimpton says, “Get a version
out into the world as soon as possible and refine it as you go along.” Her
strong background in technology development in Asia and Europe will bring
innovative open source business practices and technologies to DuraSpace
global communities.
About DuraSpace
DuraSpace <http://duraspace.org/> (http://duraspace.org) is a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization. DuraSpace software and services are used
worldwide as solutions for open access, institutional repositories, digital
libraries, digital archives, data curation, virtual research environments,
and more. DuraSpace provides leadership and innovation in the use of open
source and cloud-based technologies to serve libraries, universities,
research centers, cultural heritage institutions, and other knowledge
stewards. The organization’s open source technology portfolio includes the
DSpace open access repository application and the Fedora open repository
platform. DuraSpace is also the home of DuraCloud, an emerging cloud-based
service that leverages existing cloud infrastructure to enable durability
and access to digital content. The DuraSpace team includes recognized
leaders and experts in the management of digital information who work with
an active and diverse international community committed to the durability of
digital resources.
The DuraSpace technology portfolio inherently addresses the issue of
durability of digital content. Our values are expressed in our
organizational byline, “open technologies for durable digital content.
This information is online at:
http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/2010/09/09/now-available-duracloud-
open-source-06/.
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Carol Minton Morris
DuraSpace
Director of Marketing and Communications
cmmor...@duraspace.org
Skype: carolmmorris
607 592-3135
Twitter@DuraSpace <http://twitter.com/duraspace>
Twitter@DuraCloud <http://twitter.com/duracloud>
http://DuraSpace.org
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