IS Advisory Council

Charge

To provide a forum for reporting, discussing, and coordinating the work of Instruction Section's committees and task forces. The Advisory Council is composed of the Executive Committee, plus all the chairs of the standing committees and task forces, and ex officio members including the IS Committee List Administrator, the IS Web Administrator(s), the IS Newsletter Editor, the IS Archivist, the IS liaison to the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), and the director of the Library Orientation & Exchange Clearinghouse (LOEX). 

Roster

Maoria J. Kirker

(Chair, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Camille Abdeljawad

(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Megan Hodge

(Secretary, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Benjamin M. Oberdick

(Past-Chair, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Lara Miller Rivera

(Publications Editor, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Jennifer S. Beach

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028)

Jodie Borgerding

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

John J. Burke

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Emily Bush

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Stephanie M. Cicero

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Dr. Kristina Clement

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

Amanda Clossen

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Emily Katherine Cook

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Alyssa N. Denneler

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Meghan Di Rito Wegendt

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Mr. Mark W. Duncan

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Kala Dunn

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Carol Mary Fisher

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Megan Fitzgibbons

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Dr. Kimberly Y. Franklin

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Aimee Gee

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Dr. Stefani Gomez

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Abigail Edell Higgins

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Jennifer Holland

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Clarissa M. Ihssen

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Jennifer Jarson

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Kate Johnson

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028)

Ms. Sarah C. Jones

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Dr. Elana Karshmer

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Helen Kula

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Urszula Maria Lechtenberg

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

Ms. Urszula Maria Lechtenberg

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Leah Morin

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Brittany Lorraine ONeill

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Meggan Press

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Sarah Sahn

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Mr. Bryan James Sajecki

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Sheldon Salo

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Bridget Scoles

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Amber M. Sewell

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Mr. James Henry Smith

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Mrs. Jennifer Anne Wood Stubbs

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Dr. Jessica Szempruch

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Rebecca Leigh Toolsidass

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Stephanie Ward

(Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Renae Watson

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Danica E. White

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028)

Ms. Jamie Johnson

(Archivist, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Mrs. Lindsay Bush

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)

Fiona Holly

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028)

Barbara Maratos

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Kelly A. Safin

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Megan R. Griffin

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

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Resources

ALA Connect Community

IS Advisory Council List
Official members of this section committee are automatically added to the committee’s Connect space and subscribed to the email list.

You can post to the list by sending an email to ALA-ACRL-IS-Advisory@ConnectedCommunity.org or by creating a new post directly in the Connect community.

Composition

The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Staff Liaison

Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: mgriffin@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