Board members, OLS staff and Resident Fellows together constitute the OLS Core team: https://openlifesci.org/community.
- Board of Directors: The people collectively responsible for governing and leadership of our organisation through strategic policy direction and financial oversight. They carry out their role in conjunction with an advisory committee and other key members of their organisation. In this document, we use “core team” to refer to the Board of Directors.
- Yo Yehudi, Executive Director and Business and Development Lead (0.6 FTE)
- Bérénice Batut, Director of Learning and Technology (0.2 FTE)
- Malvika Sharan, Director of Partnerships and Strategy (0.1 FTE)
- Emmy Tsang, Director of Finance and Operation (0.1 FTE)
- OLS Staff/Employee: All paid members (full or part-time positions) as Directors, programme/project managers and researchers are considered OLS staff. Currently, this includes the Executive Director, Co-Directors, Programme Manager, Community Coordinator and Researchers, and excludes the Resident Fellows and/or board of directors who are not paid (as employees or via contracts).
- Paz Bernaldo, Community Researcher and Programme Coordinator (1 FTE)
- Tajuddeen Gwadabe, Programme Manager - ECB project (1 FTE)
- Resident Fellows: OLS hosts Resident Fellows from previous graduates, mentors and/or collaborators in ongoing projects. Fellows are recruited on a rolling basis based on their areas of interest in open science that aligns with OLS’ vision for open science capacity building. These are paid positions and defined in collaboration with the OLS team. Based on the available funding, OLS can host a limited number of fellows at a time. This pathway is also open through collaborative grant proposals for funding from resources outside the OLS. Resident Fellows work as a part of the OLS team, participating in OLS activities and carrying out responsibilities that allow them to build their professional and leadership experience, providing a stronger foundation for future leadership roles.
- Mayya Sundukova
- Patricia Herterich
- Resident Fellow on a specific project (not involved in operational activities with the Core OLS Team):
- Flavio Azevedo
- Contractors and interns: Hired to manage the project related requirements and based on budget availability.
- Camille Gonzalez, Executive Assistant (part time)
- Deborah Udoh, Junior Web Developer
- Bethan Ilay, community manager - FORRT
Funding overview: https://openlifesci.org/funders
- Wellcome Trust - Open Research Fund: 2022-2024
- Project title: Systematic evaluation of community development through open science training and incentivising contextual mentorship in health research
- Funded Proposal: https://zenodo.org/record/5267934
- Funding for the Community Research and Researcher position for 2 years
- Programme Coordinator and Community Researcher:
- Paz Bernaldo
- CZI Funding to Open Life Science capacity building: 2021 - 2024
- Funded proposal: https://zenodo.org/record/5907922
- Funding pays for:
- Executive director's salary (0.6 FTE),
- co-directors salary (0.1 - 0.2 FTE),
- Resident Fellows Stipend (Patricia Herterich),
- Outreachy and interns (Jilaga, Debs),
- Mentor and facilitator honoraria,
- Microgrants and seed fund,
- Overhead cost for finance management, junior web-developers for infrastructure development and sustainability-related cost
- Turing Skills Policy Award: 2023-2024
- Funded Proposal: https://zenodo.org/record/7602717
- Funding for two resident fellows, two stakeholder workshops and supervision time by directors
- Resident Fellows:
- Mayya Sundukova, Marie Curie Alumna and ReMO COST Action Researcher on Mental Health
- Flavio Azevedo, Co-founder FORRT
- CZI funding - A Collaborative Interactive Computing Service Model for Global Communities jointly offered to 2i2c, MetaDocencia, OLS, CSCCE, IOI, The Carpentries - 2022 - 2024
- Funding proposal: https://zenodo.org/record/7025288
- Funding for research, infrastructure, resource development and coordination
- Programme Manager:
- Tajuddeen Gwadabe
- NASA-Transform to OPen Science (TOPS) funding to deliver open science bilingual training (English and Spanish) for three years - jointly funded with MetaDocencia, managed by Code for Science and Society: 2023 - 2026
Reporting obligations for the OLS is bound to the funder’s requirements. Annually, the organisation’s performance will be explained in both internal and external project and financial reports. As part of the Committee, there is a duty of care to ensure you have a level of interest in understanding the nature of the organisation’s activities. The Committee will help ensure the integrity of the project and financial reporting.