STM People

Sara Kate Heukerott is the Associate Director of Publications at the Association for Computing Machinery, where she oversees ACM’s journal program. She also plays a key role in ACM’s research integrity, publications policy, and strategy initiatives. Prior to joining ACM, Sara Kate worked for many years at Springer Nature, most recently as Executive Editor responsible...

Damian Bird is Publishing Director at CABI, overseeing the development and growth of the publishing programme in support of CABI’s mission to share knowledge to improve lives worldwide. This includes a particular emphasis on the use of evidence and data to increase impact in regions and markets that need it most. Damian has been at...

Tom Ramsden is the Director of Licensing Operations for Ovid and Rights & Permissions at Wolters Kluwer Health. He joined the Ovid division in October 2012 and expanded his responsibilities to include the Rights & Permissions team in 2014. Before this role, Tom managed the U.S. operations group at Infotrieve Inc., overseeing the U.S. document delivery...

Emma Waecker is the Director of Product Management for EBSCO eBooks. Emma has focused on the promise and challenges of providing e-books in libraries for more than 10 years. She’s dedicated to building products that meet library needs worldwide, with a commitment to creating experiences for patrons with diverse reading options for an inclusive learning experience.

Barbara Kline Pope is executive director of Johns Hopkins University Press, annually publishing 130 new books and 110 journals across the humanities, social sciences, life sciences, education, health and wellness, and public health. She is also responsible for Project MUSE, a leading aggregator hosting scholarly work from 400 publishers, 800 journals and 100,000 books, and...

Katherine Klosek is the Director of Information Policy and Federal Relations at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). In this role, Klosek leads the Association’s information policy and advocacy portfolio, which includes accessibility, balanced copyright, and online speech. As the staff lead for ARL’s Advocacy and Public Policy Committee, Katherine works closely with ARL members to...

Maribel Gomez is a publishing professional with a Master’s in Publishing from The George Washington University and over a decade of experience in education. Committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, she specializes in copyright licensing. As a Publishing Inventory Associate at Copyright Clearance Center, Maribel contributes to the scholarly publishing sector while actively engaging...

Rebecca Ciezarek is a Journals Manager at CSIRO Publishing, managing a portfolio of animals, health, food and agriculture journals. Her role involves working with editors and societies to develop and direct journal strategy and provide guidance on publishing best practice. Rebecca received her PhD from Victoria University (Aust) in 2016. She was previously a Journal...

Sena Evren is an Associate Publisher at Springer Nature, overseeing the microbiology hybrid portfolio, as well as managing the mycology and parasitology sub-portfolios within Springer journals. Sena joined the STM Association’s Early Career Publishers Committee (ECPC) in 2024 and is also a member of the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s Training Committee. She graduated from the...

Jessica Gedamu is the VP Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Springer Nature, where she leads the company’s internal DEI strategy. She has extensive expertise in designing and implementing programmes that foster inclusion and equity, such as inclusive hiring and talent management, data-driven goal setting, implicit bias awareness, and community building. Prior to joining Springer...