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.

2024–2025

President

Michael Lambert
City Librarian
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco, CA

Meet Michael…

President-Elect

Dr. Brandy McNeil
Deputy Director of Branch Programs & Services
New York Public Library
New York, NY

Meet Brandy…

Past-President

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

Meet Sonia…

ALA Division Councilor

Deb Sica (2023–2026)
Deputy County Librarian
Alameda County Library
Alameda County, CA

Meet Deb…

Fiscal Officer

Larry Neal (2025)*
Library Director
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Clinton Twp., MI

Meet Larry…

PLA Executive Director (Ex-Officio)

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

Directors-at-Large

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

Meet Michael…

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

Meet Mary Ellen…

Tamara M. King (2023–2026)
Chief Equity & Engagement Officer
Richland Library
Columbia, SC

Meet Tamara…

Laura McGrath (2024–2027)
Deputy Director
Skokie Public Library
Skokie, IL

Meet Laura…

Veronda J. Pitchford (2023–2026)
Assistant Director
Califa Group/Infopeople
San Francisco, CA

Meet Veronda…

Padma Polepeddi (2024–2027)
Assistant Director of Public Services, Community Outreach
Jefferson County Public Library
Lakewood, CO

Meet Padma…

*Appointed to fill the unexpired term recently vacated by the previous Fiscal Officer.