PLA Board of Directors
The PLA Board of Directors consists of the President, the President-Elect, the Past-President, the PLA 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.
2026–2027
President
Jamar O. Rahming
Chief Executive Officer
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga County, OH
President-Elect
Dr. Skye Patrick
County Librarian and Director
LA County Library
Los Angeles County, CA
Past-President
Dr. Brandy McNeil
Deputy Director of Branch Programs & Services
New York Public Library
New York, NY
PLA Division Councilor
Crystal R. Gates (2026–2029)
CEO
North Little Rock Public Library System
North Little Rock, AR
Fiscal Officer
Tim Miller (2025–2028)
Executive Director
Western Plains Library System
Clinton, OK
Directors-at-Large
Chris Brown (2026–2029)
Commissioner
Chicago Public Library
Chicago, IL
Lola DeWitt (2026–2029)
Executive Director
Live Oak Public Libraries
Savannah, GA
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 (2026–2028)*
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
PLA Executive Director (Ex-Officio)
Mary Davis Fournier
PLA Executive Director
American Library Association
Chicago, IL
mfournier@ala.org
*Appointed to fill the unexpired term recently vacated by another Director-at-Large.
