ACRL Representatives Assembly

Charge

The ACRL Board of Directors is responsible for representing ACRL within ALA and beyond. As one of the approaches for fulfilling this responsibility, the Board has established ACRL Representative positions. The ACRL Representative Assembly consists of the current ACRL Representatives. ACRL Representative responsibilities are detailed in Chapter 7 of the ACRL Guide to Policies and Procedures.

Roster

Sandy Avila
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027)
Margaret C. Bates
(ACRL Rep, ALA New Member Roundtable Liaison Coordination & Support Committee, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Candice Benjes-Small
(ACRL Rep, ALA Freedom to Read Foundation, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Leslin H. Charles
(ACRL Rep, ALA Chapter Relations Committee, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Kim Copenhaver
(ACRL Rep, ALA Committee on Library Advocacy, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
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)
Dr. Kimberly Y. Franklin
(ACRL Rep, AASL/ACRL Library Chapters Task Force, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Jessica L. Grzegorski
(ACRL Rep, Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Mrs. Jeanann Croft Haas
(ACRL Rep, ALA Recruitment Assembly, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Merinda Kaye Hensley
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027)
Lisa Kallman Hopkins
(ACRL Rep, RUSA Accessibility Assembly, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Heather Howard
(ACRL Rep, ALA Emerging Leaders Working Group, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Rhonda Kay Huisman
(ACRL Rep, ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Cinthya Ippoliti
(ACRL Rep, ALA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Assembly, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Mrs. Alyssa Koclanes
(ACRL Rep, Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
LeRoy Jason LaFleur
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027)
Elsa Loftis
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027)
Dr. Beth McNeil
(ACRL Rep, ALA I Love My Librarian Award Committee, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Honor Moody
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027)
Ms. Abigail H. Moore
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Alicia M. Pearson
(ACRL Rep, Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Advisory Group (CAG), July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Katherine Ott Quinnell
(ACRL Rep, ALA Literacy Assembly, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Delandrus Seales
(ACRL Rep, ALA COLA Ecosystem Subcommittee, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Mrs. Yulia Sevryugina
(ACRL Rep, ALA Professional Ethics, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Nicole Sump-Crethar
(ACRL Rep, ALA Information Technoology Advisory Committee, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Julia M. Warga
(ACRL Rep, ALA International Relations Planning Group, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Brad L. Warren
(ACRL Rep, ALA Appointments, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Kara Whatley
(ACRL Rep, IFLA, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Lijuan Xu
(ACRL Rep, ARL DEI Institute Task Force, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
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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Staff Liaison

Allison Payne

Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives

Association of College and Research Libraries

American Library Association

225 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 1300

Chicago, IL 60601-7616

Work: (312) 280-2519

E-mail: apayne@ala.org

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form by February 15 for committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.