ORCID Staff
![Natalia Aldana](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Natalia.png?ssl=1)
User Support Specialist
Natalia Aldana
Natalia supports ORCID users in different languages.
She’s fluent in Spanish, English, French
![Francisco Alsina](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Francisco-e1612471547251.jpeg?ssl=1)
Member Support Technical Specialist
Francisco Alsina
Francisco is technical support specialist for ORCID member organizations helping them get
![Rob Blackburn](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/rob-B-e1673003469298.png?ssl=1)
Web Producer
Rob Blackburn
Rob maintains the ORCID Info site keeping it up-to-date, helps with Comms
![Thamirys Cabral](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Thamirys.png?ssl=1)
User Support Specialist
Thamirys Cabral
Thamirys supports users who speak Portuguese and Spanish.
She has a Bachelors in
![Ana Patricia Cardoso](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ana_Cardoso.png?ssl=1)
Senior Engagement Lead, Global Consortia
Ana Patricia Cardoso
Ana is responsible for developing and promoting community adoption of ORCID across
![Estelle Cheng](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/picture-2272-1558100633-e1658309562127.jpg?ssl=1)
Engagement Manager, Global Direct
Estelle Cheng
Estelle Cheng supports and engages with ORCID Direct Members, Publishers and Services
![Pedro Costa](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pedro-e1658323934591.jpg?ssl=1)
QA Lead
Pedro Costa
Pedro leads the QA process for the ORCID Registry managing manual and
![Tom Demeranville](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tomdemeranville-e1673266877553.png?ssl=1)
Product Director
Tom Demeranville
Tom ensures our technology is responsive to our community and aligned with
![Paula Demain](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Demain-Paula-e1658323701874.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Product Manager
Paula Demain
Paula is responsible for gathering, managing and refining the requirements of the
![Dan Dineen](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Dan-Dineen-orcid-bio-e1658323568212.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior UX Designer
Dan Dineen
Dan is our UX designer. He works making sure we have usable,
![Camelia Dumitru](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/camelia.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Java Backend Engineer
Camelia Dumitru
As part of the IT team, Camelia develops back end functionality for
![Jenna Ferrecchia](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jenna-Ferrecchia.jpg?ssl=1)
Operations Coordinator
Jenna Ferrecchia
I have a BA in Poli Sci from George Washington U. and
![Padma Gopinath](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/padma-e1658323453722.jpg?ssl=1)
Accountant
Padma Gopinath
Padma supports the finance and accounting functions of ORCID by maintaining books,
![Stephanie Harley](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Stephanie_Harley_Photo-e1673352852973.jpg?ssl=1)
DIRECTOR OF STAFF AND BOARD ENGAGEMENT
Stephanie Harley
Stephanie oversees ORCID’s strategic staff engagement initiatives, including professional development, training, staff
![Jordan Holt](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bio-Photo-Jordan-Holt.jpg?ssl=1)
Member Support Technical Specialist
Jordan Holt
Jordan provides first-in-class technical support for ORCID member organizations.
In his free time,
![Kimberly Inniger](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kimberly_Inniger-e1627296792767.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Events & Outreach Manager
Kimberly Inniger
Kimberly manages the ORCID Events program that consists of webinars, workshops, trainings,
![Emilia Kutrovska](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1658318533175.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Project Manager
Emilia Kutrovska
Emilia’s role at ORCID is to lead projects to implement and optimize
![Nabil Ksibi](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Nabil-e1673266214158.png?ssl=1)
Engagement Lead, Global Direct
Nabil Ksibi
Nabil is responsible for fostering ORCID community adoption within the global direct
![Paloma Marín-Arraiza](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Paloma_foto-1-e1673267457361.png?ssl=1)
Engagement Manager, Global Consortia
Paloma Marín-Arraiza
She holds a degree in Physics, a master's degree in Scientific Information
![Angel Montenegro](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Angel_2015-04-30_10-18-49-e1658323789543.jpg?ssl=1)
Tech Lead, Registry
Angel Montenegro
As part of our Open Source Team, Angel is in charge of
![Karen Madrigal](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Karen_Madrigal-e1658318389260.jpg?ssl=1)
QA Automation Engineer
Karen Madrigal
Karen drives the Automated testing effort for the ORCID Registry.
She graduated as
![Leonardo Mendoza](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/leo-mendoza-e1658318040953.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Front End Engineer
Leonardo Mendoza
As part of our Open Source Team Leonardo specializes in UI development
![Brian Minihan](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/image1-3-e1658310898453.jpg?ssl=1)
Engagement Lead, Global Consortia
Brian Minihan
Brian supports community adoption, fostering development and executing strategic goals of ORCID
![Shivendra Naidoo](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Shiv_LinkedIn_Pic_-_Cropped.jpeg?ssl=1)
Senior Engagement Lead
Shivendra Naidoo
With over a decade of experience working in the Academic Publishing and
![Mitra Najafi-Gheidari](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mng_photo.png?ssl=1)
Senior User Support Specialist
Mitra Najafi-Gheidari
Mitra provides first tier support to researchers with queries about their ORCID
![George Nash](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/George-Nash-2-e1658310831392.jpg?ssl=1)
Tech Lead
George Nash
George joined the team in 2016 having worked as a developer across
![Daniel Palafox](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Daniel-Palafox-e1658310734802.jpg?ssl=1)
Java Full Stack Engineer
Daniel Palafox
As part of our Open Source Team, Daniel specializes in front-end and
![Ellen Paterson](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ellen-paterson-scaled-e1701337170867.jpg?ssl=1)
Data Protection Officer
Ellen Paterson
Ellen is ORCID's data protection officer. She has a background in information
![Julie Petro](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jp-profile.jpeg?ssl=1)
Director of Communications
Julie Petro
As Director of Communications for ORCID, Julie is responsible for setting and
![Andrej Romanov](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/andrej-e1658310573685.jpg?ssl=1)
Junior Full Stack Engineer
Andrej Romanov
Andrej helps to improve and maintain the codebase of the ORCID registry
![Chris Shillum](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Chris_shillum.jpg?ssl=1)
Executive Director
Chris Shillum
With more than 25 years of experience in product and platform development
![Matt Stockman](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Matt_stockmanjpg-e1658310460273.jpg?ssl=1)
User Support Manager
Matt Stockman
Matt has over 10 years experience of working in technology within the
![Shawna Sadler](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/shawna-e1658310522264.jpg?ssl=1)
Engagement Manager, Outreach & Partnerships
Shawna Sadler
Shawna heads up Outreach & Partnerships at ORCID, building strategic relationships worldwide
![Will Simpson](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Will-Simpson-e1658310378518.jpeg?ssl=1)
Director, Technology
Will Simpson
Will is responsible for ORCID’s technical strategy, infrastructure, and scalability, and manages
![Greta Taunyte](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_9591-scaled-e1706182226326.jpg?ssl=1)
User Support Specialist
Greta Taunyte
Greta is originally from Lithuania, equipped with a diverse skill set and
![Lombe Tembo](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Lombe_Tembo.jpeg?ssl=1)
Grant Program Officer/ Engagement Lead
Lombe Tembo
Lombe is responsible for improving equity of participation in ORCID in currently
![Jason Thomas](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/J.Thomas-scaled-e1695046872953.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Dev ops
Jason Thomas
Jason is an experienced DevOps Engineer working mostly with Linux and AWS
![Tommy Tepper](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TommyTepper-e1679573975209.jpeg?ssl=1)
Director of Finance and Operations
Tommy Tepper
As Director of Finance and Operations, Tommy oversees all aspects of ORCID’s
![Giles Westwood](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/giles-orcid-mugshot-e1658310158973.jpg?ssl=1)
Senior Devops Engineer
Giles Westwood
Giles is an experienced engineer and manager in operations with over 15
![Ivo Wijnbergen](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ivo_bw_headshot_2021-e1675424397248.jpg?ssl=1)
Director of Engagement
Ivo Wijnbergen
Heading up Engagement at ORCID, Ivo is responsible for our global community
![Élan Young](https://i0.wp.com/info.orcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Élan-Young-e1658310243531.jpg?ssl=1)
Content Marketing Writer
Élan Young
Élan creates and manages the distribution of content for ORCID’s blog, website,