Region 1

Director: Valerie Diggs

Director-Elect: Michelle Luhtala 

ALA Connect Community

Connecticut Association of School Librarians

President: Jackie Galante

Delegates: Sara Kelley-Mudie and Jackie Galante

L4L Coordinators: Mary Ellen Minichiello and Katrina Palazzolo

Legislative Contacts: Chris Barlow and Jackie Galante

Intellectual Freedom Contact: Chris Barlow

Maine Association of School Librarians

President: Peg Becksvoort

President-Elect: Eileen Broderick

Delegates: Peg Becksvoort and Eileen Broderick

L4L Coordinators: Sylvia Norton and Cindy Petherbridge

Legislative Contacts: Pam Goucher

Intellectual Freedom Contact: Gretchen Asam

State Department of Education Contact: Pam Goucher

Massachusetts School Library Association

President: Gerri Fegan

President-Elect: Valerie Diggs

Delegates: Valerie Diggs and Judi Paradis

L4L Coordinators: Valerie Diggs and Katherine Lowe

Legislative Contacts: Julie Farrell and Judi Paradis

State Department of Education Contact: Pam Goucher

New England School Library Association

President: Merlyn Miller

President-Elect: Gerri Fegan

Delegates: Susan Ballard

L4L Coordinator: Irene Kwidzinski

Legislative Contact: Gerri Fegan

New Hampshire School Library Media Association

President: Kathy Lane

Vice President: Helen Burnham

Delegate: Nancy Keane

L4L Coordinator: Pamela Tinker

Legislative Contacts: Andrea Ange and Kathy Lane

Intellectual Freedom Contact: Pam Harland

State DOE Contact: Cathy Higgins

Rhode Island Educational Media Association

President: Jamie Greene

President-Elect: Darshell Silva

Delegates: Jamie Greene and Darshell Silva

L4L Coordinator: Diane Lebrun

Legislative Contacts: Jamie Greene and Phyllis Humphrey

State DOE Contact: Margaret Votta

Vermont School Library Association

President: Anna Bolognani

Delegate: Merlyn Miller

L4L Coordinator: Linda McSweeney

Legislative Contacts: Donna Sullivan-Macdonald

Intellectual Freedom Contact: Christine Eldred

To update information on this page, please email Affiliate Assembly staff liaison Jen Habley. Last Updated: 07/08/11