Staff

The OGC is a virtual organisation. To ensure the best support for our global membership, our staff live and work in many different locations throughout the world.

OGC Executive Team

Nadine Alameh, Ph.D

Chief Executive Officer
Washington D.C., USA

Ingo Simonis, Ph.D

Chief Technology Innovation Officer
Germany, Europe

Scott Simmons

Chief Standards Officer
Colorado, USA

Mitzi Osterhout

Operational Chief Financial Officer
Virginia, USA

Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program

Marge Cole

Director, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Programs
Maryland, USA

Martin Klopfer

Director of Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program and Business Processes
Germany, Europe

Josh Lieberman, Ph.D

Director, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Massachusetts, USA

Marie-Francoise Voidrot

Director, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
France, Europe

Sara Saeedi, Ph.D

Project Director, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Calgary, Canada

Trent Tinker

Director, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
South Carolina, USA

Francesca Noardo, Ph.D

Project Manager, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Italy, Europe

Nils Hempelmann, Ph.D

Project Manager, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Germany, Europe

Piotr Zaborowski

Project Manager, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Warsaw, Poland

Sina Taghavikish

Project Manager, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Calgary, Canada

Alejandro Villar Fernandez

Semantic Web Developer, Collaborative Solutions and Innovation Program
Spain

Rob Atkinson

Senior Research Engineer
Wollongong, Australia

Marketing and Promotions

Jonathan Fath

Director, Marketing & Promotions
Washington D.C, USA

Simon Chester

Communication Manager
England, UK

Tavia S Cummings

Event Manager
Washington D.C., USA

Member Success and Development Team

Trevor Taylor

Senior Director, Member Success, and Development, Global
Ontario, Canada

Rosie Chen

Community Manager, Member Success and Development
Quebec, Canada

Standards Program

Gobe Hobona, Ph.D

Director of Product Management, Standards
England, UK

Greg Buehler

Director, Infrastructure Support
Indiana, USA

Joana Simoes, Ph.D

Developer Relations
Spain, Europe

Micah Brachman

Community Manager, Standards
California, USA

Business Office Team

Catherine Walline

Senior Accountant
Massachusetts, USA

Samantha Chapman

Senior Accountant
Massachusetts, USA

Tonja McCoy

Executive Assistant

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