Committee on Library Advocacy (COLA)
Charge
To support the efforts of advocates for all types of libraries; to develop resources, networks and training materials for advocates at the local, state and national levels with particular emphasis on the grassroots level; to work closely with the office for library advocacy in collaboration with the public awareness committee, the chapter relations committee, the committee on legislation, and other ALA offices, divisions, and round tables as well as external groups to integrate advocacy efforts into the overall planning, priorities and policies of the association; and to cultivate future leadership in order to sustain and enhance the advocacy efforts of the association.
Roster
Gina J. Millsap
(Chair,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2014)
Patricia A. Tumulty
(Chair,
July 1, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
Robert E. Banks
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Gladys Smiley Bell
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Karen G. Burke
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Elizabeth Burns
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
J. Drusilla Carter
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Lauren Andrea Comito
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Kristine L. Ferry
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Judith A. Gibbons
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Judith A. Gibbons
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Ms. Kathleen Hage
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Mr. Carl A. Harvey, II
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Ms. Debbie A. Herman
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Mr. Robert Michael James
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Mrs. Valerie Kocin
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Linden Renner
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Dr. Jill Rooker
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Mrs. Cindy Singer
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Patricia A. Tumulty
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2014)
Mallory Arents
(Intern,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Mrs. Erin Elizabeth Chapman
(Intern,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Elaine Elizabeth Tai-Lauria
(Intern,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Alexia Hudson-Ward
(ALA Executive Board Liaison,
July 1, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
Joaquin Falcon
(Staff Liaison,
July 1, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
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Composition
The Committee on Library Advocacy (COLA) consists of 13 members appointed from the membership at large, serving 2 year terms and led by a chair.
