LIRT Steering Committee -- 2020-2021

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LIRT Officers

President
Jennifer Hunter
Reference and Research Services Librarian
Scholarly Collections and Research Services
Princeton University Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544-2098
Phone: 609.258.4814
Email: jenhunter@princeton.edu

Vice President
Susan Mythen
Director of Campus Library Servcies
Kent Campus/Cecil Center
Phone: 904.381.3626
Email: smythen@fscj.edu

Immediate Past President
Mark Robison
University of Notre Dame
201D Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556 
Phone: 574.631.8901
Email: mrobiso2@nd.edu

Secretary
Michelle Roubal
Joliet Junior College Library
Campus Center (A-Building), 2nd Floor
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431
Phone: 815.280.2350
Email: mroubal@jjc.edu

Treasurer
Ning Zou
Learning Design and Research Librarian
Monroe C. Gutman Library
Harvard Graduate School of Education
6 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 612.495.4227
Email: ning_zou@gse.harvard.edu

Vice Treasurer/Treasurer Elect
Erica England
First-year Experience Librarian
Terrell Library 120
Box 645610
Washington State University
Pullman WA 99164-5610
Phone: 509.335.8950
Email: erica.england@wsu.edu

LIRT ALA Councilor
Victor Baeza
Director of Graduate Services
306 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405.744.1241
Email: victor.baeza@okstate.edu

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LIRT Appointed Officers

ALA Executive Board Liaison
Alexandra Rivera
919 S University Ave
2178 Shapiro
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185
Phone: 734.764.7037
Email: alexriv@umich.edu

ALA LIRT Liaison Officer
Danielle Ponton
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 800.545.2433 x3213 or 312.280.3213
Email: dponton@ala.org

Archivist
Beth E. Fuchs
Undergraduate Learning Librarian
University of Kentucky
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
Phone: 859.218.2278
Email: beth.fuchs@uky.edu

Electronic Resources Manager
Billie Peterson-Lugo
Director, Digital Library Services & Systems
Library & Academic Technology
Moody Memorial Library
One Bear Place #97148
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798-7148
Phone: 254.710.2344
Email: billie_peterson@baylor.edu

LIRT News Editor
Sherri Brown
Librarian for English
University of Virginia Library
Alderman 357
PO Box 400109
160 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Phone: 434.243.2104
Email: slb4kt@virginia.edu

LIRT News Production Editor
Rachel Mulvihill
Head of the Teaching and Engagement Department
John C. Hitt Library, Room 203
12701 Pegasus Drive
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-8030
Phone: 407.823.0739
Email: Rachel.Mulvihill@ucf.edu

LIRT Representative to Institute for Information Literacy Executive Board
Ning Zou
Learning Design and Research Librarian
Monroe C. Gutman Library
Harvard Graduate School of Education
6 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 612.495.4227
Email: ning_zou@gse.harvard.edu

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LIRT Appointed Representatives to ALA Assemblies

ALA Committee on Library Advocacy
Kristen Edson
Deputy Library Director
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225.231.3702
Email: KEDSON@brla.gov

ALA Conference Jury
Charissa Jefferson
Email: charissaj@princeton.edu

ALA Literacy Assembly
Meggan Houlihan
Morgan Library
1201 Center Avenue Mall
1019 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: 
Email: Meggan.Houlihan@colostate.edu

ALA Membership Promotion Task Force
Michael Pearce
University of Alabama Libraries
PO Box 870266
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0154
Phone: 205.348.6194
Email: pearc007@ua.edu

ALA Recruitment Assembly
Kim Copenhaver
Associate Professor & Reference, Instruction and Access Services Librarian
Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33706
Phone: 727.864.7518
Email: copenhka@eckerd.edu

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LIRT Committee and Task Force Chairpersons

Adult Learners Committee
Committee Members
Heather Lowe, Chair (2019-2021)
Adult Services Administrator
Dallas Public Library
1515 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.670.1635
Email: heather.lowe@dallascityhall.com

Holly S. Hebert, Vice Chair
Womack Educational Leadership
MTSU Box 0091
Middle Tennessee State Univerity
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615.898.5378
Email: holly.hebert@mtsu.edu

Awards Committee
Committee Members
Emilia Rose Marcyk, Chair (2019-2021)
Instructional Technology/Teaching & Learning Librarian
Michigan State University
266 West Circle Drive, DB-13
East Lansing, MI 48824-3732
Phone: 517.884.6455
Email: marcyk@msu.edu

Rebecca Davis, Vice Chair (2020-2022)
Simmons University/School of Library and Information Science
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617.521.2496
Email: rebeccaodavis@gmail.com

Communications Committee
Committee Members
Sherri Brown, Chair (2019-2021)
Librarian for English
University of Virginia Library
Alderman 357
PO Box 400109
160 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Phone: 434.243.2104
Email: slb4kt@virginia.edu

Rachel Mulvihill, Vice Chair (2020-2021)
Head of the Teaching and Engagement Department
John C. Hitt Library, Room 203
12701 Pegasus Drive
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-8030
Phone: 407.823.0739
Email: Rachel.Mulvihill@ucf.edu

Conference Program 2021 Committee
Committee Members
Jennifer Saulnier, Chair (2019-2021)
Undergraduate Services Librarian
Research Services
Holland/Terrell Libraries
PO Box 645610
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5610
Phone: 309.507.2344
Email: jennifer.saulnier@wsu.edu

Lauren Kehoe, Vice Chair (2020-2022)
Accessibility and Accommodations Librarian
Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York University
New York, NY
Phone: 212.998.2509
Email: lsrkthelibrarian@gmail.com

Conference Program 2022 Committee
Committee Members
Lauren Kehoe, Chair (2020-2022)
Accessibility and Accommodations Librarian
Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York University
New York, NY
Phone: 212.998.2509
Email: lsrkthelibrarian@gmail.com

Liaison Committee
Committee Members
Kristin L. Strohmeyer, Chair (2019-2021)
Research and Outreach Librarian
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Rd.
Clinton, NY 13323
Phone: 315.859.4481
FAX: 315.859.4578
Email: kstrohme@hamilton.edu

Membership Committee
Committee Members
Carla James-Jackson, Chair (2019-2021)
Senior Director of Academic & Student Services
Roanoke Higher Education Center
108 N. Jefferson Street, Suite 201
Roanoke, VA 24016-2412
Phone: 540.767.6010
Fax: 540.767.6012
Email: carla.james@education.edu

Mitch Fontenot, Vice Chair (2020-2022)
Humanities and Social Sciences/Outreach Librarian
LSU Libraries
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225.578.7374
Email: mfonten@lsu.edu

Organization and Planning Committee
Committee Members
Nomination Form (online form)
Kristen Edson, Chair (2019-2020)
Deputy Library Director
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225.231.3702
Email: KEDSON@brla.gov

Mark Robison, Vice Chair (2020-2021)
University of Notre Dame
201D Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556 
Phone: 574.631.8901
Email: mrobiso2@nd.edu

Teaching, Learning, and Technology Committee
Committee Members
Fagdeba Adjola Bakoyema, Chair (2018-2020)
Business Reference Librarian & Information Literacy and Learning Assistance Coordinator
Alabama State University Library
PO Box 271
Montegomery, AL 36101-0271
Phone: 334.229.8689
Fax: 334.229.4940
Email: fbakoyema@alasu.edu

Jennifer Hamilton, Vice Chair (2020-2022)
Assistant Professor and Head of Instructional Services
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 E St Mary Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70503
Phone: 337.482.1160
Email: jen@louisiana.edu

Top Twenty Committee
Committee Members
Meghann Kuhlmann, Chair (2018-2021)
Ablah Library, 122E
Wichita State University Libraries
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0068
Phone: 316.978.5075
Email: meghann.kuhlmann@wichita.edu

Melissa Sue Gomis, Vice Chair (2020-2022)
Associate Professor of Practice
LLS 225B
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-4100
Phone: 402.472.2526
Email: melissa.gomis@unl.edu

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Committee Members -- Additional Information
Rebecca Neel, Chair (2019-2021)
Reference and Online Learning Librarian
David L. Rice Library
8600 University Boulevard
University of Southern Indiana
Evansfille, IN 47712
Phone: 812.461.5328
Email: rlneel@usi.edu

Karen Lehmkuhl, Vice Chair (2020-2022)
South River HIgh School
201 Central Avenue East
Edgewater, MD 21037
Phone:410.956.5600
Email: jlehmkuhl@aacps.org

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