Open Access Day: Thanks to OA Journals Staff

Well, today is a big day for Open Access, as it is, well, Open Access Day. And one thing I really wanted to put out there is that I think we all should say a big thanks to all of those who have worked tirelessly at various OA journals to help move OA into the mainstream and to produce a vast collection of fully open biomedical and scientific literature.

As I am involved in PLoS journals in many ways, I want to thank all of the staff who work behind (and sometimes in front) of the scenes there. There is a relatively full list of these people here. And I am publishing that list here too, with, along with a heartfelt thank you. Thank you. You all rock. And we should also thank all the staff at other OA Publishers (e.g., BMC). You rock too.

PLoS Staff

• Peter Jerram, Chief Executive Officer

Finance/Administration Team

• Steve Borostyan, COO/CFO
• Robert Viera, Assistant Controller
• Isis Choto, Bookkeeper
• Colin Dixon, Office Manager and Executive Assistant
• Charis Cheffy, Office Manager
• Jessica Taul, Project Manager

Strategic Alliances/Development

• Donna Okubo, Institutional Relations Manager

IT/Web Team

• Richard Cave, IT Director
• Susanne DeRisi, Senior Web Producer
• James Harney, Web Producer
• Mike Hernandez, Support Technician
• Josh Klavir, Systems Administrator and Support Technician
• Nikolais Linsteadt, Applications Support Specialist
• Sebastian Toomey, Web Designer
• Russell Uman, Web Engineer
• Bora Zivkovic, PLoS ONE Online Community Manager

Publishing Teams

• Mark Patterson, Director of Publishing

Marketing Team

• Liz Allen, Director of Marketing and Business Development
• Allison Hawxhurst, Marketing/Advertising Project Manager

Production Team

• Margaret De Santos, Director of Production
• Pat Margis, Creative Director
• Maggie Brown, Senior Production Editor
• Kathleen Erickson, Senior Production Editor
• Alexis Mogul, Senior Production Editor
• Debbie Thompson, Production Editor
• Maud Zimmerman, Production Editor
• Allison van Gemert, Assistant Production Coordinator
• Nicole Sheikh, Assistant Production Coordinator

PLoS Biology Team

• Theodora Bloom, Chief Editor
• Catriona MacCallum, Senior Editor
• Robert Shields, Senior Editor
• Jami Milton, Senior Editor
• Christine Ferguson, Associate Editor
• Janelle Weaver, Associate Editor
• Liza Gross, Senior Science Writer/Editor
• Stephanie Wai, Editorial Intern
• Sally Hubbard, Publications Manager
• Micah Dubreuil, Publications Assistant
• Patrick Goggins, Publications Assistant
• Elliot Page, Publications Assistant
• Richard Robinson, Publications Assistant

PLoS Medicine Team

• Virginia Barbour, Chief Editor
• Jocalyn Clark, Senior Editor
• Larry Peiperl, Senior Editor
• Gavin Yamey, Senior Editor
• Emma Veitch, Associate Editor (also Consulting Editor, PLoS ONE)
• Mai Luen Wong, Editorial Intern
• Andrew Hyde, Publications Manager
• Nisha Doshi, Publications Assistant
• Darcy Gill, Publications Assistant
• Alan Kershaw, Publications Assistant

PLoS Community Journals Team

• Catherine Nancarrow, Managing Editor
• Andy Collings, Publications Manager
• Shabnam Sigman, Publications Manager
• Evie Brown, Publications Manager
• Rosemary Dickin, Publications Assistant
• Mary Kohut, Publications Assistant
• Patrick Reilly, Publications Assistant
• Catriona Silvey, Publications Assistant
• Vanessa Tomlinson, Publications Assistant

PLoS ONE Team

• Peter Binfield, Managing Editor
• Emma Veitch, Consulting Editor (also Associate Editor, PLoS Medicine)
• Lindsay King, Publications Manager
• Rebecca Walton, Publications Manager
• Alan Kershaw, Publications Assistant
• Danny Krueger, Publications Assistant
• Katie Sabo, Publications Assistant
• Anne Tran, Publications Assistant
• Bonnie Real, Production Coordinator
• Carolyn Baker, Assistant Production Coordinator
• Tessa Brunton, Assistant Production Coordinator