2025 Presenter Bios
Peter Collins, Director of Resource Sharing at OCLC
Peter Collins is the Director of Resource Sharing at OCLC, where he leads efforts to accelerate delivery through innovations like smart fulfillment and the Express digital delivery program. He’s also involved in OCLC’s Resource Sharing for Groups, including the partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). A former Chair of the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Committee, Peter brings deep experience in resource sharing, with previous roles at Ivy Plus libraries and the University of Pennsylvania.
Nicolle Davies, Colorado State Librarian and current president of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
Prior to joining CSL in early 2019, Nicolle served as the Executive Director of Charleston Public Library and before that was the Executive Director of Arapahoe Libraries. Prior to transitioning into a career in libraries, Nicolle had a career in television news production and public relations before realizing her true calling was in libraries. Nicolle holds a BA in Journalism, a Master’s in Public Administration, and an MLIS, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards for her service in libraries; notably, she was named Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year in 2016, for her “special skills at communicating with community members in and outside of the library,”…“her leadership in building and developing a committed and passionate staff dedicated to patron service,” and “her unequivocal belief that libraries are essential services, not just ‘nice’ assets, and the best medium to achieve an informed citizenry.”
Julie Page
Julie Page has presented on emergency preparedness and response to hundreds of libraries, archives and museums in California, Colorado and nationally through California State Library and National Endowment for the Humanities projects. Julie was head of Preservation at UC San Diego and helped to develop disaster response networks in California. She is a National Heritage Responder for the American Institute for Conservation and has been a member of Colorado’s Cultural and Historic Resources-Task Force since it started.
Mike Richins, Director of Product Management for Resource Sharing, Clarivate
Mike Richins has over 20 years of experience in library resource sharing. He began his career in the Interlibrary Loan department at Colorado State University Libraries before joining the team that developed RapidILL. Now serving as the Director of Product Management for resource sharing, he oversees both Rapido and RapidILL. His work focuses on advancing consortial and cross-consortial library initiatives, collaborating with libraries to enhance access to shared resources, and driving the adoption of emerging technologies and services in resource sharing.
Annie Silva, Resource Sharing Product Team, OCLC
Annie Silva holds a BA in English from Coastal Carolina University and an MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She worked in academic libraries for several years before joining OCLC in 2015, where she started in customer support and later transitioned to the Resource Sharing Product Team. Outside of work, Annie stays busy with a dog, a cat, and a teenager. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, volunteering, and training in jiu jitsu.
Carl Stewart
Carl Stewart recently retired after 30 years working for the University of Colorado Libraries, first in the Preservation Department and then as Building Manager of Norlin Library, part of a National Historic District. With degrees in art history and art, and hands-on experience in numerous emergencies and disasters, he is a National Heritage Responder and serves as co-chair of Colorado’s Cultural and Historic Resources-Task Force (CHR-TF).
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan is the Executive Director of the IDS Project, a library resource sharing consortium based at SUNY Geneseo that focuses on community and innovation. IDS Project has developed several systems for resource sharing and for patron driven acquisitions. Mark earned a BS in Biology from Cornell University, a Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School, and an MLS from the University at Buffalo. He is also a 2014 graduate of the Leading Change Institute, held in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Melissa Tedone
Dr. Melissa Tedone is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware, where she teaches library & archives conservation, bookbinding, and book history. She also serves as Associate Director of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, a masters-level program that educates conservators across a breadth of specialties. As the lead conservator of the Poison Book Project, Melissa researches the use of heavy metals in mass-produced, 19th-century, Euro-American bookbindings. As founding co-chair of the Bibliotoxicology Working Group (BibTox), she facilitates an international cohort of conservators, conservation scientists, librarians, and health and safety professionals who are exploring safer practices for the identification and management of library collections with potentially toxic components.