Darla Henderson

Dr. Darla Henderson is an independent consultant for non-profit societies and STM publishers. She has more than 20-years of experience in STM publishing, including at the American Chemical Society where she was most recently the head of open access programs. During her tenure with ACS, Darla led the launch of ACS’ new open access programs and journals, envisioned and launched a preprint server, developed global partnerships with fellow societies, government agencies, and commercial entities, and led a multidisciplinary and general portfolio of journal products. Prior to joining ACS, Darla obtained her Ph.D. in chemistry from Duke University, and then gained publishing experience with John Wiley & Sons managing the chemistry books program. In her free time, Darla volunteers for local boards and organizations in western NC centered around information services, education, food security and recreation. Follow her on twitter @DarlaPHenderson or connect by email at darlaphenderson@gmail.com.