Kate Fernie is Operations Manager at CARARE. Her background is in Archaeology and Museums with experience of digital libraries, digital preservation and the online cultural heritage. She is currently operations manager for the CARARE Association. Kate has been involved projects developing content for Europeana (CARARE, Europeana Archaeology, Share3D, LoCloud and 3D-ICONS); developing best practices and capacity building (4CH, ARIADNEplus, Tech4Heritage); and technologies for curators, researchers and users (PATHs and LoCloud). Kate led the Europeana Network Association’s 3D content task force and is interested in how 3D technology is bringing new opportunities for the cultural heritage sector to provide access to heritage.
Henk Alkemade is CARARE's Deputy Operations Manager. Henk graduated in Physical Geography, but worked in IT (development, management) until 2016. From 2016 to 2022 Henk was senior employee of the department of Historical Landscapes at the Dutch National Heritage Agency. He is active at and across the boundaries of IT and Archaeology, (pre-)historic Landscapes and built Monuments at the Dutch National Heritage Agency. Serving as a linking pin between these knowledge departments and IT and participating in national and international projects, concerned with digital heritage. Henk has a special interest in the role of cultural heritage and cultural historic knowledge in addressing present problems like soil subsidence, sea level rise, water management etc.
Catherine Anne Cassidy is the Digital Skills Officer at CARARE, working to develop sector training to support CARARE in its roles in the 4CH project and the European data space for cultural heritage (Europeana). Catherine holds a PhD in Computer Science and a MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of St Andrews, where she also is part of the research group Open Virtual Worlds investigating digital heritage engagement and evaluating impact. Her area of research explores strategies for democratised preservation and promotion of threatened heritage using 3D digitisation through community engagement.