Internship Support
We strive to create a vibrant community where each cohort is further enhanced by expert presenters and one-on-one mentorship support, as well as by in-depth guidance and feedback from project advisors. Thank you to everyone who guided and supported our interns in their professional journeys.
Interested in becoming a mentor? Contact us!
2025 Support Community
Project Advisors
- Laura Crossett, Communications Manager, Library Futures
- Michelle Reed, Director of Programs, Library Futures
- Jason Schultz, Professor of Clinical Law, New York University
Mentors
- Stephanie Anderson, Associate Director, Selection, BookOps
- Sandra Aya Enimil, Program Director for Scholarly Communication and Information Policy, Yale University Library
- Jennie Rose Halperin, Executive Director, Library Futures
- Shanna Hollich, Learning and Training Manager, Creative Commons
- Esther Jackson, Head, Open Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries
- Jessica Kirschner, Digital Publishing Coordinator, VIVA
- Jess Mitchell, Senior Manager, R&D + Design, Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University
- Sarah Moukhliss, STEM Online Learning Librarian & CIRT/OER Liaison, University of North Florida Thomas G. Carpenter Library
- Cat Segota, Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
- Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni, Open Publishing Platform Manager, Texas A&M University Libraries
- Amanda Levendowski Tepski, Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property and Information Policy Clinic, Georgetown Law
- Michelle Wu, retired law library director and professor at Georgetown Law
2024 Support Community
Project Advisors
- Becky Chambers, Staff Attorney, iPIP Clinic, Georgetown Law
- Laura Crossett, Communications Manager, Library Futures
- Jennie Rose Halperin, Executive Director, Library Futures
- Michelle Reed, Director of Programs, Library Futures
- Camille Thomas, Scholarly Communication Librarian, Florida State University
- Michelle Wu, retired law library director and professor at Georgetown Law
Mentors
- Leslie Barnes, Digital Scholarship Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
- Joshua Been, Director of Data & Digital Scholarship, Baylor University
- Max Bowman, Associate Director and Head of Public Services, Colby College
- Kathleen DeLaurenti, Director of Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
- Sandra Aya Enimil, Program Director for Scholarly Communication and Information Policy, Yale University Library
- Kathy Essmiller, Coordinator of OpenOKState and OER Librarian, Oklahoma State University
- Katie Fortney, Copyright Policy & Education Officer, California Digital Library
- April Hines, Journalism and Mass Communications Librarian, University of Florida
- Christine Kim, Product Manager, Archives, California Digital Library
- Kate Lambaria, Music & Performing Arts Librarian and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Mariah Lewis, Associate Director for Technology & Digital Initiatives, New York University School of Law
- Cat Segota, Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
