UIPO was founded in Fall 2008 to serve as a confidential communication channel for scholarly communications officers, copyright officers and those with similar positions at universities, research libraries and similar institutions.

The Association of Research Libraries hosted our mailing list from the group’s inception until July 2020, when UIPO became an independent organization.

University Information Policy Officers, Inc. incorporated and was granted 501(c)3 status in 2024.

Institutional affiliations are for identification purposes only.

Katie Zimmerman (Chair), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-2028

Maryam Fakouri (Immediate Past-Chair), in personal capacity, 2022-2026

LeEtta Schmidt (Secretary), in personal capacity, 2023-2026

Brett Currier (Treasurer), in personal capacity, 2025-2028

Jody Bailey, Emory University Libraries, 2025-2028

Megan Bean, in personal capacity, 2024-2027

Perry Collins, University of Florida, 2025-2028

Arnetta Girardeau, in personal capacity, 2024-2027

Liz Hamilton, Northwestern University, 2023-2026

Kiowa Hammons, University of Virginia, 2024-2027

Anali Perry, Arizona State University, 2025-2028