Freedom to Read Foundation
Board of Trustees
2009–2010
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
President: Kent Oliver [Term Expires 2010 (2nd yr.)], Executive Director, Stark County District Library, Canton, OH; 330-458-2710; Fax: 330-455-9596; koliver at starklibrary.org
Vice President: Burton Joseph [2010 (4th)], Attorney-at-Law, Joseph, Lichtenstein & Levinson, Chicago, IL; 312-346-9270; Fax: 312-346-9275; bjoseph at jlllawfirm.com
Treasurer: Barbara M. Jones [2010 (2nd)], University Librarian, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT; 860-685-3838; Fax: 860-685-3910; bjones01 at wesleyan.edu
Acting Executive Director and Secretary: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL; 312-280-4224; Fax: 312-280-4227; dstone at ala.org
DIRECTORS
Bernadine Abbott Hoduski [2011 (3rd)], Kansas City, MO; 406-449-9974; ber at initco.net
Jonathan Bloom [2011 (1st)], Attorney-at-Law, Weil Gotshal & Manges, New York, NY; 212-310-8775; Fax: 212-310-8007; jonathan.bloom at weil.com
Robert P. Doyle [2011 (3rd)], Executive Director, Illinois Library Association, Chicago, IL; 312-644-1896; Fax: 312-644-1899; doyle at ila.org
Carrie Gardner [2010 (2nd)], Assistant Professor, Dept. of Library Science & Instructional Technology, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA; 717-329-4159; carrieif at aol.com
Susan Hildreth [2011 (1st)], City Librarian, The Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA; 206-386-4147; Fax: 206-386-4108; shhildreth at comcast.net
Christine Jenkins [2011 (1st)], Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; 217-244-7452; Fax: 217-244-3302; cajenkin at illinois.edu
Pamela R. Klipsch [2010 (2nd)], Director, Jefferson County Library, High Ridge, MO; 636-677-8689; 636-677-1769; pklipsch at jeffcolib.org
Candace D. Morgan [2011 (1st)], Portland, OR; 503-245-3868; cd_df_morgan at msn.com
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Camila Alire, ALA President, Dean Emerita, University of New Mexico; Salida, CO; 303-913-8341; Fax: 303-814-2724; calire at att.net
Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association, Chicago, IL; 312-280-1392; Fax: 312-944-3897; kfiels at ala.org
Martin Garnar, ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, Reference Librarian, Regis University, Denver, CO; 303-964-5459; Fax: 303-964-5497; mgarnar at regis.edu
Roberta Stevens, ALA President, Outreach Projects and Partnerships Officer, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; 202-707-1550; Fax: 202-707-0312; rste at loc.gov
GENERAL COUNSEL
Theresa Chmara, Attorney-at-Law; 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006; 202-508-3642; tchmara at verizon.net
FTRF COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE provides the general governance of the Foundation between business meetings, and consists of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and two other Board members. This is the only elective committee.
Kent Oliver, President
Burton Joseph, Vice President
Barbara M. Jones, Treasurer
Jonathan Bloom
Candace D. Morgahn
FINANCE COMMITTEE works closely with the Treasurer and the Executive Director to maintain the fiscal health of the Foundation by reviewing Foundation financial reports, opportunities for investment, etc.
Barbara M. Jones, Chair
Susan Hildreth
Kent Oliver
Edward Swanson
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE seeks to identify methods for generating Foundation revenue, and implements programs and campaigns to do so.
Susan Hildreth, Chair
Kay Cassell
Robert P. Doyle
Linda Friend
David Nutty
Julia Glynn Warga
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE works to increase Foundation membership.
Carrie Gardner, Chair
Bernadine Abbott Hoduski
Rosanne Cordell
Joe Dahlstrom
Burt Joseph
David Nutty
NOMINATING COMMITTEE develops the slate of nominees for the annual election of Board members.
Candace D. Morgan, Chair
Christine Jenkins
Burt Joseph
ROLL OF HONOR COMMITTEE identifies a suitable recipient or recipients for the Foundation's Roll of Honor Award, as per established criteria.
Jonathan Bloom, Chair
Sara Dallas
Pamela Klipsch
Deborah Miller
DEVELOPING ISSUES COMMITTEE
Pamela Klipsch, Chair
Bernadine Abbott Hoduski
Jonathan Bloom
Rosanne Cordell
Sara Dallas
Linda Friend
Christine Jenkins
Candace D. Morgan
Jill Vassilakos-Long
DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
Barbara M. Jones, Chair
Camila Alire
Martin Garnar
Pamela Klipsch
UNIT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION
Helen Adams (AASL), Fremont, WI; 920-667-4484; hadams1 at centurytel.net
Paul Beavers (ACRL), Assessment Officer, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 313-577-2360; Fax: 313-577-5525; AA6536 at wayne.edu
Kay A. Cassell (ALCTS), Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Communication, Information & Library Studies, New Brunswick, NJ; 212-663-3232; Fax: 212-666-9097; kcassell at nyc.rr.com
Michael Santangelo (ALSC), Electronic Resources Analyst, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY; 718-230-2746; Fax: 718-230-2097; m.santangelo at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Deborah Miller (ALTAFF), Trustee, Schaumburg Twp. District Library, Hoffman Estates, IL; 847-882-3698; Fax: 847-882-4178; dmiller at stdl.org
Dottie Heibing (ASCLA), Executive Director, Metro NY Library Council, New York, NY; 212-228-2320, ext. 10; Fax: 212-228-2598; dhiebing at metro.org
Dr. Joe F. Dahlstrom (Chapter Relations Committee), Director of Libraries, University of Houston-Victoria & Victoria College, Victoria, TX; 361-570-4150; Fax: 361-570-4155; dahlstromj at uhv.edu
Mario Ascencio (Committee on Legislation), Library Director, Corcoran Gallery of Art & College of Art + Design, Washington, DC; 202-478-1543; Fax: 202-628-7908; mario.a.ascencio at gmail.com
To be determined (EMIERT)
Roberta Stevens (Executive Board), Outreach Projects and Partnerships Officer, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; 202-707-1550; Fax: 202-707-0312; rste at loc.gov
Peter Hepburn (GLBTRT co-chair), Digitization Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; 312-996-6633; Fax: 312-413-0424; phepburn at uic.edu
Jerry Reynolds (GLBTRT co-chair), Manager, Talking Books/Special Needs, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL; 904-630-0344; Fax: 904-630-0604; jerryr at coj.net
Jill H. Vassilakos-Long (GODORT), Hd Tech Servs & Govt Docs, California State University, San Bernardino, CA; 909-880-7541; Fax: 909-880-7090; jvlong at csusb.edu
Rosanne Cordell (IFRT), Head of Reference, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN; 574-520-4209; Fax: 574-520-4472; rcordell at iusb.edu
Edward Swanson (IRRT), Manager Contract Catalog Program, MINITEX, Minneapolis, MN; 612-624-6390; Fax: 651-291-1261; eswanson at eswanson.org
To be determined (LLAMA)
David Nutty (LITA), Univ. Librarian & Director of Instructional Technology & Media Services, University of Southern Maine Libraries, Portland, ME; 207-780-4276; Fax: 207-780-4042; dnutty at usm.maine.edu
Susan Moore (MAGERT), Catalog Librarian/Bibliographer, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; 319-273-3661; Fax: 319-273-2913; susan.moore at uni.edu
Julia Glynn Warga (NMRT), Librarian & Technology Consultant, Olin and Chalmers Library, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; 740-427-5834; Fax: 740-427-5272; glynnj at kenyon.edu
Sara Dallas (PLA), Director, South Adirondack Library System, Saratoga Springs, NY; 518-584-7300; sdallas at sals.edu
Linda Friend (RUSA), Head School Group, Penn State University, University Park, PA; 814-865-0673; Fax: 814-865-3665; lxf5 at psu.edu
To be determined (SRRT)
Meghann Matwichuk (VRT), Associate Librarian, Instructional Media Collection Department, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; 302-831-1475; mtwchk at UDel.edu
Ken Petrilli (YALSA), Teen Services Librarian, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY; 914-632-7878; planetfire at hotmail.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information on the Freedom to Read Foundation, please contact Jonathan Kelley, Freedom to Read Foundation, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 545-2433, ext. 4226; Fax: 312-280-4227; jokelley at ala.org.
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