PLA Board of Directors
The PLA Board of Directors consists of the President, the President-Elect, the Past-President, the ALA Division Councilor, the Fiscal Officer, six Directors-at-Large, and the PLA Executive Director. If you wish to contact the members of the PLA Board, then send a message to pla@ala.org and PLA staff will forward as appropriate.
2025–2026
President
Dr. Brandy McNeil
Deputy Director of Branch Programs & Services
New York Public Library
New York, NY
President-Elect
Jamar Rahming
Chief Executive Officer
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga County, OH
Past-President
Michael Lambert
City Librarian
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco, CA
ALA Division Councilor
Deb Sica (2023–2026)
Deputy County Librarian
Alameda County Library
Alameda County, CA
Fiscal Officer
Tim Miller (2025–2028)
Executive Director
Western Plains Library System
Clinton, OK
PLA Executive Director (Ex-Officio)
Mary Davis Fournier
PLA Executive Director
American Library Association
Chicago, IL
mfournier@ala.org
Directors-at-Large
Shauntee Burns-Simpson (2025–2028)
Director, Youth & Family Services
District of Columbia Public Library
Washington, DC
Tamara M. King (2023–2026)
Executive Director
Richland Library
Columbia, SC
Laura McGrath (2024–2027)
Deputy Director
Skokie Public Library
Skokie, IL
Maria Palacio (2025–2028)
Director
Town of Acton Libraries
Acton, MA
Veronda J. Pitchford (2023–2026)
Assistant Director
Califa Group/Infopeople
San Francisco, CA
Padma Polepeddi (2024–2027)
Assistant Director of Public Services, Community Outreach
Jefferson County Public Library
Lakewood, CO
