Class of Emerging Leader Participants

The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts participants on the fast track to ALA committee volunteerism as well as other professional library-related organizations. The EL program kicks off with a daylong session during the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Afterward, it grows and develops in an online learning and networking environment for six months. The program culminates with a poster session presentation to display the results of the project planning work of each group at the ALA Annual Conference. Participants commit to participating in all aspects of the program. Participants may be offered an opportunity to serve on an ALA, division, chapter, or round table committee, taskforce or workgroup as well as other library-related groups upon completion of program. However, appointments are not guaranteed. The program is limited to no more than 50 participants each year

2013 Class of Emerging Leader Participants

(As of November 2012)

	LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	STATE	SPONSOR
1	Albarillo	Frans	NY	Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
2	Anantachai	Tarida	NY	Association of College & Research Libraries -University Libraries Section (ACRL-ULS)
3	Armstrong	Ellen	OH	Ohio Library Council
4	Arnold-Garza	Sara	MD
5	Bailey	Christina	MD
6	Barbakoff	Audrey	WA	Public Library Association (PLA)
7	Beckmann	Holli	NE	Nebraska Library Association
8	Binder	Amanda	NC	Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
9	Braun	Mary	MT	Montana Library Association
10	Bryce	Sara	WI	Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
11	Caminita	Cristina	LA
12	Cen	Wei	FL	Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
13	Chan	Emily	CA	Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
14	Clemons	Jessica	NY	Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT)
15	Coble	Zach	PA	Library & Information Technology Association (LITA)
16	De Campos Salles	Ana Elisa	D C	REFORMA - The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking
17	Dzuba	Tyler	NY	Association of College & Research Libraries -Science & Technology Section (ACRL-STS)
18	Evans	Audrey	NY
19	Filapek	Joe	IL
20	Finley	Alicia	NC	Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)
21	Gong	Regina	MI	Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
22	Grady	Krishna	CT
23	Granville	Sarah	OH	Ohio Library Council
24	Hall	Nathan	VA
25	Heidgerken-Green	Kaitlin	MN	Minnesota Library Association
26	Heindel	Maegan	WI	Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA)
27	Heller	Margaret	IL	Library & Information Technology Association (LITA)
28	Himmelreich	Jennifer	NM	American Indian Library Association (AILA)
29	Hoang	Susan	MN	Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
30	Holley-Harris	Nzinga	VA	Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
31	Howard	Margaret	VA	New Members Round Table (NMRT)
32	Johnson	Anna	OH
33	Judd	Susie	MO	Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL)
34	Judkins	Julie	MI	Association of College & Research Libraries –Literature in English and ARTS (ACRL-LES and ARTS)
35	Lambert	Jeffrey	PA	Pennsylvania Library Association
36	McCoy	Edward	CA	Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
37	Moen	Caitlin	LA	Learning Round Table (LearnRT)
38	Monks	Kathleen	ID	Idaho Library Association (ILA)
39	Roberts	Kathleen	VA	American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
40	Schatoff	Eugenia	NY	Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA)
41	Schutte	Annie	DC	Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
42	Shorish	Yasmeen	VA
43	Smith	Bonnie	FL	Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA)
44	Smith	Paul	MO	Missouri Library Association
45	Southworth	Amy Jo	NY	American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
46	St. John	Lenore	OK	Public Library Association (PLA)
47	Stark	Shannon	TX
48	Stephenson	Yvonne	TX	Texas Library Association-Texas Women University-Graduate Library & Information Studies Association (TLA-TWU-GLISA)
49	Thomas	Stephanie	OR
50	Thomas	Brittney	IL	Association of College & Research Libraries-College Libraries Section (ACRL-CLS)
51	Threats	Megan	NY
52	Watson	Julia	PA	Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
53	Weaver	Kirsten	IN	Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
54	Williams	Berika	TX
55	Zane	Marci	NJ	New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL)
56	Zchiegner-Bleich	Fallon	AR	Arkansas Library Association