Randy Townsend

Randy Townsend, MPS, (he, him, his) translates organizational vision and mission into clear priorities and practical goals to ensure alignment and collaboration. He has been a leader in policy implementation and journal strategy. Randy has served in leadership positions for the Council of Science Editors, AM&P Network’s Association Council, and the Society for Scholarly Publishing, including co-chair positions for AM&P Network and SSP’s DEIA Committees. Randy is currently President-Elect for SSP. He has actively supported C4DISC and contributed to the development of many of their freely available resources. Randy was the inaugural Editor in Chief for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing and is an Associate Professor of the MPS in Publishing program in the College of Professional Studies at George Washington University.