ACRL Membership Committee

Charge

To advise ACRL staff on matters related to membership promotion and member recruitment, engagement, and retention.

Roster

Ms. Adebola Fabiku

(Chair, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Criss Guy

(Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Kristin Echtenkamp

(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Criss Guy

(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Emily Nelson Decker

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Kristin Echtenkamp

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Susan Garrison

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Sidney Gavel

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Rhonda Kay Huisman

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Elizabeth Ann Martin

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

David James McCaslin

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Patrick Minton

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Mrs. Renu Sharma

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Brian T. Sullivan

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Emily Jade Wilburn

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Diane H. Dias De Fazio

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Catherine Tingelstad

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Andrea M. Falcone

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Yasmeen Shorish

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

David Free

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

David Free

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

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Composition
  • A minimum of five members (i.e. a chair, vice-chair, and three members)
  • Chair serves as ex-officio member on the ALA Membership Promotion Task Force
  • Ex-officio members include the chairs of the Membership Coordinating Committee component committees
  • Additional appointments at the discretion of the Vice-President/President-Elect and Appointments Committee
  • Since it is important that the vice-chair/chair be knowledgeable about the responsibilities and concerns of the committee, it is suggested that the committee vice-chair/chair be selected from the existing committee membership.
Origin

The Membership Coordinating Committee was created when Board approved the restructuring of the Membership Advisory Committee at the Midwinter Meeting 2010 to include a Membership Coordinating Committee and four component committees and, as a pilot project, the Membership Recruitment component committee will be a virtual committee.

Staff Liaison

David Free
Senior Communications and Membership Strategist
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 1300
Chicago, IL 60601-7616
Work: 312-280-2517
Email: dfree@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.