Dave Ghamandi

Dave S. Ghamandi is a professional lecturer employed by the University of Virginia and is a frequent speaker at City meetings.

Education

In 2012, Dave Shankar Ghamandi graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science with a Master of Science in Library Science.

Employment

Ghamandi is managing editor of Aperio Journals, an Open Publishing joint venture between the University of Virginia Library and the University of Virginia Press. Aperio Journals stated goal is to provide open access to “knowledge for a global audience in a variety of formats --journals, monographs, conferences, open educational resources, etc.” Aperio encourages editorial members to seek out board members, reviewers, and authors from underrepresented populations by race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, ability, age, and class.” Aperio staff “evaluate proposals and expressions of interest to determine whether they meet our scope and guidelines”.

Hired in 2012, Dave Ghamandi’s State of Virginia base salary (2017) of $72,500 puts him at 114% of the University of Virginia median employee compensation.The largest salaries on Virginia’s payroll are being earned at the commonwealth’s public universities, according to data provided by Virginia's Department of Human Resource Management and compiled by the Washington Business Journal.

As of 2016, the University of Virginia Library: employed a staff of 211, 12 facilities, budget of $37.7 million, over 5 million books, 20.1 million manuscripts and archives, 201,448 electronic journals and 480,455 E-books.