2008 Candidates for Election
PLA Past Presidents
The PLA Board of Directors is comprised of three elected officers as well as all six members of each Cluster Steering Committee, the ALTA representative and the PLA Councilor. (see below for full list)
*Asterisk indicates Executive Committee Member
President
Jan Sanders*
Pasadena Public Library
jsanders@cityofpasadena.net
President-elect
Carol Sheffer*
Queens Library
csheffer@queenslibrary.org
Past President
Susan Hildreth*
California State Library
shhildreth@comcast.net
ISSUES AND CONCERNS CLUSTER STEERING COMMITTEE
Carolyn A. Anthony*, chair
Skokie Public Library
canthony@skokielibrary.info
Ann Cousineau
Solano County Library
acousineau@solanocounty.com
Michael Golrick
L.E. Phillips Memorial Library
michaelg@eauclaire.lib.wi.us
Larry P. Neal
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
larry@cmpl.org
Neel Parikh
Pierce County Library
nparikh@piercecountylibrary.org
Marcia Warner
Grand Rapids Public Library
mwarner@grpl.org
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER STEERING COMMITTEE
Alan Harkness*, chair
Piedmont Regional Library
aharkness@prlib.org
Irene Blalock
Birmingham Public Library
renee@bham.lib.al.us
Sara Dallas
Southern Adirondack Library System
sdallas@sals.edu
Danis E. Kreimeier
Yorba Linda Public Library
danisk@ylpl.lib.ca.us
Kathleen S. Reif
St. Mary's County Library
kreif@stmalib.org
Josie B. Parker
Ann Arbor District Library
parkerj@aadl.org
LIBRARY SERVICES CLUSTER STEERING COMMITTEE
Marcellus Turner*, chair
Jefferson County Public Library
mturner@jefferson.lib.co.us
Audra Caplan
Hartford County Public Library
caplan@hcplonline.info
Eva Poole
Denton Public Library
eva.poole@cityofdenton.com
Cathy Elizabeth Sanford
Contra Costa County Library
csanford@ccclib.org
Lillian Snyder
Gaithersburg Regional Library
lillian.snyder@montgomerycounty.md.gov
Dale Ross
Ames Public Library
dross24704@aol.com
Norman L. Maas
Norfolk Public Library
norman.maas@norfolk.gov
Greta K. Southard
PLA Executive Director
gsouthar@ala.org
Awards
Eloise May
emay@ald.lib.co.us
Awards/Advancement of Literacy Award Jury
Rivkah Sass
rsass@omahapubliclibrary.org
Awards/Allie Beth Martin Award Jury
Donna Morris
dmorris@metrolibrary.org
Awards/Baker & Taylor Entertainment Audio Music/Video Product Award Jury
Jean Hatfield
jeanhatfield@hotmail.com
Awards/Charlie Robinson Award Jury
Ginnie Cooper
ginnie.cooper@dc.gov
Awards/EBSCO Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award Jury
Lynn A. McIntosh
crlsdir@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
Awards/Gordon Conable Award
Kenton Oliver
koliver@starklibrary.org
Awards/Highsmith Library Innovation Award Jury
Sandy Wee
swee@ci.san-leandro.ca.us
Awards/PLA Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award
Christine Lind Hage
Christine.Hage@rhpl.org
Awards/PLA-Demco New Leaders Travel Grant Jury
Susan Baerg Epstein
sbepstein@aol.com
Awards/PLA Institutional Scholarship Award Jury
Eva Poole
eva.poole@cityofdenton.com
Budget and Finance
Clara Nalli Bohrer
bohrercn@wblib.org
Bylaws & Organization
Nann Blaine Hilyard
nbhilyard@zblibrary.org
PLA 2008 National Conference
Raymond Santiago
santiagor@mdpls.org
PLA 2008 National Conference Local Arrangements Subcommittee
Melissa Brechon
mbrechon@carverlib.org
PLA 2008 National Conference Program
Jane Eickhoff
eickhoff@hcplonline.info
2008 Conference Program Coordinating Committee
Mark L. Smith
marks@lssi.com
2009 Conference Program Coordinating Committee
Kathleen S. Reif
kreif@stmalib.org
2007 Leadership Development
Ann Marie Gold
amgold@saclibrary.org
2008 Leadership Development
Luis Herrera
lherrera@sfpl.org
PLA 2010 National Conference
Elizabeth Bingham
binghamassociate@aol.com
Kay K. Runge
kkrunge@libraryconsulting.org
Membership
Danis Kreimeier
dancingdanis@yahoo.com
2009 Nominating Committee
Susan Hildreth
shhildreth@comcast.net
2010 Nominating Committee
Jan Sanders
jsanders@cityofpasadena.net
PLA Partners
Tom Shepley
tomshepley@yahoo.com
2008 President's Event
Elizabeth E. Bingham
binghamassociate@aol.com
2009 President's Event
Sara Dallas
sdallas@sals.edu
PLA/ALSC Every Child to Read Evaluation Task Force
Clara Nalli Bohrer
bohrercn@wblib.org
Publications-related Committees:
Electronic Communications Advisory
Steven Cohen
scohen@pubsub.com
PLA Monographs
Deborah Grodinsky
dgrodinsky@skokielibrary.info
Public Libraries Advisory
Bessie Condos
bcondos@library.ca.gov
Statistical Report Advisory
Mary Monaghan
monaghanm@carnegielibrary.org
University Press Books for Public Libraries
Christine Maria Beaird
tbeaird@plainfield.lib.il.us
ISSUES AND CONCERNS CLUSTER
Intellectual Freedom
Barbara J. Pickell
barbara.pickell@myclearwater.com
International Relations
Lorraine Jackson
lsanojackson@gmail.com
Legislation
Theresa Maguire
tmaguire@gw.colapl.org
Public Policy in Public Libraries
Kathryn Robinson
robinson.kathryn@ocls.info
Recruitment of Public Librarians
Florence Simkins Brown
florence.brown@citynmb.com
Research and Statistics
Dr. Larry Nash White
white@ecu.edu
Staffing Issues
Anne Haimes
anne.haimes@fultoncountyga.gov
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER
Branch Libraries
Paula Settoon
psettoo@tulsalibrary.org
Marketing Public Libraries
Bonnie L. Young
boyoung@state.pa.us
Metropolitan Libraries
Fred Gitner
fred.j.gitner@queenslibrary.org
Practical Applications of Technology in Public Libraries
Brian Auger
brian.auger@hclibrary.org
Public Library Systems
Kimberlee Denero-Ackroyd
kdenero-ackroyd@shakerlibrary.org
Rural Library Services
Dwight Emlyn McInvaill
dmcinvaill@georgetowncountysc.org
Small and Medium-Sized Libraries
Kimberly Bolan
bolan_kimberly@yahoo.com
Technology in Public Libraries
Bill Ptacek
billp@kcls.org
LIBRARY SERVICES CLUSTER
Adult Continuing and Independent Learning Services
to be determined
Audiovisual
Adele Bellinger
abellinger@nypl.org
Basic Education and Literacy Resources and Services
Dinah L.O'Brien
do'briend@townhall.plymouth.ma.us
Career and Business Services
Barbara Spruill
bspruill@gwinnettpl.org
Cataloging Needs of Public Libraries
Sally Smith
ssmith@kcls.org
Collection Management
To be determined
Community Information Services
To be determined
Reader's Advisory
Madlyn Schneider
madlyn.s.@queenslibrary.org
Services to Elementary School Age Children and their Caregivers
Louise Lareau
llareau@nypl.org
Services to Multicultural Populations
to be determined
Services to Preschool Children and their Caregivers
Penny Neef
neefpenn@wblib.org
Services to Teenagers and their Caregivers
Anne Leon
anneleon@nova.edu