The SEAM Executive Committee consists of both elected and ex-officio members.
The SEAM Committee elects a Chair and two members. SEAM elects one faculty representative, and an additional scholar representative is appointed by CORMOSEA. A representative of the Center for Research Libraries shall serve as a nonvoting, ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. The immediate past-Chairperson serves on the Executive Committee as a nonvoting, ex-officio member for a period of one year.
Members of the SEAM Executive Committee serve three-year terms, elected in alternate years. The committee has discretionary project approval authority for new projects up to $1,000 and additional expenditures of ongoing projects up to $1,000 in any given year.
Current Committee
Zoë McLaughlin, Chair (2022-2025), Michigan State University
Lawrence Ashmun (2022-2025), University of Wisconsin
Hao Phan (2022-2025), Northern Illinois University
Charles Keith, Faculty Representative (2022-2025), Michigan State University, appointed by CORMOSEA
Muhamad Ali, Faculty Representative (2020–2023), University of California, Riverside
Ex-officio Member
Marlies Bauhofer, Center for Research Libraries
