OEI Steering Committee
The Steering Committee leads the Open Education Initiative and has identified five focus areas:
- State Benchmarking through Critical Data Collection initiatives and Common Course numbering discussions
- Accessibility through the TN Open Education Hub
- Partnerships for Faculty Awareness and Development
- Marketing including the Textbook Affordability Listserv and the Open Education website.
- Funding Exploration
Current Steering Committee Members
| Name | Institution | Role |
| Ashley Sergiadis | East Tennessee State University | Digital Scholarship Librarian |
| Benjamin Lawrence | Jackson State Community College | Associate Professor of Engineering Systems Technology |
| Charity Davenport | Pellissippi State Community College | Instructional Technology Specialist |
| Erica Bell | University of Tennessee at Martin | Executive Director of Regional Centers and Online Programs |
| Ginelle Baskin | Middle Tennessee State University | Open Education Librarian |
| Julie Fournier | Southwest Tennessee Community College | Associate Professor of English and Reading |
| Kate Hall | University of Tennessee System | Director of Workforce Pathways |
| Marla Cartwright | Tennessee Board of Regents | Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation in Teaching & Learning |
| Melissa Mallon | Vanderbilt University | Associate University Librarian for Teaching and Learning |
| Levi Fleming | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Scholarly Communications Librarian |
| Robbie Melton | Tennessee State University | Vice President - SMART AI/IOE OER Applied Technology Innovations |
| Julie A. Roberts | Tennessee Higher Education Commission | Chief Academic Officer |
| Kyle Christmas | Tennessee Higher Education Commission | Senior Director of Academic Affairs |
| Joshua Nave | Tennessee Higher Education Commission | Director of Academic Affairs |