Freedom to Read Foundation
Board of Trustees
2011–2012
The FTRF Board consists of 11 trustees elected by mail ballot of the FTRF members along with four ex-officio trustees (the ALA President, President Elect, Executive Director, and Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair). Elected Board members serve a two-year term and subsequently can run for another two-year term, after which they must be off the board for one year before eligible to run again. Additionally, ALA divisions and round tables are encouraged to send liaisons to the Board. | FTRF Officers | FTRF Directors | FTRF Ex-officio Members | FTRF General Counsel | FTRF Committees | Unit Representatives to the Freedom to Read Foundation | For More Information |
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
President: Kent Oliver [Term Expires 2012 (4th yr.)], Executive Director, Stark County District Library, Canton, OH; 330-458-2710; Fax: 330-455-9596; koliver at starklibrary.org
Vice President: Judith Platt [2012 (2nd)], Director, Freedom to Read and Communications/Public Affairs, Association of American Publishers, Washington, DC; 202-220-4551; Fax: 202-347-3690; jplatt at publishers.org
Herbert Krug [2013 (1st)], President, CrossRoads Marketing Solutions, Evanston, IL; 847-864-0550; Fax: 847-864-0575; catalogmed at aol.com
Executive Director and Secretary: Barbara M. Jones, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL; 312-280-4222; Fax: 312-280-4227; bjones at ala.org
DIRECTORS
Helen Adams [2013 (1st)], Fremont, WI; 920-667-4484; hadams1 at centurytel.net
Jonathan Bloom [2013 (3rd)], Attorney-at-Law, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; 212-310-8775; Fax: 212-310-8007; jonathan.bloom at weil.com
Carol Brey-Casiano [2012 (2nd)], Information Resource Officer, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC; Cbrey75 at hotmail.com
Chris Finan [2013 (1st)], President, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, New York, NY; 212-587-4025; 212-587-2436; chris at abffe.com
Christine Jenkins [2013 (3rd)], 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
Mary Minow [2012 (2nd)], Library Law Consultant, LibraryLaw.com; 408-366-0123; Fax: same; minow at librarylaw.com
Candace D. Morgan [2013 (3rd)], Portland, OR; 503-245-3868; cd_df_morgan at msn.com
James G. Neal [2012 (2nd)], Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University, New York, NY; 212-854-2247; Fax: 212-854-4972; jneal at columbia.edu
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association, Chicago, IL; 312-280-1392; Fax: 312-944-3897; kfiels at ala.org
Pat Scales, ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, Greenville, SC; 864-232-6007; pscales at bellsouth.net
Molly Raphael, ALA President, Portland, OR; 503-635-6361; Fax: same; mraphael at rapgroup.com
Maureen Sullivan, ALA President Elect, Annapolis, MD; msull317 at aol.com
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
Judith Platt, Vice President
Herbert Krug, Treasurer
Jonathan Bloom
Candace D. Morgan
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.
Herbert Krug, Chair
Candace D. Morgan
Kent Oliver
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE seeks to identify methods for generating Foundation revenue, and implements programs and campaigns to do so.
Herbert Krug, Chair
Jonathan Bloom
Carol Brey-Casiano
Chris Finan
Mary Minow
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE works to increase Foundation membership.Helen Adams, Chair
Herbert Krug
James G. Neal
Judith Platt
Julia Glynn Warga
NOMINATING COMMITTEE develops the slate of nominees for the annual election of Board members.James G. Neal, Chair
Chris Finan
Judy Platt
ROLL OF HONOR COMMITTEE identifies a suitable recipient or recipients for the Foundation's Roll of Honor Award, as per established criteria.
Chris Finan, Chair
Christine Jenkins
Candace D. Morgan
DEVELOPING ISSUES COMMITTEE identifies key intellectual freedom issues that could be targets for future litigation, and suggests topics for board meeting discussions.
Jonathan Bloom, Chair
Helen Adams
Christine Jenkins
Mary Minow
UNIT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION
Donna Shannon (AASL), Associate Professor, University of South Carolina School of Library & Information Science, Columbia, SC; 803-777-1676; Fax: 803-777-7938; dshannon at sc.edu
Steven Irving (ACRL), Electronic Services Librarian, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT; 435-586-5480; Fax: 435-865-8152; librariansteve at gmail.com
Mary Ellen Pellington (AILA), Director, Octavia Fellin Public Library, Gallup, NM; 505-863-1291; Fax: 505-722-5090; library at ci.gallup.nm.us
Kay A. Cassell (ALCTS), Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick, NJ; 917-921-2730; kcassell at nyc.rr.com
Jean Preer (ALISE), Proefssor, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science - Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; 317-278-1813; Fax: 317-278-1807; jepreer at iupui.edu
Erlene Bishop Killeen (ALSC), District Library Media Coordinator, Stoughton Area School District, Stoughton, WI; 608-877-5181; Fax: 608-877-5184; killeen3 at aol.com
Denise Botto (ALTAFF), New Haven, CT; 203-387-2493; deniseebotto at aol.com
Jerry Reynolds (ASCLA), Manager, Talking Books/Special Needs, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL; 904-630-0344; Fax: 904-630-0604; jerryr at coj.net
Kimberlee Ried (Chapter Relations Committee), Head of Public Programs, National Archives Records Administration, Kansas City, MO; 816-268-8072; Fax: 816-268-8037; libraryladie2000 at yahoo.com
Joe Dahlstrom (Committee on Legislation), Director of Libraries, Victoria College and Univ. of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX; 361-570-4150; Fax: 361-570-4155; dahstromj at uhv.edu
James G. Neal (ALA Executive Board) (see Officers, above)
Todd Krueger (GLBTRT), Collection Development Librarian, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, MD; 410-887-6137; Fax: 410-887-6103; tkrueger at bcpl.net
Jill H. Vassilakos-Long (GODORT), Head Special Collections & Government Documents, California State University, San Bernardino, CA; 909-537-7541; Fax: 909-537-7090; 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
Jim Teliha (LLAMA), Associate University Librarian for Public Services, Idaho State University Library, Pocatello, ID; 208-282-3045; Fax: 208-282-5847; teliha at isu.edu
Julia Glynn Warga (LIRT), Social Science Librarian, Olin and Chalmers Library, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; 740-427-5834; Fax: 740-427-5272; glynnj at kenyon.edu
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
Margo Sussman (NMRT), New Hyde Park, NY; mjs128 at gmail.com
Robert Hubsher (PLA), Executive Director, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Middletwon, NY; 845-343-1131 x242; Fax: 845-343-1205; rhubsher at rcls.org
Loida Garcia-Febo (REFORMA), Coordinator, Special Services, Queens Library, Queens, NY; 718-990-8569; Fax: 718-990-8626; loidagarciafebo at gmail.com
Linda Friend (RUSA), Head, Scholarly Communication, Penn State University, University Park, PA; 814-865-0673; Fax: 814-865-3665; lxf5 at psu.edu
Mark Hudson (SRRT), Adult Services Librarian, Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville, PA; 412-372-0500 #13; hudsonme at mac.com
Carrie Gardner (YALSA), Assistant Professor, Clarion University, Clarion, PA; 717-329-4159; carrie.gardner at gmail.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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