ALA Staff Directory

Staff directory of the American Library Association.

This page is alphabetical by ALA unit. If you are looking for how ALA is organized, please see the ALA Organizational Chart. To search for a specific person, please use ctrl+F (PC) or cmd+F (Mac).

ALA Headquarters | 225 North Michigan Avenue | Suite1300 | Chicago, IL 60601 | (800) 545-2433 | fax: (312) 440-9374 | ala@ala.org

CHOICE Magazine | 575 Main Street | Suite 300 | Middletown, CT 06457 | (860) 347-6933 | fax: (860) 704-0465 | choicemag@ala-choice.org

United for Libraries: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations | 600 Eagleview Blvd | Suite 300 | Exton, PA 19341 | (800) 545-2433, ext. 2161 | fax: (484) 698-7868 | email: united@ala.org

Washington Office | 1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW | First Floor | Washington, DC 20009-2520 | (800) 941-8478 | (202) 628-8410 | fax: (202) 628-8419 | email: alawash@alawash.org | email: oitp@alawash.org

ALA Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Beatrice Calvin Calvin Beatrice Manager of Professional Development x4280 bcalvin@ala.org
Hopkins Lorelle Associate Executive Director HRDR & HR X4278 lhopkins@ala.org
Kimberly Redd Redd Kimberly Program Manager for Certification & Talent Development x4279 klredd@ala.org


American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Cline Allison Deputy Executive Director x4385 acline@ala.org

Habley Jennifer Manager of Web Communications & Affiliate Relations x4383 jhabley@ala.org
Major James Manager of Professional Learning jmajor@ala.org

Norton Sylvia Executive Director x4388 snorton@ala.org

Weglewski Anne Administrative Assistant x4381 aweglewski@ala.org

American Libraries Magazine

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
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 Bennett Megan Associate Editor mbennett@ala.org
Terra Dankowski Dankowski Teresa Managing Editor x5282 tdankowski@ala.org
Landgraf Greg Sr Editor x5105 glandgraf@ala.org

Rebecca Lomax		 Lomax Rebecca Art Director x4217 rlomax@ala.org
Sanhita SinhaRoy SinhaRoy Sanhita Editor & Publisher x4219 ssinharoy@ala.org
Carrie Smith Smith Carrie Editorial Associate x4216 casmith@ala.or

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Cackley Ana Awards Coordinator x5389 acackley@ala.org
Michaud Anne Program Officer x2166 amichaud@ala.org
Polen Sarah Deputy Executive Director x4026 spolen@ala.org
Rivers Alena Executive Director x5866 arivers@ala.org

Laura Schulte-Cooper		 Schulte-Cooper Laura Program Officer x2165 lschulte@ala.org

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Margot Conahan Conahan Margot Manager of Professional Development x2522 mconahan@ala.org
David Connolly Connolly David Recruitment Advertising Sales Manager and Editorial Assistant, C&RL News x2513 dconnolly@ala.org

David Free		 Free David Editor-in-Chief, C&RL News / Sr Communicaitons Strategist x2517 dfree@ala.org
Lim Byeong Chan (Brian) Program Coordinator x2514 blim@ala.org

Dawn Mueller		 Mueller Dawn Senior Production Editor x2516 dmueller@ala.org
Nevius Erin Project Manager x2529 enevius@ala.org

Tory Ondrla		 Ondrla Tory Manager of Conferences x2515 tondrla@ala.org
Parsons-Diamond Gena Program Manger x2512 gparsonsdiamond@ala.org

Allison Payne		 Payne Allison Interim Executive Director x5277 apayne@ala.org

Elois Sharpe		 Sharpe Elois Program Officer x5277 esharpe@ala.org
Zickau Ari Program Manager x2521 azickau@ala.org

Booklist Publications

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Anderson Christopher Editorial Assistant x5724 canderso@ala.org
Booth Heather Associate Editor x5751 hbooth@ala.org

Anne Bostrom		 Bostrom Anne Senior Editor abostrom@ala.org
Crossley Taylor Marketing Coordinator x5718 tcrossley@ala.org
Ferreira Kelly Editorial Assistant x5710 kferreira@ala.org

Cynthia Harden		 Harden Cynthia Ad Traffic Coordinator x2421 charden@ala.org

Sarah Hunter		 Hunter Sarah Editor, Books for Youth x5716 shunter@ala.org
Hyzy Elizabeth Marketing Specialist x5723 bhyzy@ala.org
Daniel Kaplan Kaplan Daniel Marketing Manager x5284 dkaplan@ala.org
Kendall George Senior Director x5717 gkendall@ala.org
Khuri Ronny Senior Editor, Books for Youth x5711 rkhuri@ala.org
Maguire Susan Senior Editor, Adult Books x5720 smaguire@ala.org
Orellana Carlos Senior Production Editor x5714 corellana@ala.org
Reagan Maighdlin (Maggie) Program Manager x5722 mreagan@ala.org
Rosean Grace Marketing Specialist x5757 grosean@ala.org
Michael%20Ruzicka Ruzicka Michael Office Manager x5725 mruzicka@ala.org
Donna Seaman Seaman Donna Editor, Adult Books x5754 dseaman@ala.org
Segedin Benjamin Manager of Production x5729 bsegedin@ala.org
Julia%20Smith Smith Julia Senior Editor, Books for Youth x5719 jsmith@ala.org

Chapter Relations Office (CRO)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Michael Dowling		 Dowling Michael Director of Chapter Relations x3200 mdowling@ala.org
Martin Jon Program Manager x2429 jmartin@ala.org

Choice Magazine Staff

Image Last name First name Title Location Phone Email
Balasco Rita Customer Service Coordinator CT (860)347-6933 x123 rbalasco@ala.org
Cofer Sabrina Digital Media Producer CT (860) 347-6933 scofer@ala.org
Coleman Sharon Administrative Assistant CT (860) 347-6933 x110 scoleman@ala.org
Doherty Anne Project Editor CT (860) 347-6933 adoherty@ala.org
DuQuette Joan Business Coordinator CT (860) 347-6933 x133 jduquette@ala.org
Gross Lisa Director of Production & Information Services CT (860) 347-6933 x138 lgross@ala.org
Hendrick Rachel Publisher/Editor CT (860) 347-6933 x120 rhendrick@ala.org
Macaione Jr. Robert Tech Svcs Specialist CT (860) 347-6933 x131 rmacaione@ala.org
Marino Pamela Manager Ad Sales CT (860) 347-6933 x128 pmarino@ala.org
Mickey Bill Editorial Director CT (860) 347-6933 x113 bmickey@ala.org
Mohie-Eldin Fatima Social Science Editor CT` (860) 347-6933 x117 fmohie-eldin@ala.org
Pfeiffer Daniel Social Science Editor CT (860) 347-6933 x149 dpfeiffer@ala.org
Radl Rebecca Office Coordinator CT (860)347-6993 rradl@ala.org
Roberts Whitney Library Technical Assistant CT (860)347-6933 wroberts@ala.org
Roy Ashley Admin Assistant CT (860) 347-6933 x150 aroy@ala.org
Villavicencio-Eschinger Deb Marketing Manager CT (860) 347-6933 dvillavicencio@ala.org

Communications & Marketing Office (CMO)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Carmichael Jan Manager Communications x5041 jcarmichael@ala.org
Garcia Raymond Communications Associate x5848
rgarcia@ala.org
Morehart Phillip Communications Manager x4020
pmorehart@ala.org
Ollis Chase Communications Manager x2148 collis@ala.org
Hodges Jean Director of Communications x4393 jhodges@ala.org

Conference Services

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Hamann Alicia Registration Services Manager x3229 ababcock@ala.org
Donna Hunter Hunter Donna Marketing Specialist x3218 dhunter@ala.org
LaHurd Kristin Deputy Director, Conference Services x3275 klahurd@ala.org
McLean Yvonne Conference Planner x3222 ymclean@ala.org
Stachowiak Kara Manager Conference x2433 kstachowiak@ala.org

CORE

Image Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Blixt-Shehan Mia Admin Assistant x5032
mblixtshehan@ala.org
Ferren Thomas Deputy Executive Director x5038 tferren@ala.org
Reese Julie Executive Director x5030 jreese@ala.org

Development Office

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Manly Anne Assistant Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations x5871 amanly@ala.org
Torres Remigio Development Associate, Operations x3215 rtorres@ala.org

Executive/Governance Office

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Marsha Burgess Burgess Marsha Council Secretariat x4230 mburgess@ala.org

Terrence Miltner		 Miltner Terrence Print Operations Specialist x5066 tmiltner@ala.org
Reyes Sheryl Director of ALA Governance Office x4230 sreyes@ala.org
Robison Holly Governance Associate x3205 hrobison@ala.org

Finance & Accounting Staff

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

John Cuculich		 Cuculich John Sr Financial Systems Analyst x4262 jcuculich@ala.org
Devora Irina Accounting Manager x4265 irdevora@ala.org

Brad Geene		 Geene Brad Director of Planning and Budgeting x4253 bgeene@ala.org
Henry Ulysses Sr. Accountant x4254 uhenry@ala.org
Hernandez Anai Staff Accountant x4238 ahernandez@ala.org
Joya Diana Sr Accountant x4251 djoya@ala.org
Larson Michael Controller x4264 mikelarson@ala.org
Mangrum Donna Member Account Coordinator dmangrum@ala.org
Monson-Walker Cherry Accounts Payable Manager x2433 cmonsonwalker@ala.org

Denise Moritz		 Moritz Denise Director Financial Reporting & Compliance x5834 dmoritz@ala.org
Tsourdinis Dina Chief Financial Officer x5028 dtsourdinis@ala.org

Human Resources Office

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Pullen Mary Senior Human Resources Manager x2466 mpullen@ala.org
Rodriguez Grisela Benefits Manager x2463 grodriguez@ala.org

Staruk Beata Payroll and HRIS Manager x3249 bstaruk@ala.org
Hopkins Lorelle Associate Executive Director of HR and Organizational Development x4278 lswader@ala.org
Alicea Adriane Talent Acquisition Manager x9535 aralicea@ala.org
Thompson Marlo Human Resources Assistant x2468 mthompson@ala.org

Information Technology (IT)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Akbari Shakir Director Enterprise Apps x5288 sakbari@ala.org

Maribeth Chapman		 Chapman Maribeth IT Operations Admin x2460 mchapman@ala.org
Deckowitz Andrew Sr. Network Engineer adeckowitz@ala.org
Harrington Patrick Training Specialist x2461 pharrington@ala.org
Headrick Rebecca Chief Information Tech Officer (CITO) x5873 rheadrick@ala.org
Kessler Stanton Data Analyst /Reports x2462 skessler@ala.org
McLeod Paige Business Analyst pmcleod@ala.org
Strong Nathan Project Manager x5863 nstrong@ala.org

Sherri Vanyek		 Vanyek Sherri Director, IT x2437 svanyek@ala.org

International Relations Office (IRO)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Michael Dowling		 Dowling Michael Director of International Relations x3200 mdowling@ala.org

Delin Guerra		 Guerra Delin Program Officer x3201 dguerra@ala.org

Library & Research Center (LARC)

Image Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Colleen Barbus Barbus Colleen Librarian and Archivist x3277 cbarbus@ala.org
Weinberg Hannah Archives & Digital Resources x2154 hweinberg@ala.org


Membership Relations and Services

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Liza Carr		 Carr Liza Records Analyst Specialist x4289 lcarr@ala.org
Coleman Christina Marketing Specialist x2152 ccoleman@ala.org
Czarnik Judy Membership Marketing & Engagement Manager x4274 jczarnik@ala.org

Brenda Dandridge		 Dandridge Brenda Senior Customer Service Representative x4284 bdandridge@ala.org
Hamann Alicia Manager Registration Services x3229 ahamann@ala.org

Tihuana Spells		 Spells Tihuanna Registration Operations Specialist x4293 tspells@ala.org
Stevenson Cory Community Engagement Manager cstevenson@ala.org

Williams Vicki Manager of Member and Customer Service x4290 vwilliams@ala.org

Public Library Association (PLA)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Bietila Mary Clare Program Manager x5859 mbietila@ala.org
Larra Clark Clark Larra Interim Director PPA x5861 lclark@alawash.org
Fournier Mary Executive Director x5056 mfournier@ala.org
Goek Sara Project Manager x5841 sgoek@ala.org
Hirsh Mary Director x5039 mhirsh@ala.org

Steven Hofmann		 Hofman Steven Digital Product Manager x5047 shofmann@ala.org

Kathleen Hughes		 Hughes Kathleen Manager Publications x4028 khughes@ala.org
Jones Katina Program Manager x5867 kjones@ala.org
Kleiman Ellie Communications Associate x5018 ekleiman@ala.org
Lopez Samantha Manager Marketing & Membership x5857 slopez@ala.org
Maycock Angela Program Manager x5024 amaycock@ala.org
Meeks Mahogany Program Coordinator mmeeks@ala.org
Stewart Megan Program Officer x5026 mstewart@ala.org
Whitaker Talaisha Program Coordinator x9021 twhitaker@ala.org

Offices & Member Relations

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Danielle Alderson		 Ponton Danielle Mgr Bldg Svcs & Memb Rel x3213 dponton@ala.org

Walling Melissa Interim Sr. Associate Executive Director x2159 mwalling@ala.org

Office for Accreditation

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Walling Melissa Interim Sr. Associate Executive Director x2159 mwalling@ala.org

Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Huff Aubrey Asst Director x5048 ahuff@ala.org
Pearson Hillary Program Manager x5020 hpearson@ala.org
Strowder Kevin Director ODLOS kstrowder@ala.org
Jain Anjali Program Officer ajain@ala.org

Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Beatrice Calvin Calvin Beatrice Manager of Professional Development x4280 bcalvin@ala.org

Kimberly Redd		 Redd Kimberly Program Manager for Certification and Talent Development x4279 klredd@ala.org

Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Caldwell-Stone Deborah Director, Office of Intellectual Freedom x4224 dstone@ala.org
Gianni Karen Program Coordinator kgianni@ala.org
Hagen-McIntosh Joyce Program Officer x4223 jmcintosh@ala.org
Stroshane Eric Asst Director of Member Services x4222 estrochane@ala.org
Gomez Betsy Assistant Director I x4221 bgomez@ala.org
Lamdan Sarah Deputy Director x4228 slamdan@ala.org

Public Programs Office (PPO)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Hannah%20Arata Arata Hannah Communications Manager harata@ala.org
B.B.%20Browne Browne B.B. Program Coordinator bbrowne@ala.org
Gallaugher Emily Program Officer egallaugher@ala.org
Gieseker Meghan Program Officer
mgieseker@ala.org
McGourty Kaileen Program Officer
kmcgourty@ala.org
Samantha Oakley Oakley Samantha Project Director x5287 soakley@ala.org

Sarah Ostman		 Ostman Sarah Deputy Director x5061 sostman@ala.org
Brian Russell Russell Brian Program Officer x5298 brussell@ala.org
Melanie Welch Welch Melanie Director Public Programs x5054 mwelch@ala.org

Publishing Services

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Mary Jo Bolduc		 Bolduc Mary Jo Licensing & Permissions Manager x5416 mbolduc@ala.org
Tim Clifford Clifford Timothy Manager Production Services x1540 tclifford@ala.org
Kendall George Interim Director x5717 gkendall@ala.org
Lauren Ehle Ehle Lauren Senior Production Editor / Graphic Designer x5845 lehle@ala.org

Publishing - Digital Reference

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email

Gongorek Jennifer Sales & Operations Assoc x4211 jgongorek@ala.org
James Hennelly Hennelly James Director of ALA Digital Reference x5051 jhennelly@ala.org

Publishing - Editions

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
6848E7B0-5701-49C4-B193-38747CC97F1F_0 Chance Rachel Senior Acquisitions Editor x1548 rchance@ala.org
Robert Christopher Christopher Robert Marketing Coordinator x5052 rchristopher@ala.org
Diaz Alejandra Senior Graphic Designer x5852 adiaz@ala.org
Galus Margaret Sales and Customer Services Manager x2168 mgalus@ala.org
Gwizdala Angela Publisher x1544 agwizdala@ala.org
Hudgins Kimberly Sr. Graphic Designer x5844 khudgins@ala.org
Kundert Samantha Managing Editor x3244 simburgia@ala.org
Robinson Ramon Manager Marketing x5840 rrobinson@ala.org
Jamie Santoro Santoro Jamie Senior Acquisitions Editor x5107 jsantoro@ala.org
Speranza Sophia Publishing Associate x3240 ssperanza@ala.org
Williams Valerie Senior Administrative Assistant x5417 valwilliams@ala.org

Continuing Education

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Daniel Freeman Freeman Daniel Director of Continuing Education x5413 dfreeman@ala.org
Colton Ursiny Ursiny Colton Digital Content Specialist x5100 cursiny@ala.org

Publishing - Graphics

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Rachel Johnson Johnson Rachel Director of Products & Promotions x5040 rjohnson@ala.org

Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Ladewski Bill Executive Director x4395 bladewski@ala.org
Moore Ninah Program Officer x4398 nmoore@ala.org

United for Libraries (formerly ALTAFF)

Image Last name First name Title Location Phone (800) 545-2433 Email
Nawalinski Beth Executive Director

PA

x5868

 bnawalinski@ala.org
Wentworth Jillian Deputy Executive Director

PA

x2160

 jwentworth@ala.org

Washington Office Staff (WO, PPA )

Image Last name First name Title Location Phone (202) 628-8410 Email
Aldred Amelia Deputy Director DC - PPA x2423 aaldred@ala.org
Baker Gavin Deputy Director, Public Policy & Government Relations DC - PPA x8209 gbaker@alawash.org
Bradley Rosalind Director, Administration DC - ADM x8203 rbradley@alawash.org
Celindro Jazzeline Public Policy Associate IL - PPA X2431 jcelindro@ala.org
Coleman Marleen Project Coordinator mcoleman@alawash.org
Durkin Emily Manager Public Policy edurkin@alawash.org
Gieseker Meghan Program Officer mgieseker@ala.org
Hines Shawnda Deputy Director DC x8208 shines@alawash.org
Alan Inouye Inouye Alan Interim AED, Public Policy and Government Relations DC - PPA x8218 ainouye@alawash.org
Janicki Megan Deputy Director DC-PPA x8310 mjanicki@alawash.org
Maher Kevin Deputy Director DC - PPA x8236 kmaher@alawash.org
Patricia May May Patricia Director, Administration (Temp) DC x8207 pmay@alawash.org
Peterson Kirk Admin Assistant DC x8204 kpeterson@alawash.org
Stewart Kris Manager, Grassroots Comm DC cstewart@alawash.org
Takeshita James Public Policy Associate DC jtakeshita@alawash.org
Varela Katherine Information Manager kvarela@alawash.org
Ware Ian Communications Manager DC-PPA iware@alawash.org

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Image Last name First name Title Phone Email
Reagan Maggie Program Manager x5722 mreagan@ala.org

Last updated June 20, 2024.