Copyright Certificate Graduates

About Our Copyright Certificate Graduates

Our copyright certificate graduates listed below are a unique group of people who have been trained as copyright facilitators and decision-makers. They are equipped with the copyright knowledge they need to assess copyright issues and lower copyright infringement risks from a nonlawyer’s perspective.

These unique fully online copyright programs and practical training are open to participants from around the world.

• Students from the U.S., Denmark, France and Switzerland have graduated from the Copyright Leadership Certificate —  see their names below.
• See our Canadian graduates from the Certificate in Canadian Copyright Law.
• Our new Certificate in Licensing Digital Content has attracted an international audience, with students from Australia, the U.S. and Canada — see graduates below.

Read Graduates’ testimonials.

Graduates in the Copyright Leadership Certificate

Sarah Andrus, Librarian, The Henry Ford, Dearborn MI (December 2017)

Anne Banfich, Licensing and Business Development Associate, American Theological Library Association, Chicago IL (August 2018)

Lindsay Barnett, Collection Development & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven CT (August 2018)

Kim Beets, Global Library Manager, Black & Veatch, Overland Park KS (June 2019)

Irina Burns, Managing Editor, Academy of Management (July 2017). Since graduating from the Copyright Leadership Certificate, Irina has taken ownership of the copyright program and has become the Senior Managing Editor and Licensing Services Manager.

Marshall Carroll, Director of the Library at Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA (August 2018)

Sarah M. Champion, Data Architect, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (June 2018)

Michael H. Christensen, Licensing Manager, Novo Nordisk, DENMARK (January 2018)

Alexander Collery, Online Journals Specialist, American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC (January 2019)

Virginia Cononie, Public Services Librarian, University of South Carolina Upstate Library (June 2018)

Nicholas Consales, Information Resource Manager, Integra LifeSciences, New Jersey (January 2019)

Johanna Cornwell, Librarian, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC (February 2019)

Edwin Coyoy, Research Librarian, IMF Library, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC (January 2019)

Faye M. Davis, Executive Director, Library, McKinney Campus, Collin College
McKinney, TX (January 2019)

Christina DeNale, Team Leader, Content Development Team, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC (January 2019)

Yolanda Derstine, Intellectual Properties Manager, Child Evangelism Fellowship (June 2018)

Anne Donlon, Project Manager for Digital Initiatives, Modern Language Association, New York NY (August 2018)

Beth Evans, Associate Professor, Electronic Services Librarian, Brooklyn College Library, City University of New York, New York NY (December 2017)

Kelly M. Faltis, Producer (September 2017)

Kyra Folk-Farber, Music Librarian, University of California, Santa Barbara (August 2017)

Heather Gamberg, Senior Information Specialist, Cornerstone Research (June 2019)

Samantha Geouge, Peer Review Coordinator, The Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; The Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group, Charlottesville VA (January 2018)

Andrea Goodman, Senior Information Specialist, Cornerstone Research (June 2019)

Sally A. Gore, MS, MS LIS, Manager, Research & Scholarly Communication Services, Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School (June 2019)

Tatiana Goriainova, Librarian, IMF, Washington DC (January 2019)

Terri Gotschall, Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of Central Florida College of Medicine (June 2018)

Therese Judith Graf, Knowledge Manager, Novartis Pharma AG, SWITZERLAND (September 2017)

Katherine Greene, Georgetown University, Washington DC (December 2017)

Olivia D. Haines, Technical Librarian, Scot Forge Co. (June 2019)

Janet L. Hartmann, Global Research Operations Lead, The Boston Consulting Group (July 2017)

Lisa Heidenreich, J.D., M.L.I.S., Research & Instructional Librarian, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Warren E. Burger Library (September 2017)

Gretchen Higginbottom, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, California State University, Fresno CA (August 2018)

Emily Hiner, Senior Information Analyst, The MITRE Corporation (June 2019)

Krista Jacobson, Public Services Librarian, Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, MN (January 2019)

Jenifer Kirin, Director of Library Services, Sherman Cohn Library, Maryland University of Integrative Health (September 2017)

Jennifer Kooy, Global Content Operations Lead, Abbott, IL (June 2018)

Eleanor Lange, Head of the Fennell Music Library, Interlochen Center for the Arts (September 2017)

Barbara Leone, Research Librarian (July 2018)

Sylvia Lesage, Publishing Assistant, Communications Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon FRANCE (February 2018)

Patricia Loo, Publishing Consultant, Washington DC (December 2018)

Lisa Mackinder, Head of Acquisitions and Collections Services, Ohio University Libraries Athens, OH (January 2019)

Anna Maripuu, Research Officer, International Monetary Fund (September 2018)

Heather J. Martin, Library Director, Providence St. Joseph Health, Portland, OR (January 2019)

Cheryl M. Mascarenhas, Communications Officer, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC (February 2018)

Jane E. Matthews, Corporate Librarian, Cook Research, Inc. (June 2017)

Patricia A. McCabe, Ed.D., Program Administrator for Communications & Research, Eastern Suffolk BOCES (September 2017)

Mike Minjock, Licensing Manager, Oncology Nursing Society (August 2017)

Laurel Mitchell, Photography & Licensing Manager, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA (January 2019)

Mark Montgomery, Research Librarian, The Mary Baker Eddy Library, Attleboro MA (January 2019)

Melissa Moore, Director for Library Services, Union University, Jackson TN (August 2018)

Jack V. Morris, Director, The Library, Merck & Co., Inc., Pennsylvania (January 2019)

Satoko Nakao, Paralegal, S&C Electric Company (June 2019)

Sergio Oreni Gordillo, Expert in Publishing Ethics, Elsevier UK (June 2019)

Pamela P. O’Sullivan, Copyright Liaison, Drake Memorial Library, Brockport NY (January 2019)

Michelle Oswell, Library Director, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia PA (December 2017)

Christina Peura, Legal & Business Research Analyst, K&L Gates LLP, Washington DC (December 2018)

Kristine Plastow, Director, Library Information Common, Red Deer College (October 2017)

Christopher Plattsmier (August 2018)

Sylvie Poirot, Copyright Officer, IMF Library, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC (January 2019)

Chris Ponte, Digital Library Services Group Lead, The MITRE Corporation (May 2019)

Trina Purcell, Collections Manager, Archives of the  Episcopal Church, Austin TX (January 2018)

Regina Fisher Raboin, MSLIS, Associate Director, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of eScience Librarianship (JESLIB), Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA (May 2019)

Celine Roberts, Legal Program Specialist, Office of the General Counsel, Library of Congress (September 2017)

Gena Rosati, Information Resources Manager, Cornerstone Research CA (June 2019)

Laura Schimming, Assistant Library Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Garrison NY (January 2019)

Jane G. Scott, Head of Public Services, Clark Library, University of Portland OR (June 2019)

Karen Shaines, Research Librarian/Copyright Team, International Monetary Fund (June 2017)

Joyce Shalaby, Acquisitions Coordinator, Deerfield Academy (June 2019)

Christy Shorey, Institutional Repository Manager, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida (August 2018)

Kevin Schroder (July 2017)

Marcy A. Sparks, Library Services Coordinator, Socorro ISD, TX (February 2018)

Gerald Steeman, Agency Technical Publications Manager, NASA STI Program Office, Bear DE (August 2018)

Brooke C. Stewart, Climate Assessment Program Manager Editor, NC State University/North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, NC (July 2018)

Maria Isabel Swann, Editor, The World Bank Group (May 2019)

Rachel B. Sweeney, Digital Publications Librarian, American Public University System (May 2019)

Anita Szafran, Research Librarian, RAND Corporation (July 2017)

Chrissy Taylor, Research Analyst, LAC Group (December 2018)

Rebecca Toner, Chief Learning Officer, language connectED, Philadelphia PA (July 2018)

Annika Vaughan, Senior Media Officer, Creative Solutions Division, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC (December 2018)

Christine M. Wadle, Library Operations Associate, University of Illinois at Chicago, Peoria, IL (December 2018)

Jean Waldrop, Library Director, Brackett Library, Harding University (August 2017)

Rose Wallace, Lexington MA (August 2018)

Catherine Lee Walton, National Library Account Director, ACLS Humanities E-Book, Boynton Beach, FL (January 2019)

Tara Wenger, Research Librarian, Pearson Assessment Development Services (July 2017)

Deanna West, Department Head, Information Services, The MITRE Corporation (June 2019)

Kerrie Fergen Wilkes, Associate Director of Research, Outreach and Assessment, Daniel A. Reed Library, State University of NY at Fredonia (October 2017)

Lindsay A. Williams, Editorial and Rights Coordinator, American Society for Microbiology (ASM Press), Washington DC (February 2018)

Anonymous, Brazosport College, Lake Jackson TX (December 2017)

Anonymous, Bethesda MD (August 2018)

Read Graduates’ testimonials.

Graduates in the Certificate in Canadian Copyright Law

Rowan Amott, MLS (January 2017)

Jonelle Arendoque, Multimedia Specialist, Durham College, Oshawa ON (July 2018)

William Austin, Alberta College of Art + Design (July 2017)

Michael C. Baird, Collection Management Librarian, Olds College AB (May 2019)

Erin Banit, Multimedia Specialist, Durham College, Oshawa ON (July 2018)

Karen Banuga, Copyright Officer, Assiniboine Community College, Brandon MB (December 2017)

Renuka Bauri, Director of Communications and Advocacy for CARFAC National (Canadian Artists Representation/Le Front des Artistes Canadiens), Ottawa ON (February 2018)

Jane Beehler, Librarian, KFL&A Health (February 2017)

Melanie Bérubé, Manager, Continuing Professional Development, CAMRT/ACTRM (June 2019)

Samantha Bibby, Library Services Associate, Trent University Durham-GTA, Oshawa ON (December 2017)

Heather Bidzinski, Canadian Museum for Human Rights (January 2017)

Steph Black, Library Resource Centre, Lambton College (June 2019)

Manon Yvette Blouin, Information Analytics Specialist, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa ON (January 2018)

Lauren Bourdages, Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2017)

Laura Briggs, Information Consultant, Briggs Information Consulting, Ferintosh AB (January 2019)

Mélanie Brunet, Copyright Services Librarian, Copyright Office, University of Ottawa Library, Ottawa ON (December 2016)

Craig Butosi, Manager, Library Operations, Osgoode Hall Law School Library, Toronto ON (January 2019)

Carmen Cazakoff-Lane (February 2017)

Visal Chea, eLearning Developer, Durham College, Oshawa ON (August 2018)

Michael Clark, Copyright Technician, Lambton College, Kingston ON (June 2018)

Caroline Clouston, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (February 2017)

Adrienne Co-Dyre, Director of Libraries, King’s University College Library, London ON (July 2018)

Scott R. Cowan, University of Windsor, Windsor ON (January 2017)

Valerie Critchley, Systems and Copyright Librarian, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University, Ottawa ON (February 2018)

Jade Deacon, Enterprise Media Manager, TVO, Toronto ON (July 2018)

Michelle Demeyere (February 2017)

James Derksen, Library Director, Newman Theological College, Edmonton AB (January 2019)

Michel B. DuCharme, Ph.D., Defence R&D Canada (February 2017)

Patti Ensor, CSA Group (March 2017)

Vera Fesnak, Head Copyright and Resource Delivery Services, Wilfrid Laurier University Library, Waterloo, ON (June 2018)

Meredith Fischer, Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2017)

Nicole Fletcher, Collections Manager, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MN (February 2017)

Charlotte Grant, Visual Researcher & Design Assistant, La Prairie, PQ (February 2018)

Elizabeth Grasdal, College of the Rockies Library (January 2017)

AnneMarie de Groot, Coordinator of Technical Services & AV Services, Reg Erhardt Library, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary AB (December 2018)

Erin Gurski, Copyright Officer, Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau QC (September 2017)

Rolla Anne Haddad, Collection Development Librarian (June 2019)

William Bradley Hampson, Frontier School Division (February 2017)

Angela Simone Heath, Copyright Technician, Seneca Libraries (October 2018)

Corinne Hope, Library Services Manager, Learning Innovation and Library Services, Keyano College (September 2017)

Paola Kontic, Manager Catholic Library Learning Commons, Library and Information Services, Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board, Hamilton ON (August 2018)

Briar Jamieson, eLearning Manager, Durham College, Oshawa ON (August 2018)

Stephanie Joly, Information Management Specialist, Bank of Canada (February 2018)

Scott A. Jones, Bank of Canada, Ottawa ON (January 2017)

Heather Kemp, Information Specialist, Halton Region Health Department, Oakville ON (December 2017)

Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian, Law Society Saskatchewan, Regina SK (December 2018)

Paola Kontic, Manager, Catholic Library Learning Commons, Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board, ON (August 2018)

Megan Laffin (December 2017)

Marcia Lea, Copyright Agent, Copyright Visual Arts/Droit d’auteur Arts Visuels (CARCC), Ottawa, ON (February 2018)

Rachel Leaton, Art Gallery Curatorial Assistant Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, Brampton ON (January 2019)

Teresa Y. H. Lee, Knowledge Manager, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon FRANCE (February 2018)

David M.P. Leggett, Library & Copyright Assistant, Northern Lights College (June 2017)

Tanya Lopez, Director, Learning Innovation and Library Services, Keyano College, Fort McMurray AB (October 2017)

Darcy Lovsin, Copyright Librarian, Langara College, Vancouver BC (February 2018)

Kenneth R. Lowery, Copyright Custodian, Vinnell Arabia (December 2018)

Neil Madison (February 2017)

Juanita MacDonald (August 2017)

Catherine MacGregor, Information Resource Specialist, Toronto ON (August 2018)

Lachlan MacLeod, Copyright Services Coordinator, Dalhousie Libraries, Halifax NS (January 2018)

Lisa Marshall, College of the North Atlantic, Stephenville, NL (January 2018)

Anna Meyer, Corporate Library and Archives, Union Gas Ltd. (September 2017)

Julie Mick, Project Coordinator, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey BC (June 2018)

Caitlin Miller, Library Technician, College of the Rockies, Cranbrook BC (December 2017)

Suzanne Morin, Senior Library Technician, Copyright College of the Rockies (May 2019)

Sally-Ann Mowat, Copyright Office, University of Alberta (February 2017)

Rie Namba (June 2017)

Christina Parons, Librarian, Canadian Warm Museum (May 2019)

Cindy Paul, Copyright Specialist, University of Alberta Copyright Office (October 2017)

Selena Percy, Archives Specialist, City of Red Deer, Red Deer AB (August 2017)

Tyler Perras, Multimedia Specialist, Durham College, Oshawa ON (August 2018)

Geoff Peters, General Counsel, College of the North Atlantic, Stephenville, NL (January 2018)

Meaghan Rafferty, Library Technician, Copyright & Reference, Langara College, Vancouver BC (December 2018)

Ryan Regier, Assistant Librarian, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg MB (July 2018)

Juanita Richardson, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN (January 2017)

Jesse Roberts, Thunder Bay Public Library, Thunder Bay ON (December 2016)

Brent Charles Roe, University Librarian, J.N. Desmarais Library, Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne, Sudbury ON (December 2017)

Susan Ross, Acting Photographer, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa ON (August 2018)

Sophie E. Roy, National Research Council Canada (June 2017)

Ze’ev Schneider, Ottawa (May 2019)

Paula Schwindt, Manulife/John Hancock (December 2016)

Sylvie Séguin, Centre franco-ontario de ressources pédagogiques (CFORP) (January 2017)

Cyndi Smith, eReserves, Reserves and Copyright, Library and Academic Success Centre, Georgian College, Barrie ON (August 2018)

Jessica Stewart, National Gallery of Canada, Library and Archives, Ottawa ON (July 2017)

Maureen Sullivan, National Education Consulting Inc./NECI (July 2017)

Carolyn Tapp, Bank of Canada, Ottawa ON (August 2017)

Lisa Tarrison-Schramp, Senior Medical Librarian, Mapi Life Sciences, Dundas ON (January 2018)

Lynette Toews-Neufeldt, Assistant Director, Information Services & Campus Copyright Officer, Concordia Library, Concordia University of Edmonton, Edmonton AB (August 2017)

Kelly-Ann Turkington, Permissions/Licensing Officer, Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives, Victoria BC (January 2018)

Christina Wac, Public Services Librarian/Copyright Officer, Portage College Lac la Biche AB (June 2018)

Boni Wagner-Stafford, Co-founder, Ingenium Books Publishing Inc., Toronto ON (August 2018)

Melony Ward, Publisher/Director of Business/Canada’s History Society, Toronto ON (August 2018)

Melissa Werrell, Lead Graphic Designer, Marketing & Communications, Driving Force, Edmonton AB  (July 2018)

Nicole Wiebe, Copyright Clearance, University of Saskatchewan Bookstore (August 2017)

David Widmann, Media Accessibility Technologist, Humber College School of Media Studies and Information Technology (June 2018)

Jaron Williams, Information Professional, Edmonton AB (February 2018)

Melanie Wilke, Library Coordinator Northwest Community College (January 2017)

Tracey Zurich, Librarian, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, Thunder Bay ON (October 2017)

Anonymous, Librarian, Medical Association (February 2018)

Anonymous, Ottawa, ON (February 2018)

Anonymous, National Bank, British Columbia (December 2018)

Graduates in the Certificate in Licensing Digital Content

First cohort graduated in January 2019:

Kathryn Blair, Copyright Specialist, University of Waterloo, Canada

Barbara Combes Ingrassia, President, Manage Copyright, US

Megen Cox, Electronic Services Librarian, Evershed Sutherland (US) LLP, US

Jennifer Doak, Senior Librarian – Collection Development, Central Queensland University, Australia

Katherine Greene, Resources and Copyright Support Librarian, US

Lillian Hyatt, Corporate Librarian, Fluor, US

Scott Jones, Contract Management & Licensing Librarian Lead, Bank of Canada, Canada

Emily Newman, Research & E-Services Librarian, Fasken, Canada

Lynette Toews-Neufeldt, Assistant Director, Information Services & Campus Copyright Officer, Concordia Library, Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada

Second cohort graduated in June 2019:

Stephanie J. Adams, Electronic Resources Librarian, Associate Professor, Tennessee Tech University

Scott Anderson, Library Technician, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Joy Bolt, Interim Dean of Libraries, University of North Georgia

Jen Brubacher, Librarian, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Kelly Denzer, Electronic Resource Librarian, Davidson College NC

Jane Excell, Monographs Acquisitions Supervisor, NYU Libraries

Hassan Kanaan, Librarian, International Library Fund, Washington DC

Erin Latchford, Departmental Administrator, NYU Health Sciences Library

Andrea McCarrick, Scientific Technical Editor, North Carolina State University

Angélica Ortiz, Digital Media Specialist, Wilfrid Laurier University

Melissa Peterson, Director, RIC and Library Services, Daemen College NY

Sylvie Poirot, Copyright Officer, International Monetary Fund

Isabel Simmers, Manager for Brenton Wood, Wood Records, Inc.

Erin Stevenson, Resource Access Specialist, James Madison University

Karen L. Yacobucci, Head, Content Management and Marketing Specialist, NYU Health Sciences Library, NYU Langone Health

Heidi Zuniga, Electronic Resources Management Librarian, Colorado State University

Anonymous, Director, Library Services

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