Officers & Executive Board

Executive Board

The ALA Executive Board consists of the president, president-elect, immediate past president, treasurer, executive director, and eight members elected by Council from its membership for three-year terms. The members of the Executive Board are members of Council as provided by the Constitution [see Article VII, Section 1; Article VIII, Section1; Bylaw Article III, Section 6(c); Bylaw Article IV, Section 2(e)].

Officers

The Executive Director is without vote, and the presiding officers of the Council may vote only in the case of a tie. The Executive Board acts for Council in the administration of established policies and programs and is the body that manages within this context the affairs of the Association, delegating management of day-to-day operation to the Association’s executive director.

The Executive Board makes recommendations with respect to policy and operation.

(See Constitution, Article VII, Section 3.)

To contact a member of the Executive Board, use this form.


Current Executive Board & Officers:

ALA Executive Officers

Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada

President

Emily Drabinski (2023-2024)

The Graduate Center, CUNY
Brooklyn, NY 

 

Emily Drabinski

President-Elect

Cindy Hohl (2023-2024)

Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City, MO

Patricia 'Patty' M. Wong

Immediate Past President

Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada (2023-2024)

Palos Verdes Library District
Rolling Hills Estates, CA

Peter Hepburn

Treasurer

Peter Hepburn (2022-2025)

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA

ALA Executive Board Members

Term 2021–2024

Ana Elisa de Campos Salles

Ana Elisa de Campos Salles

Parkside Branch
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco, CA

Sam Helmick

Sam Helmick

Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City, IA 

 

Christina Rodriques

Christina Rodriques

OCLC
Dublin, OH 

 

Term 2022–2025

Sara Dallas

Sara Dallas

Southern Adirondack Library
Saratoga Springs, NY 

 

Kathy Carroll

Kathy Carroll

Westwood High School
Blythewood, SC 

Term 2023–2025

Karen Schneider

Karen Schneider

Sonoma State University Library
Rohnert Park, CA

 

 

Amy Lappin

Amy Lappin

Lebanon Public Libraries
Lebanon, NH

 

Term 2023–2026

Stephanie Chase

Stephanie Chase

Libraries of Eastern Oregon
Portland, OR

 

Sophia Sotilleo

Sophia Sotilleo

Thurgood Marshall Library
Bowie, MD

 

Steven Yates

Steven Yates

School of Library and Information Studies
Tuscaloosa, AL

 

 

Related Documents

Executive Board Job Description (PDF)

ALA President and Executive Director Roles & Responsibilities (PDF)