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
President-Elect
Dr. Brandy McNeil
Deputy Director of Branch Programs & Services
New York Public Library
New York, NY
Past-President
ALA Division Councilor
Fiscal Officer
Larry Neal (2025)*
Library Director
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Clinton Twp., MI
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
Tamara M. King (2023–2026)
Chief Equity & Engagement Officer
Richland Library
Columbia, SC
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
*Appointed to fill the unexpired term recently vacated by the previous Fiscal Officer.
