ACRL Professional Development Committee
Charge
To advise ACRL staff on matters related to professional development needs assessment, program development and evaluation, and eLearning. Responsible for selecting and allocating funding to annual conference programs and Annual Conference preconferences, and awarding scholarships.
Roster
Sue Parks
(Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Mariya Gyendina
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Adam Blue Balcziunas
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Dawn Victoria Behrend
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Mrs. Rachael Elrod, Ed.D.
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Kathleen H. Flynn
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Bonnie L. Fong
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Ms. Cindy Li
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Garrison Libby
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
David James McCaslin
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Mr. Russell S. Michalak
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Elizabeth Nicholson
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Stephanie R. Wiegand
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Amanda Zerangue
(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)
Ms. Elaina Michelle Norlin
(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Sue Parks
(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Alexia Hudson-Ward
(Board Liaison, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Margot Conahan
(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). Suggested 10-12 members (including chair, vice-chair).
- Chair serves as ex-officio representative to ALA Conference Committee.
- ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect serves as Board liaison.
- 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
At the ALA Annual Conference in 2005, the Professional Development Committee was transitioned into the Professional Development Coordinating Committee, an umbrella committee charged with coordinating the efforts of ACRL's professional development activities. In 2009, the committee charge was revised and new component committees established, including the Annual Conference Programs Committee, Midwinter Workshops and Annual Preconferences Committee, Scholarships Committee, and Virtual Institutes Committee. The Board also ended the Effective Practices Review Committee. As of June 30, 2012, the Board dissolved the component committee umbrella structure and changed the name to the Professional Development Committee.
Staff Liaison
Margot Sutton Conahan
Manager of Professional Development
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 1300
Chicago, IL 60601-7616
Work: 312-280-2522
E-mail: mconahan@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.
