Hugh has been building web tools and communities that bring books onto the web for a decade. He is the founder of Pressbooks, the co-founder and Executive Director of the Rebus Foundation, and the founder of LibriVox.org and iambik. He is the co-editor of “Book: A Futurist’s Manifesto.”  You can find him at @hughmcguire.

Başak comes from various backgrounds, including filmmaking, budgeting, and operations management. She is the founder of Supper Society, co-founder of Code Forward, and she also serves on the Board of Directors of COCo. Başak is also a published photographer and has edited and translated poetry and photography books. If she isn’t out networking, you will find her curled up reading in her swing chair.

Liz began marketing Pressbooks because she loved using it. With a background in higher ed, she has used Pressbooks as an editor for many books including Media Innovation & Entrepreneurship and A Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students, among others. She is glad to talk with you about why educators love Pressbooks.

Taylor joined Pressbooks in May 2018. She holds a graduate degree from Simon Fraser University’s Master of Publishing program and an honors-designated Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Missouri Western State University. Her graduate research was focused on establishing workflows for library-based OER production programs in post-secondary institutions across Canada and the United States. Her goal is to contribute meaningfully to a community that enables access to education for all students. She’s a big fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Andy’s Frozen Custard, and queer literature.

Dac is an experienced developer with a penchant for ebooks and digital sound. He specializes in web applications and back end for mobile applications and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University. His hobbies include swimming, skateboarding, and being a dad. His daughter speaks French, Japanese, and English–one more language than he does.

Carlos is a software developer with experience in CMS (content management systems), content distribution platforms, API’s and has a bachelor degree in computer science. He has lived and worked in Canada, Mexico and Bolivia. His interests include sharing economy and self training platforms. Two of the things in his life TODO list are ice fishing and attending the Collingwood Elvis Festival. Carlos loves tea and reading in a terrace on a sunny day.

Ho Man has been tinkering with tech and creating software since his high school days. He has a degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Biological and Biomedical Engineering. He enjoys using his knowledge to contribute to the local community. Ho Man likes to cook, try new recipes, and mow the lawn.

Steel began working with the open-source Pressbooks project in 2015 and joined the Pressbooks team as their educational client manager in late 2018. Steel has a Ph.D. in English Literature and a master’s degree in Library and Information Studies. Outside of work and family, his great loves are poetry (with a special interest in the work of the “Objectivists”), music, DIY/indie web stuff, vegetarian food, and playing pickup soccer.

Phil is an active contributor to open source software for infrastructure automation and provides related consulting services to Pressbooks. His technical consulting experience is a continuation of a past life in quantitative research and publication, involving a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Phil is a lover of beaches, canines, and solitude.