Preservation Section Leadership Team

Charge

Manages the Core Preservation Section which includes:

Supporting Preservation Section committees and interest groups
Encouraging Preservation Section members to contribute to learning opportunities, LRTS, and calls for proposals for ALA Annual and Core Forum
Engaging Preservation Section members in resources for professional development

Categories:

Martha Horan

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

Sean Marc Buckner

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

Mark Coulbourne

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

Beth Doyle

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

Mr. Sean M. Ferguson

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

Mary Leverance

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

Miriam Nelson

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

Karen H. O'Connell

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

Steve Kelley

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

Amy E. Swartz

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

Thomas Ferren

(Staff Liaison, August 20, 2024, to August 20, 2099)

Julie Reese

(Staff Liaison, September 1, 2023, to June 30, 2030)

Todd Ross

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2099)

Displaying active committee roster as of 02/10/2026. Last retrieved on 02/10/2026. Refresh now.

Leadership and ongoing communication both within the section and between the section and Core leadership/other sections
Annual plan for section content development and projects
Appointments to section committees as needed
Recommendations for representatives to ALA groups and/or external groups, as needed

12-24 virtual meetings a year
Minimum of 2 hours a month to read emails and respond to committee chairs, section members, etc.

Interest or experience in preservation
Interest or experience in leadership, project management, team building, and communication
An understanding of section projects and interests, preferably through service on a section committee