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Collaborative Futures Steering Committee

The OCUL Collaborative Futures Steering Committee (OCUL-CFSC) provides operational oversight and management of the Collaborative Futures initiative and ensures coordination of its subcommittees and working groups.

OCUL-CFSC steers the development and execution of Collaborative Futures workplans and provides ongoing advice to OCUL’s Assistant Director, Collaborative Initiatives. OCUL-CFSC was established in 2017 and became a Standing Committee as of January 2024. Previously, OCUL-CFSC was under the oversight of the Collaborative Futures Directors group that disbanded in 2024.

OCUL-CFSC Terms of Reference (PDF)

Terms of Reference approved by the OCUL Executive Committee, March 2025

Committee Membership

OCUL-CFSC membership comprises three OCUL Directors, with one serving as the committee chair, plus representatives from each Collaborative Futures Subcommittee.

  • Chair: Robin Canuel (Lakehead University)
  • Director-at-Large: Nicole Nolan (Brock University)
  • Director-at-Large: Catherine Davidson (Ontario Tech University)
  • Mark Weiler (Wilfrid Laurier University) – Chair, Accessibility Subcommittee
  • Kymberly Ash (Brock University) – Chair, Communications Subcommittee
  • Alie Visser (Western University) – Chair, Discovery and User Experience Subcommittee
  • Jennifer Browning (Carleton University) – Chair, Metadata Management and Standards Subcommittee
  • Joanne Rumig (Carleton University) – Chair, Shared Resources Subcommittee
  • Wade Wyckoff (McMaster University) – Chair, Strategic Projects Subcommittee
  • Carolyn Sullivan (University of Ottawa) – Co-Chair, Systems and Analytics Subcommittee
  • Geoff Sinclair (Trent University) – Co-Chair, Systems and Analytics Subcommittee

Ex officio:

  • Anika Ervin-Ward (OCUL)
  • Alex Fletcher (OCUL)
  • Amy Greenberg (OCUL)
  • Jacqueline Whyte Appleby (Scholars Portal)

Subcommittees