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.

2022–2023

President

Dr. Maria Taesil Hudson McCauleyDr. Maria Taesil Hudson McCauley
Director of Libraries
Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge, MA

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President-Elect

Sonia Alcántara-AntoineSonia Alcántara-Antoine
CEO
Baltimore County Public Library
Baltimore, MD

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Past-President

Melanie HugginsMelanie Huggins
Executive Director
Richland Library
Columbia, SC

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ALA Division Councilor

Stephanie ChaseStephanie Chase (2020–2023)
Executive Director, Libraries of Eastern Oregon
Consultant, Constructive Disruption
Portland, OR

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Fiscal Officer

Clara Nalli BohrerClara Nalli Bohrer (2022–2025)
Director
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
West Bloomfield, MI

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PLA Executive Director (Ex-Officio)

Mary Davis FournierMary Davis Fournier
PLA Executive Director
American Library Association
Chicago, IL
mfournier@ala.org

 

Directors-at-Large

Michael ColfordMichael Colford (2022–2025)
Director of Library Services
Boston Public Library
Boston, MA

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Erica FreudenbergerErica Freudenberger (2021–2024)
Outreach, Engagement & Marketing Consultant
Southern Adirondack Library System
Saratoga Springs, NY

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Mary Ellen IcazaMary Ellen Icaza (2022–2025)
CEO/Executive Director
Stark Library
Canton, OH

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Candice Wing-yee MackCandice Wing-yee Mack (2021–2024)
Administrator, Young Adult Services
Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles, CA

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Dr. Brandy A. McNeilDr. Brandy A. McNeil (2020–2023)
Deputy Director of Branch Programs & Services
The New York Public Library
New York, NY

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Dara Hanke SchmidtDara Hanke Schmidt (2020–2023)
Library Director
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids, IA

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