Our Team

Staff

Taylor Campbell
Project Lead, Open Science
Taylor Campbell

Taylor leads the Open Climate Data Project at Creative Commons, which provides practical guidance to…
Jess Cepeda
Development Manager
Jess Cepeda

Jess joined Creative Commons in 2025 as Development Manager, with over a decade of experience…
Katrina Daley
Executive Assistant
Katrina Daley

Katrina (Kat) Daley is the Executive Assistant at Creative Commons, primarily supporting CEO Anna Tumadóttir…
Erika Drushka
Chief Operating Officer
Erika Drushka is the Chief Operating Officer at Creative Commons. She has spent the last…
Annemarie Eayrs
Communications Manager
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Annemarie joined Creative Commons in 2025, supporting the organization’s external communications, messaging, and brand work.…
Monica Granados
Director of Open Science
Dr. Monica Granados is the Director of Open Science where she leads CC’s Open Science…
Cable Green
Director of Open Education
Dr. Cable Green is the Director of Open Education at Creative Commons. He works with…
Dee Harris
Director of Open Culture Storytelling
Dee is the Director of Open Culture Storytelling at Creative Commons, bringing decades of experience…
Shafiya Heena
Systems Engineer
As a member of the technology Team, Systems Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer at Creative Commons. Before…
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson
General Counsel
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is the General Counsel at Creative Commons. Her multi-disciplinary toolkit includes law,…
Shanna Hollich
Learning and Training Manager
As Learning and Training Manager, Shanna supports all of CC’s programs and projects by identifying…
Sara Lovell
Full Stack Engineer
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As a Full Stack Engineer for Creative Commons, Sara supports CC’s websites, applications, open source…
Jocelyn Miyara
Community Strategy and Engagement Manager
Jocelyn Miyara is the Community Strategy and Engagement Manager at Creative Commons, where she plays…
Mari Moreshead
Sr Manager, HR Operations
Mari came to CC in 2015 after three years at the Mozilla Foundation. Prior to…
Diyana Noory
Copyright & AI Counsel
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Diyana is the Copyright & AI Counsel at Creative Commons, where she serves as a…
Marlena Reimer
Director of Development
Marlena oversees CC’s fundraising efforts. Prior to joining Creative Commons, she took on a range…
Lisa Rogers
Senior Manager, Finance
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Lisa Rogers is the Accountant for Creative Commons. She graduated from the University of New…
Rebecca Ross
Director of Strategic Communications
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Rebecca is the Director of Strategic Communications and leads all work in communications for CC.…
Anna Tumadóttir
CEO
Anna joined CC in 2019 as Director of Product. She was promoted to COO in…
Brigitte Vézina
Director of Policy and Open Culture
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Brigitte is passionate about all things spanning culture, arts, handicraft, traditions, fashion and, of course,…
Kat Walsh
Copyright and Licensing Counsel
Kat Walsh is the Copyright and Licensing Counsel at Creative Commons. She was on the…
Jennryn Wetzler
Director of Learning and Training
Recognized as a Catalyst in Open Education, Jennryn Wetzler oversees Creative Commons training programs, including…
Timid Robot Zehta
Director, Technology
Timid Robot brings over 20 years of professional experience empowering others’ use of technology and…

Board

Alwaleed Alkhaja

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Alwaleed Alkhaja serves as the Head of Open Access and Copyright at the Qatar National…
Marta Belcher

Marta Belcher holds multiple esteemed positions in the tech and legal sectors, notably serving as…
Glenn O Brown
Vice Chair
Glenn O. Brown works with a range of organizations on brand and identity, audience development,…
James Grimmelmann

James Grimmelmann is the Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law at Cornell Tech…
Angela Oduor Lungati
Board Chair
Angela is a technologist, community builder and open-source software advocate who is passionate about building…
Melissa Hagemann

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Melissa Hagemann has been at the forefront of the Access to Knowledge movement for over…
Melissa Omino

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Dr Melissa Omino is currently the Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information…
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson
General Counsel
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is the General Counsel at Creative Commons. Her multi-disciplinary toolkit includes law,…
Bilal Randeree
Audit Committee Chair
Bilal Randeree is a digital media practitioner, investor and strategist. He currently serves as the…
Colin Sullivan

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Colin Sullivan is the General Counsel at Patreon, where he oversees the operations teams that…
Jeni Tennison

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Jeni Tennison is the Vice President and Chief Strategy Adviser of the Open Data Institute,…
Anna Tumadóttir
CEO
Anna joined CC in 2019 as Director of Product. She was promoted to COO in…
Luis Villa

Luis Villa has made significant contributions to the open community since the late 90s, taking…

Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig
Founder / Board Member Emeritus
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and…

Advisory Council

Hal Abelson

Hal Abelson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and a fellow of IEEE. He…
Ben Adida

Ben Adida is the Executive Director of VotingWorks. His passion is using technology to empower individuals.…
Moeed Ahmad

Moeed Ahmad

Moeed Ahmad is a digital media executive and strategist with over two decades of experience…
Renata Avila

Renata Avila is a human rights lawyer specialised in Intellectual Property and Technology. She worked…
Carolina Botero

Carolina Botero is the CEO of the Colombian civil society digital rights organization Karisma Foundation. She…
Amy Brand

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Amy Brand is Director of the MIT Press, one of the largest university presses in…
Paul Brest

Paul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford Law School, having recently returned…
Delia Browne

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Delia Browne is a highly respected copyright lawyer and policy advocate who leads the National…
Michael Carroll

Michael W. Carroll is a Visiting Professor of Law at the American University, Washington College…
Chenai Chair

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Curiosity, social justice, and a need for gender equity drive my interest in digital technology.…
Josh Elkes

Josh Elkes is the CEO and co-founder of Harbour, a digital contracting platform for the…
Josie Fraser

Josie Fraser

Josie Fraser’s work focuses on equitable and inclusive digital transformation. She has worked across the…
Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon is a global leader in the field of technology and development with a…
Paul Keller

Paul Keller is vice-chair of Kennisland, an Amsterdam-based think-tank focused on innovation in the knowledge…
Lawrence Lessig
Founder / Board Member Emeritus
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and…
Ryan Merkley

Ryan is currently the Chief of Staff at Wikimedia Foundation. He was CEO at Creative…
Johnathan Nightingale

Johnathan Nightingale is a founder and partner at Raw Signal Group. He is editor of…
Ruth Okediji

Ruth Okediji is William L. Prosser professor of law at the University of Minnesota. Ruth…
Laurie Racine

Laurie Racine is co-founder and President of dotSUB, a young technology company that has developed…
Thomas Rubin

Thomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and Special Counsel…
Eric Saltzman

A 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School, Eric F. Saltzman began his career as a…
Christopher Thorne

Christopher Thorne is chairman of Broadline Capital, a global private equity firm primarily focused on…
Molly Van Houweling

Formerly the Executive Director of Creative Commons and a fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center…
Jimmy Wales

The co-founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit corporation which operates Wikipedia and several other…
Esther Wojcicki
Vice Chair
Esther Wojcicki has been teaching Journalism and English at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto,…
Jongso Yoon

Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon is serving as a presiding judge at the Seoul Northern District Court.…

Audit Committee

Marta Belcher

Marta Belcher holds multiple esteemed positions in the tech and legal sectors, notably serving as…
Bilal Randeree
Audit Committee Chair
Bilal Randeree is a digital media practitioner, investor and strategist. He currently serves as the…
Jeni Tennison

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Jeni Tennison is the Vice President and Chief Strategy Adviser of the Open Data Institute,…
Luis Villa

Luis Villa has made significant contributions to the open community since the late 90s, taking…

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