James Bryce Clark (jamie.clark@oasis-open.org), Director of Standards Development for OASIS, is responsible for managing the consortium's industry standards efforts. He is an e-commerce and information technology attorney who began his practice as a financing and corporate restructuring lawyer with Shearman & Sterling at 53 Wall Street in New York. He represented high technology companies in their banking, trade finance, acquisitions and securities transactions throughout the 1990's, and served two terms as chairman of the American Bar Association's business law subcommittee on electronic commerce. While a practicing attorney, he was a contributor to the original ebXML project (now ISO 15000), co-editor of its business process standards in 2001, and chairman of the ebXML Joint Coordinating Committee. Prior to joining OASIS, he was vice president and general counsel of a healthcare e-commerce company, and corporate partner in a Los Angeles law firm. He is a U.S. delegate to the e-commerce working group of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and an expert adviser on automated contracting and Internet law for the U.S. State Department. He is a frequent speaker and author in e-commerce and information security law as well as complex finance transactions. Jamie holds JD and BSc degrees from the University of Minnesota, and is based in Los Angeles.

Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, Ph.D (carol.cosgrove-sacks@oasis-open.org), Senior Advisor on International Standards Policy, represents OASIS to European and international organizations, the business community and NGOs. She contributes to promoting the policy relevance and visibility of OASIS in international processes and assists with OASIS strategic business development and networking with governments and trade associations throughout Europe. Carol was formerly Director of Trade in the United Nations (1994-2005), where she was responsible for managing support to the UN Center for Trade Facilitation and E-Business [UN/CEFACT], including the management of UN/EDIFACT and the development of ebXML and the UN electronic documents set, UNeDocs. She launched and organized the annual UN forums on international trade facilitation and e-business and the programme on Internet enterprise development. She has participated in many international taskforces to define the policy and strategic context for e-business tools, including the ISO High Level Steering Group on CALS, the UN ICT Taskforce, the OECD Working Group on e-Commerce, and was the global coordinator for the UN Regional Commissions for the World Summits on the Information Society (WSIS),2003 to 2005. She is based in Geneva, where she works as a business consultant especially regarding the WTO and international supply chains. She is also a Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, and travels frequently to Brussels. She is a regular public speaker, particularly about international trade logistics, e-business and e-government. Her credentials include a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in economics and a Ph.D. in international trade development. She is based in Geneva and speaks English, French and German.

Robin Cover (robin.cover@oasis-open.org) is Chief Information Architect for OASIS and serves as editor of The Cover Pages, an online resource sponsored by OASIS. His interest in humanities computing began in 1979 with a project focused on the development of syntactic encoding for ancient Hebrew language. His post-graduate academic programs and teaching in the area of semitics and oriental studies run parallel to long-standing interest in linguistic and literary analysis of text using computers. SGML first captured Robin's attention in 1986 when he envisioned the value of descriptive markup for encoding a machine-independent representation of multilingual text. He became "bibliographer at large" for SGML and for thirteen years has maintained online reference collections supporting markup theory and praxis. Robin has served on the TEI Text Representation Committee and Textual Criticism Working Group. He also served for several years as Program Chair of the Computer Assisted Research Group (CARG) for the Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion. Robin is based in Dallas.

Barbara Erbes (barbara.erbes@oasis-open.org), Member Support Coordinator for OASIS, provides a variety of services to assist participants in starting and renewing their memberships. Barbara serves as the initial point-of-contact for many support issues. She coordinates the distribution of internal and external collateral, manages the member database, and also organizes staff scheduling requirements. Barbara has been an office manager since 1990 working in the for-profit sector. Barbara is based in Boston.

Carol Geyer (carol.geyer@oasis-open.org), Director of Communications, works to increase the global visibility of OASIS as an international open standards consortium. She serves as primary contact for editors and analysts, promoting the work of the OASIS Committees and Member Sections. She oversees operations of OASIS information channels, including the Cover Pages and XML.org web sites, and coordinates all Consortium branding, collateral, newsletters, member communications, and events. Carol has more than 23 years of experience in marketing communications and has held senior-level management positions in a variety of high technology firms in a variety of industries including computer hardware, publishing, environmental systems, and robotics. She has been with OASIS since the Consortium was founded as SGML Open in 1993. Carol is based in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Jane Harnad (jane.harnad@oasis-open.org), Manager of Events, plans and executes all consortium-sponsored symposia, seminars, and conference tracks. She researches, develops, and implements organization events, while ensuring membership satisfaction. Jane brings to OASIS over 13 years of experience in planning meetings and events for both corporate and association individuals. Jane is based in Washington, DC.

José Márquez (jose.marquez@oasis-open.org) works on the OASIS technology services team as junior web developer and webmaster for the OASIS, XML.org, and Member Sections sites. He previously worked for Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (TASC) division developing software in the Product Lifecycle Management arena. José has also worked in automotive publishing and financial services. An open source enthusiast, he has been developing web pages with increasing amounts of automation for over a decade. José has a BA from Boston College and speaks English, German, and Spanish. He is based in Boston.

Cathie Mayo (cathie.mayo@oasis-open.org) serves as the Manager of Accounting. She prepares monthly Financials Statements for OASIS and its Member Sections, along with Budget Preparation, Financial Analysis and Forecasting for the Consortium. She oversees all the accounting functions and systems, handles all general ledger aspects, and HR coordination. Cathie is based in Boston.

Scott McGrath (scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org) serves as Senior Director of Member Services for OASIS. Acting as an advocate for member interests, he manages member service operations, membership renewals, financial operations, technology services, and staffing resources to bring maximum benefit to all Consortium participants. Scott assists special interest groups, clarifies member issues, oversees technology and enhances member benefits and programs. A frequent industry speaker, he is conversant on the latest advances in interoperable computing solutions and well versed on industry studies and research related to the work of OASIS. He holds an MBA from Boston College. Scott is based in Boston.

Mary McRae (mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org), Manager of Technical Committee Administration, provides front-line support for OASIS committees and the standards they produce. She works with OASIS TC chairs, guiding them through the OASIS technical process and helping them reach the goals and objectives of their charters. Mary also serves on the OASIS Technical Advisory Board. She joined the OASIS staff in 2004, but she has been an active member of the Consortium since 1995, serving on the OASIS Board of Directors in 1999. Mary became involved in structured markup languages in 1992, while working for Butterworth Legal Publishers, where she mastered the nuances of document analysis, DTD development, structured editors, and content management systems. Later, as Vice President of XML Solutions and Principal XML Technologist for DMSi, she used her skills at project management, needs analysis, requirements definition, product selection, schema development, application customization, and training to help clients avoid the pitfalls she encountered herself as an early adopter. Sandwiched in between, Mary was the Manager of Sales Support for Xyvision (now XyEnterprise), focusing on SGML/XML content management solutions. Mary is co-author of "Office 2003 XML" and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. In her spare time, Mary is a textile artist. She is based in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA.

Keizo Okabe (keizo.okabe@oasis-open.org) serves as the OASIS Japan Representative, supporting and expanding OASIS membership by extending the Consortium's activities into the Japanese market. His most recent publications are "XML Is Changing Business!" and "XML Business White Paper 2003." Keizo also serves as XML Evangelist and Chairman of Web Services Promotion Committee for XML Consortium Japan, and is a member of the RosettaNet Japan Steering Committee, the ebXML standard working group in Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM), and many other XML-related industrial consortia. Keizo is based in Tokyo and speaks Japanese and English.

Greg Rundlett (greg.rundlett@oasis-open.org), Manager of Technology Services, is an entrepreneurial Open Source expert and has held a variety of technology and leadership positions in his career working with small and large companies plus state government. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Greg also studied at the Université d'Orléans, France and was honored to lead a business-cultural exchange in France sponsored by the Rotary International. Greg manages the Technology Services team at OASIS with a mission to ensure that those services are world-class.

Neil Schelly (neil.schelly@oasis-open.org), Senior Systems Administrator, works in the technology services team to support the systems and networks that serve OASIS members. Most of Neil's 10 years of IT experience have concentrated on implementing free and open source software solutions. Neil has a B.S. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is based in Boston.

Dee Schur (dee.schur@oasis-open.org), Manager of Member Support, works to enhance the membership experience for the entire OASIS community. She serves as a direct resource for OASIS Member Sections and also coordinates Committee outreach activities such as OASIS InterOps and TC webinars. Dee joined OASIS in 2001 as a Marketing Support Specialist and later, became Member Outreach Manager. In addition to her work at the Consortium, Dee provides leadership in a variety of political and charitable organizations, both locally and internationally. Dee is based in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Pim van der Eijk (pim.vandereijk@oasis-open.org) serves as the OASIS Senior Advisor on Standards, supporting and expanding OASIS membership in Europe by organizing activities and promoting involvement in technical work. He speaks on behalf of the Consortium at many European conferences and seminars. Pim's extensive experience in SGML, XML and e-business includes technology positions at Excelon, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Digital Equipment Corporation, as well as active participation in the Dutch SGML/XML User Group. Pim is based in the Netherlands and speaks Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.