STM People

Nicola Jones is the Director of the Springer Nature SDG Programme: Springer Nature’s response to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In this role she is responsible for coordinating the publishing activity across Springer Nature where it relates to the UN SDGs, with the aim of bringing research that has the potential to help achieve the...

Mary Glenn is Chief of UN Publications in the Department of Global Communications, and oversees the promotion of United Nations’ knowledge, communication, and outreach objectives by publishing, selling, distributing, and licensing print and electronic publications, periodicals and databases that disseminate United Nations’ knowledge, studies and data. The program includes over 500 new UN publications per...

Colin Trumbull is a Senior Manager, Strategic Account Development working within the Wiley Partner Solutions group. Before taking this role, Colin worked as the Senior Manager, Training and Learning for J&J Editorial, where he managed all of J&J Editorial’s hiring, conducted interviews with candidates, and developed training materials and policies for the company. His success...

Megan Ball is Publisher for the Energy and Chemical Engineering programs within Research Reference, Global Content Partners. With over 15 years’ editorial and acquisitions experience, Megan’s interests lie in content and operations, problem-solving, and change management and implementation. During her tenure at Elsevier and in addition to her role as commissioning editor, Megan was project...

Claire is Director of Publishing Strategy and Transformation at BMJ Group, a global healthcare knowledge provider. BMJ Group publishes 70 medical specialty journals and runs 35 international events for health professionals each year. Its flagship title, The BMJ, was first published in 1840 and is one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals. Claire drives the...

Donna Okubo serves as STM’s Community Engagement Manager. Donna will be working closely with a diverse range of stakeholder groups across the STM universe, including STM members, funders, allied organizations, and partners. Her charge is to enhance our community by listening, learning, and discovering new ways to collaborate and advance trusted research together. Donna brings...

Brian Shields has been the Publisher of JAMA and the JAMA Network journals since 2020. He started at the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2010 as the Director of Finance for Publishing and was then Vice President of Strategy & Operations and General Manager prior to becoming the Publisher. Brian played a key role in...

Jennifer (Jenn) Brogan is the Vice President of Global Journal Publishing & Society Solutions at Wolters Kluwer’s Health Learning, Research & Practice (HLRP). She oversees the editorial and strategic direction of a prestigious journal portfolio comprising over 750 publications spanning numerous medical and nursing specialties and collaborates with more than 150 society partners. With deep...

Lei Zhou leads new business development at Tech Science Press (TSP). Since joining in 2022, she has played a key role in expanding TSP’s global market presence and fostering international collaborations. In her role, Lei has overseen the growth of the journal portfolio and enhanced its global visibility. She has organized and managed prominent academic...

Jas Atwal has an undergraduate degree in German and Italian and an MPhil in European Studies. Since leaving university, Jas has spent her whole career to date working in the publishing industry, starting from children’s novelty books to medical education for children, and then on to the STM/academic library sector with her first role in...