Officers & Executive Board

An overview of the composition and roles of the ALA Executive Board

Executive Board

The Officers of the Association shall be a president; a president-elect, a treasurer; and an executive director. The executive director serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Executive Board and the Council.

The Executive Board shall act for the Council in the administration of established policies and programs, and shall report on its activities at the scheduled Council meeting following any such activity. The Executive Board has fiduciary responsibility for the Association, manages the affairs of the Association, and delegates management of the day-to-day operations to the executive director. The Executive Board shall make recommendations to the Council with respect to matters of policy.

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Current Executive Board & Officers

ALA Executive Officers

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President
Cindy Hohl
(2024-25)

Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City, MO

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President-elect
Sam Helmick
(2024-25)

Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City, IA

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Past President
Emily Drabinski
(2024-25)

Queens College GSLIS
Brooklyn, NY

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Treasurer
Peter Hepburn
(2022-25)

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA

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Interim Executive Director
Leslie Burger

ALA Headquarters
Chicago, IL

ALA Executive Board Members

Term 2022-25

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Kathy Carroll

Westwood High School
Blythewood, SC

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Sara Dallas

Southern Adirondack Library
Saratoga Springs, NY

Term 2023-25

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Amy Lappin

Lebanon Public Libraries
Lebanon, NH

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Karen Schneider

Sonoma State University Library
Rohnert Park, CA

Term 2023–26

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Stephanie Chase

Libraries of Eastern Oregon
Portland, OR

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Steven Yates

School of Library and Information Studies
Tuscaloosa, AL

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Sophia Sotilleo

Thurgood Marshall Library
Bowie, MD

Term 2024–27

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Nicolas (Nick) Buron

Queens Public Library
Jamaica, NY

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Dr. Corinthia Price

The Green Vale School
Brookville, NY

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Peter Coyl

Sacramento Public Library
Sacramento, CA