2025-2026 United for Libraries Board Members

United for Libraries mourns the loss of Brenda Langstraat Bui, who passed on January 31, 2026. Brenda was first appointed to a 3-year term as Foundation at Large in 2020 and re-elected for a 3-year term in 2023. Brenda served as chair of United's Partnership and Fundraising Committee, and was a member of the ALA Public Supporter Program Steering Committee, helping to launch the ALA Public Supporter program.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

PRESIDENT
Deborah Doyle, Chair, Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Current term ends: 6/30/2026

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Lauren Trujillo, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Library Foundation
Current term ends: 6/30/2026

SECRETARY
Maura Deedy, Library Advisory Specialist, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Current term ends: 6/30/2028

DIVISION COUNCILOR
Andrea Lapsley, Board President, Texas Library and Archives Foundation
Current term ends: 6/30/2027

FISCAL OFFICER
Charity Tyler, Executive Director, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Public Library Foundation
Current term ends: 6/30/2026


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TRUSTEE AT LARGE 

  • Chris Chanyasulkit, Trustee, Brookline (Mass.) Public Library
    Current term ends:  6/30/2027
  • Andrew J. M. Smith, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Patricia A. Shlonsky, Trustee, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Janet Segal, Chair, The Library Foundation (Charleston, S.C.)
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026

FRIEND AT LARGE

  • Sharon Amastae, Trustee, New Mexico Library Foundation
    Current term ends: 6/30/2028
  • Ari Brooks, Executive Director, Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Maryland
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Ben Carter, Assistant State Librarian for Library Development, Georgia Public Library Service
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
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FOUNDATION AT LARGE

  • Kathy Selking, Director of Development, Affinity and Events, Toledo Lucas County (Ohio) Public Library
    Current term ends: 6/30/2028
  • Brian Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer, The Seattle Public Library Foundation
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Selena Giovannelli, Vice Chair, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation
    Current term ends: 6/30/2027
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CORPORATE AT LARGE

  • Steve Laird, President, Data Axle Reference Solutions
    Current term ends: 6/30/2028
  • Skip Dye, Senior Vice President, Library Sales and Digital Strategy; Senior Vice President, Sales Operations, Penguin Random House
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Amandeep Kochar, President & CEO, Baker & Taylor
    Current term ends: 06/30/2026

BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE

  • Marcellus Turner, Advocate and Retired Librarian
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Nicolle Davies, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Education, Colorado State Library
    Current term ends: 6/30/2028
  • Kathy Kosinski, Member Services & Outreach Manager, Califa Group
    Current term ends: 6/30/2027
  • Madeline Jarvis, Director, Director, Two Harbors (Minn.) Public Library; Board Member, Minnesota Association of Library Friends
    Current term ends: 6/30/2027
  • Kathleen McEvoy, Communications Executive
    Current term ends: 6/30/2026
  • Tywanda L. Cuffy, Director of Library External Relations, University of Delaware Library
    Current term ends: 6/30/28

LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

  • Pat Schuman, Past President, American Library Association