From: "Ann P. Snoeyenbos" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 20:25:30 +0000 We’re pleased to share that following a national search, Wendy Queen has been appointed director of Project MUSE. A 15 year veteran of the Johns Hopkins University Press, Wendy served as Deputy Director of MUSE beginning in 2014, prior to which she held progressive responsibilities including Associate Director, Publishing Technologies. Wendy is active in the scholarly publishing community, including AAP and AAUP. She has served on the COUNTER Board for over ten years, and is also a member of the North American Steering Group of the ALPSP. Wendy was appointed Interim Director of Project MUSE in March 2015, and in April led MUSE’s largest event of the year, the Annual Publisher Meeting, expanded to include a 20th Anniversary celebration. “Throughout her time with MUSE, Wendy has led efforts to consolidate our technology strengths, to regularize the ongoing development of platform functionality, and to streamline MUSE production workflows,” said Kathleen Keane, director of the JHU Press. “I am delighted to have her deep knowledge of the platform and her extensive experience with the needs of our many constituencies, from libraries and publishers to scholars and readers, brought to the task of leading the organization.” “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead MUSE and continue the amazing work being done by the MUSE staff,” said Wendy. Wendy began her career with JHU Press and Project MUSE as a web developer in 2000, working on the platform as it expanded to include content from numerous not-for-profit presses and journals beyond JHUP. Eventually, Queen led a 15-person staff of technology and production professionals, whose accomplishments included the development of a critically important XML workflow for the journals content, and the integration of book content from the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC) into the MUSE platform. Wendy also led all of JHUP’s web development efforts for ten years, including publication of three online reference works. Ann Snoeyenbos Project MUSE