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As DuraSpace CEO the organization had its strongest fiscal year ever in 2017. We have built a team of community and technology experts who will continue to successfully carry out the DuraSpace mission. When I came to DuraSpace in 2015, I was fortunate to be able to continue the work of my predecessor, Michele Kimpton, to build a robust membership program that currently enjoys a 94% retention rate. Relationships with the Samvera Project have been formalized and strengthened and, most recently, DuraSpace entered a partnership agreement with CASRAI. The DuraSpace hosted services business has also matured more than doubled, providing much needed archiving and preservation services to the community as well as additional support for our open source projects through revenues from hosted services.
In partnership with the Digital Public Library of America and Stanford University Library, we led the successful completion of the IMLS-funded Hydra-In-A-Box grant and the continued exploration of the HykuDirect service offering. Our commitment to expanded engagement with international user communities and the broader scholarly ecosystem has cultivated new memberships and strategic partnerships. During my tenure, DuraSpace improved relationships with service providers and others in the global scholarly ecosystem.
Transparency and accountability in fiscal management have been significantly improved under my leadership including human resources functions, access to business experts and administrative processes, and business and financial management processes.
“DuraSpace is in the healthiest shape it’s ever been under Debra’s leadership,” said Tyler Walters, Board President of DuraSpace. “I know Board members are grateful for all her efforts and accomplishments. We wish her well in her new post at ASU.”
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