Cara is the Innovation and Makerspace Manager at Greene County Public Library in Ohio. After several years in STEM and maker focused library leadership, Cara created the makerspace department and built the GCPL makerspace in 2016. Cara has since been running and growing the makerspace while also helping many libraries and schools with makerspace planning. Cara is the Co-Chair of the Nation of Makers Library Working Group, a charter member of Library Makers, member of the National Library Makerspace Forum, and co-founder of the National Maker Collective.

Sarah is the Creation and Innovation Services Librarian at Miami University in Ohio. Sarah has worked in makerspaces since 2015, and planned and opened a new makerspace at Miami’s King Library in 2019. Her work includes supporting maker-centered learning and innovation topics through events, instruction, and outreach. Sarah founded and serves as chair of the Nation of Makers Libraries Working group, and is also the incoming chair of the  CORE Maker Technology Interest Group. Sarah has a strong research interest in maker-centered learning, both in informal environments and as part of formalized curricula.