Finance & Accounting

40 E. Huron Street (mailing address is 50 E. Huron)
Chicago, IL 60611-2795
Toll free 800-545-2433 | Direct line 312-944-6780 | Fax 312-280-5272

Mission

The Finance and Accounting Department’s mission includes safeguarding and growing the Association’s assets, establishing and maintaining a functioning set of policies and procedures, while ensuring compliance to audit and generally accepted accounting principles and ethical standards.

Responsibilities

  • Managing all receipts and disbursements for the Association
  • Financial reporting to staff and oversight bodies
  • Budget preparation
  • Managing annual audit
  • Preparing annual taxes, and other governental filings
  • Reporting to granting agencies

Oversight groups

ALA Treasurer
ALA Financial Team
Financial Learning
Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC)
Finance and Audit Committee of the Executive Board
Endowment Trustees
Planning and Budget Assembly

Staff

Gregory L. Calloway, Associate Executive Director
gcalloway@ala.org
Ext. 3209

Elaine Klimek, Senior Administrative Assistant (Department contact)
eklimek@ala.org
Ext. 3208

Russell Swedowski, Controller
rswedowski@ala.org
Ext. 4253

Sandra Lee, Director, Planning & Budgeting
slee@ala.org
Ext. 4229

Joanne Pak, Assistant Controller
jpak@ala.org
Ext. 4254

Keith D. Brown, Senior Financial Analyst
kbrown@ala.org
Ext. 4255

John McGovern, Manager, Credit & Collections
jmcgovern@ala.org
Ext. 4265

Jennifer Tam, Manager, Accounting
jtam@ala.org
Ext. 4237

Abdullah Ali, Manager, A/P and Payroll
aali@ala.org
Ext. 4261

John Cuculich, Financial Systems Analyst
jcuculich@ala.org
Ext. 4262
 

Links

Treasurer’s Report to Council  (PowerPoint)
Financial Data