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.

Sarah is passionate about forming connections and helping people. This passion led her to study psychology at McGill and eventually go on to create Vent Over Tea, an active listening service that pairs people who need to talk with great listeners in Montréal cafes. Two things that bring her joy are deep conversations and long walks with her french bulldog, Pants.

Amy graduated from McGill in 2019 with a degree in chemistry. As someone who is more passionate about the public good and community building than pipetting liquid into tiny vials, she is especially excited to have joined the Pressbooks team. Outside of work, she spends most of her time watching movies, baking and being outdoors.

Before joining Pressbooks Leigh was Rebus Foundation’s Communications and Partnerships Manager, a position that taught her a lot about ethical marketing, open publishing, open pedagogy, online learning, and public scholarship. Aside from her marketing work, Leigh spends a lot of time thinking about how personal storytelling can help people communicate better. She’s worked as a story producer for various projects organized by Confabulation, Phi Centre, Concordia University, and McGill University. Leigh has outrageously strong opinions about food and wine. 

Steel began working with the open-source Pressbooks project in 2015 and joined the Pressbooks team 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, music, DIY/indie web stuff, vegetarian food, and playing pickup soccer.

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.

Ricardo loves to contribute to different projects related to technology. As a software developer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, he enjoys collaborating with others to create solutions using different platforms and tools. In his free time he enjoys cooking Argentine barbecue (Asado) and playing guitar in a wide variety of musical styles.

Twenty years ago, Os began building annoying flash intros with mouse trailing animations preloaders and obtrusive techno background music loops. Before the WordPress Era, he discovered PHP4 and went crazy building hundreds of web apps. Os has a Computer Science degree and Zend Certified Engineer PHP certification. He is in love with trip hop, acid jazz, and Cm/Fm based music. He is also trying to be an active open source contributor.