A shared governance model is core to dLOC’s values. The bylaws are new as of Feb. 23, 2022, and reflect the vision of dLOC where partners are the core, partners retain all rights to their materials, and partners commit to collaborating to build capacity and community.
As of 2021, this site has been started to support easier access to dLOC governance and partner information. This site is in active development. Please pardon our dust! Please contact us with questions: dLOC@uflib.ufl.edu.
Board Members
Executive Board Members
- Carol Ann Borchert, University of South Florida
- Lusiola Castillo, Belize National Library Service
- Mark Jeffery Deans, University of the Virgin Islands
- Marie-France Guillaume, Bibliothèque Haïtienne des Frères de l’Instruction Chrétienne
- Cécile Marie Martin, Université des Antilles
- Marsha-Gay Robinson, CARICOM Secretariat
- Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba
dLOC Operational Hubs’ Deans
- Lisa Davis, Florida International University
- Patrick Reakes, University of Florida
Immediate Past Board Members
- Orlando Dowart, University of Suriname
- Dr. Charles D. Eckman, University of Miami
- Dr. Schuyler Esprit, Create Caribbean
- Gwyneth George, University of Guyana
- DeLisa Minor Harris, Fisk University
- Judith Russell, University of Florida
Scholarly Advisory Board
- Dr. Mirerza Gonzalez Velez (Co-Chair), University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
- Dr. Leah Rosenberg (Co-Chair), University of Florida
- Dr. Matthew Smith (Co-Chair), University College London
- Stephanie Curci, Phillips Academy Andover
- Dr. Nicté Fuller Medina, Swarthmore College
- Dr. Guadalupe Garcia, University of California, San Diego
- Dr. Alex Gil, Yale University
- Dr. Maria Grau Perejoan, University of Barcelona
- Dr. Heidi Kaufman, University of Oregon, Eugene
- Dr. Nadève Ménard, Université d’État d’Haïti
- Dr. Pierre Minn, Université de Montreal
- Dr. Candace Ward, Florida State University
Immediate Past Scholarly Advisory Board Members
- Verónica D. Forte, Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum of Panama
- Dr. Hamid Ghany, University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine
- Dr. Rosamond S. King, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- Melva Lowe de Goodin, Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum of Panama
- Dr. Nadjah Rios Villarini, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Governance Meetings
- April 27, 2023: Partner Meeting
- 2022 Executive Board Materials / Materiales de la Junta Ejecutiva / Documents du Conseil d’administration (27 Jul. 2022)
- Congratulations to new Board Members! New Bylaws!
- April 6, 2022: Partner Meeting
- Feb. 8, Meeting Reunion: dLOC Bylaws & Election
- 2021 Executive Board Meeting Materials (13. Oct)

Other governance materials
Partner, Background Information and Partnership Guidelines
Scholarly Advisory Board Members
Executive and Scholarly Advisory Board Agendas and Meeting Minutes
Partner Meetings, 2011-2016 during ACURIL IT SIG
Protecting Haitian Patrimony (PHP) Initiative Report
Also, see the 2004 ACURIL Proceedings for the dLOC Working Group