Executive Board

President's Statement, 2022-23

Greetings, GameRT members!

GameRT has grown a lot over the past ten years, which is something we celebrated during the GameRT President's Program at ALA Annual 2022. As we continue to think about how to expand GameRT's reach beyond annual ALA events, we've continued to grow our offering of professional development webinars and learn & play events. Over the next year, my plan is to:

  • Expand partnerships with other round tables, such as Graphic Novels & Comics (GNCRT) and Film & Media (FMRT), to offer webinars and useful lists and resources that span a variety of media
  • Grow GameRT's Twitch channel, showing more liveplays of games, as well as streams of our professional development webinars (if you aren't already following GameRT on Twitch, you can give us a follow)
  • Organize round table operations by documenting existing processes for our future leaders
  • Recruit mentors for the new GameRT RPG Guild to run more regular game sessions for library workers looking to get RPG experience

If you're interested in getting more involved with GameRT, whether you want to write a single blog article or be active on a committee, make sure you fill out this volunteer form to indicate your interests.

 You can join other gaming librarians, to chat for fun AND to join conversations about gaming in libraries, in our Facebook group and Discord server.

 Game on!

Rebecca Strang

GameRT President 2022-23

Children's Services Librarian, Naperville Public Library (IL)

See past statements

 

Officers

  • Rebecca Strang, President

  • George Bergstrom, President-Elect

  • Jessica Parij, Treasurer

  • Liz Brown, Secretary

  • Thomas Vose, Past President

  • Gina Kromhout, GameRT Councilor

 

Members-at-Large

  • Matthew Stephenson, Member-at-Large

  • Jennifer Bartlett, Member-at-Large

  • Amber Sewell, Member-at-Large

  • Joshua Newport, Member-at-Large

  • Danielle Costello, Member-at-Large

  • Dana Scott, Member-at-Large

 

Liaisons

  • Gina Kromhout, Board Liaison

  • Tina Coleman, Staff Liaison

 

Contact Us

 

PAST OFFICERS

 

President (1 year term)

  • Thomas Vose (2021-22)
  • Jessica Parij (2020-2021)
  • Jennifer Bartlett (2019-2020)
  • Sara Rizzo (2018-2019)
  • John Pappas (2017-2018)
  • Brian Mayer (2016-2017)
  • Christopher Harris (2015-2016)
  • Diane Robson (2013-2015)
  • JP Porcaro (2012-2013)

 

President Elect (1 year term)

  • Rebecca Strang (2021-22)
  • Thomas Vose (2020-2021)
  • Jessica Parij (2019-2020)
  • Jennifer Bartlett (2018-2019)
  • Sara Rizzo (2017-2018)
  • John Pappas (2016-2017)
  • Brian Mayer (2015-2016)
  • Christopher Harris (2014-2015)
  • Vacant (2013-2014)
  • Diane Robson (2012-2013)


Treasurer (2 year term)

  • George Bergstrom (2019-21)
  • Thomas Vose (2017-2019)
  • Thomas Vose (elected 2015-2017)
  • Thomas Vose (appointed 2014-2015)
  • Kristin Boyett (2013-2014 (January)) appointed
  • Darla Gutierrez (2012-2013)


Secretary (2 year term)

  • Jessica Spears (2021-22)
  • Erica Ruscio (2019-2021)
  • Tina Chenoweth (2017-2019)
  • Lynda Salem-Poling (2015-2017)
  • Mary Ann Venner (2013-2015)
  • Erik Bobilin (2012-2013)
  • Mary Ann Venner (2013-2015) appointed

 

Member-at-Large (2 year term)

  • Dan Major (2020-22)

  • Tricia Boucher (2019-2021)

  • Jessica Spears (2019-2021)

  • Rebecca Strang (2019-2021)

  • Jennifer Santure (2017-2019)

  • Trevor Calvert (2017-2019)

  • Brian Mayer (2017-2019)

  • Julie A O'Brien (2017-2019)

  • Lynda Salem Poling, (2017-2019)

  • Diane Robson (2017-2019)

  • Becky Richardson (2015-2017)
  • Teresa Slobuski (2015-2017)
  • Sara Rizzo (2015-2017)
  • John Pappas (2015-2016)
  • Brian Mayer (2012-2015)
  • Scott Nicholson (2013-2015)
  • Amber Creger (2013-2015)
  • Breanne Kirsch (2013-2015)