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Trudi Radtke is an Open Education Project Manager at SPARC. In this role they spearhead advocacy and implementation for initiatives to make education more open and equitable. Their portfolio includes InclusiveAccess.org, an initiative to raise awareness about the challenges of automatic textbook billing. Trudi also contributes across SPARC’s open education policy and advocacy efforts. Prior to working at SPARC Trudi was an Education Technology Specialist, OER Specialist and open consultant in the CA community college system. As an Open and OER consultant, they have assisted in the creation of over 120 open access textbooks and several Z-Degree pathways. Trudi is passionate about Open and has advocated for OER at the state, regional, and international levels.