ACRL Liaisons Assembly Committee

Charge

Members of ALA who are currently serving in liaison positions at all levels of the association. The Assembly is chaired by the Vice-Chair of the External Liaisons Committee.

Roster

Ms. Amy Odwarka
(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Claudia Trevathan Covert
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Karen E. Downing
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Abigail H. Moore
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Kara Whatley
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Sarah Dahlen
(AAAS Liaison, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026)
Christine Fena
(CCCC Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Sarah Rose Fitzgerald
(AERA Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)
Thomas P. Flynn
(CUR Liaison, February 1, 2021, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Lauren Haberstock
(HASTAC Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Peter D. Hepburn
(NCLR Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Shaunna E. Hunter
(CIC Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)
John Knox
(ACH Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Kimberly MacVaugh
(APSA Liaison, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Katherine B. McGivern
(AACC Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Andrea L. Pritt
(AAAS Liaison, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026)
Mrs. Christina Vortia
(ASALH Liaison, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027)
Dr. Mary Mallery
(Board Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Megan R. Griffin
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Allison Payne
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Elois Sharpe
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)

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Composition
  • The Liaisons Assembly Committee is composed of members who are currently serving in liaison positions at all levels of the association.
  • The Liaisons Assembly is chaired by the Vice-Chair of the External Liaisons Committee.
  • ACRL Liaisons Assembly liaisons may serve up to six consecutive years. Source: ACRL Fall Board Virtual Meeting, 2022.
Origin

The Liaisons Assembly Committee was created by the ACRL Board of Directors at the 2010 Annual Conference, while simultaneously dissolving the Council of Liaisons.

Current Liaison Organizations

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)

American Anthropological Association (AAA)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

American Chemical Society (ACS)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)

American Physical Society (APS)

American Political Science Association (APSA)

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

American Society for Engineering Education
American Society for Engineering Education

American Sociological Association (ASA)

Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL)

Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)

Geoscience Information Society (GSIS)

Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC)

International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC)

International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL)

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

Medical Library Association (MLA)

Modern Language Association (MLA)

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience (NRC-FYEST)

National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)

Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)

Special Libraries Association (SLA)

United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN)

Special Libraries Association

Staff Liaison

Allison Payne

Interim Executive Director

Association of College and Research Libraries

American Library Association

225 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 1300

Chicago, IL 60601-7616

Phone: 312-280-2519

Email: apayne@ala.org

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.