Committee on Diversity (COD)

Charge

To provide a forum to research, monitor, discuss, and address national diversity issues and trends. To analyze and address the impact of diversity issues and trend on the profession, and the relevance and effectiveness of library leadership, library organizations and library services to an increasingly diverse society. To provide to council and ALA membership information, needed for the establishment of ALA policies, actions and initiatives related to national diversity issues and trends. To encourage and facilitate diversity in ALA membership and the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce in the profession as a whole. To encourage and facilitate diversity in ALA leadership and leadership development. To facilitate a broad awareness of how and why diversity is unequivocally linked to all ALA areas of concern such as intellectual freedom, education and continual learning, literary and equity of access. To work collaboratively with the ALA president, ALA council, ALA divisions, ALA offices and units, ALA round tables, ALA committees, and ALA affiliates. To serve in an advisory capacity to the director of the office for diversity to (1) support the role of the office for diversity as the clearinghouse for ALA's diversity resources, contacts, and information exchange, (2) monitor the implementation, progress and ongoing evaluation of ALA national diversity initiatives and programs, and (3) plan, support and encourage conference programs, activities and special events.

Roster

Amiya Hutson (Chair, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Ozy Aloziem (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Mr. Richard E. Ashby, Jr. (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ben T. Bradley (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Janise Marie Buck (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Karina M. Camarillo (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Ms. Belinda Dunn (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Christina Fuller-Gregory (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Crystal R. Gates (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Mr. Matthew Gill (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Sukrit Goswami (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Amiya Hutson (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Ms. Christine N. Mook (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Nadia Mira Orozco-Sahi (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Jennifer Shimada (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Janice D. Welburn (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Ana Elisa De Campos Salles (Executive Board Liaison, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Emma N. De Vera (Committee Associate, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Drew Wichterman (Committee Associate, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Kevin Strowder (Primary Staff Liaison, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)

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Composition

The Committee on Diversity consists of 15 members appointed by the Council  Committee on Committees, in cooperation with the ALA president-elect, serving 2 year terms and led by a Chair, appointed annually.