PLA Directory of Board of Directors and Committee Chairs 2001–2002
PLA Past Presidents
Reports to PLA Board
The PLA Board of Directors is comprised of elected officers as well as all members of each Cluster Steering Committee*Asterisk indicates Executive Committee Member
PLA Board of Directors 2002–2003
President
President
Jo Ann Pinder*
Gwinnett County Public Library
jap@gwinnettpl.org
President-elect
Luis Herrera*
Pasadena Public Library
lherrera@ci.pasadena.ca.us
Past President
Toni Garvey*
Phoenix Public Library
toni.garvey@phoenix.gov
President's Report
ISSUES AND CONCERNS CLUSTER STEERING COMMITTEE
Kenneth A. Yamashita, Chair*
Stockton - San Joaquin County Public Library
kyamashita@stockton.lib.ca.us
Donna Joy Burke
Houston Public Library
dburke@hpl.lib.tx.us
Janice Feye-Stukas
Minneapolis Public Library
jfeye-stukas@mpls.lib.mn.us
Norman L. Maas
Metropolitan Library System
nmaas@mls.lib.ok.us
Florence Simkins Brown
North Miami Beach Public Library
florence.brown@ci.north-miami-beach.fl.us
Jean M. Tabor
Canton Public Library
taborj@metronet.lib.mi.us
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER STEERING COMMITTEE
Raymond Santiago, Chair*
Miami-Dade Public Library System
santiagor@mdpls.org
Susan H. Hildreth
San Francisco Public Library
shildreth@sfpl.org
Caryn Katz
Brooklyn Public Library, Kings Highway Regional Office
c.katz@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin
Forsyth County Public Library
s_hamlin@co.forsyth.nc.us
Jerry A. Thrasher
Cumberland County Public Library
thrasher@cumberland.lib.nc.us
Gertiana Williams
New Orleans Public Library
twilliam@gno.lib.la.us
LIBRARY SERVICES CLUSTER STEERING COMMITTEE
Carol Starr, Chair*
Marin County Free Library
cstarr@marin.org
Yvonne Chen
Redwood City Public Library
cheny@pls.lib.ca.us
Joan L. Clark
Cleveland Public Library
jclark@cpl.org
Jane S. Eickhoff
Baltimore County Public Library
jeickhof@bcpl.net
Marlene Kuhl
Catonsville Library
mkuhl@bcpl.net
Carol Simmons
Daly City Public Library
csimmons@dalycity.org
ALTA REPRESENTATIVE
Ellen Miller
Ellen Miller Group
webemgrp@mindspring.com
PLA COUNCILOR
Christine Hage
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
christine@cmpl.org
PLA COMMITTEE CHAIRS
PLA BUSINESS COMMITTEES
Awards
Susan Baerg Epstein
Susan Baerg Epstein, Inc.
sbepstein@aol.com
Awards/Advancement of Literacy
Award Jury
Catharine Cook
Chickasha Public Library
cathcook@chickasha.lib.ok.us
Awards/Allie Beth Martin
Award Jury
Gail Rogers
Cobb County Public Library System
vlhort@aol.com
Awards/Baker & Taylor Entertainment
Audio Music/Video Product Award Jury
David Macksam
Cranston Public Library
davidmm@seq.clan.lib.ri.us
Awards/Charlie Robinson
Award Jury
Susan Studebaker
sstudebaker@cml.lib.oh.us
Awards/Demco Creative Merchandising
Grant Jury
Delaciea Keaton
Worthington Libraries
lkeaton@worthingtonlibraries.org
Awards/EBSCO Excellence
in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award Jury
Deborah Pawlik
Medina County District Library
dapawlik@hotmail.com
Awards/Highsmith Library
Innovation Award Jury
Anne Marie Gold
Sacramento Public Library
amgold@sacramento.lib.ca.us
Awards/New Leaders Travel
Grant Jury
Maralita Freeny
Prince George's County Memorial Library System
mlf@info.prge.lib.md.us
Budget and Finance
Kathryn Ames
Athens Regional Library
kames@gcpl.net
Bylaws & Organization
Eva Poole
Denton Public Library
eva.poole@cityofdenton.com
CPLA Certification Task Force
PLA Representative
Judith Dresher
Memphis - Shelby County Public Library
drescherj@memphis.lib.tn.us
2003 Conference Program Coordinating Committee
Jane S. Eickhoff
Baltimore County Public Library
jeickhof@bcpl.net
2004 Conference Program Coordinating Committee
TBD
2003 Leadership Development
Alan Harkness
Gwinnett County Public Library
rah@gwinnettpl.org
2004 Leadership Development
TBD
Membership
K. Lynn Wheeler
lwheeler@comcast.net
2004 National Conference
Clara Nalli Bohrer
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
bohrercn@wblib.org
2004 National Conference/Local
Arrangements
Nancy Pearl
Seattle Public Library
nancy.pearl@spl.org
2004 National Conference/Program
Neel Parikh
Pierce County Library System
neelp@pcl.lib.wa.us
2003 Nominating
Kay K. Runge
Davenport Public Library
krunge@lobby.rbls.il.us
2004 Nominating
TBD
Outcome-Based Evaluation Manuscript
TBD
PLA Partners
David Paynter
New Hanover County Public Library
dpaynter@co.new-hanover.nc.us
2003 President's Events
Claudia Sumler
Camden County Library
claudia@camden.lib.nj.us
2004 President's Events
Kathleen Reif
Wicomico County Free Library
kreif@wicomico.org
Publications-related Committees:
Electronic Communications
Advisory
Sue Calbreath
Gwinnett County Public Library
sgc@gwinnettpl.org
PLA Monographs
Larry Neal
Clinton - Macomb Public Library, South Branch
larry@cmpl.org
Public Libraries
Advisory
Victor Kralisz
Dallas Public Library
vfkralisz@dallaslibrary.org
Statistical Report Advisory
Irene Blalock
Birmingham Public Library
renee@bham.lib.al.us
University Press Books for Public
Libraries
Rex Miller
Petoskey Public Library
rmiller@petoskeylibrary.org
State Relations
Susan Odencrantz, chair
sodencrantz@tpl.lib.wa.us
Task Force on Preschool
Literacy Initiatives (PLA/ALSC joint committee)
Harriet Henderson (PLA)
Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries
hendeh@co.mo.md.us
Elaine Meyers (ALSC)
Urban Libraries Council
emeyers_ulc@email.msn.com
ISSUES AND CONCERNS CLUSTER
Intellectual Freedom
Scottie Wallace, chair
scottie@tcpl.lib.in.us
International Relations
Mary Sherman
Pioneer Library System
mary@pls.lib.ok.us
Legislation
Anne Marie Gold, chair
amgold@saclibrary.org
Library Confidentiality
Carol Sheffer, chair
csheffer@queenslibrary.org
Public Policy in Public Libraries
Carol French Johnson
Waterloo Public Library
johnson@iren.net
Recruitment of Public
Librarians
Lynn Wheeler
lwheeler@comcast.net
Workload Measures and Staffing
Patterns
Susan Hildreth
San Francisco Public Library
shildreth@sfpl.org
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER
Branch Libraries
Karen Vargas
Houston Public Library
karen.vargas@cityofhouston.net
Marketing Public Libraries
Marilyn Barr
Free Library of Philadelphia
Barrm@library.phila.gov
Metropolitan Libraries
Mimi Morris
Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library
be_mimi@dayton.lib.oh.us
Practical Applications of
Technology in Public Libraries
Bruce Ziegman
Fort Vancouver Regional Library
ziegman@fvrl.org
Public Library Systems
Lorraine Lessey
George Memorial Library
llessey@fortbend.lib.tx.us
Rural Library Services
Eric Hansen
Kansas Library Network Board
eric@kslib.info
Small and Medium-Sized
Libraries
Kendi Kelley
C E Brehm Memorial Library
kendik@shawls.lib.il.us
Technology in Public
Libraries
Dan Walters
Las Vegas - Clark County Library District
waltersd@lvccld.org
LIBRARY SERVICES CLUSTER
Adult Lifelong Learning Services
TBD
Audiovisual
Judy Napier
Schaumburg Township District Library
jnapier@stdl.org
Basic Education and Literacy
Services
Sandra Newell
State Library of Florida
snewell@mail.dos.state.fl.us
Career and Business Services
Shelley Bennett
Chicago Public Library
sbennett@chipublib.org
Cataloging Needs of Public
Libraries
Heeja Chung
Westchester Library System
hchung@wlsmail.org
Collection Management
Margaret Thompson
Camden County Library
mthomp@camden.lib.nj.us
Susan Pober
Millburn Free Public Library
susan@millburn.lib.nj.us
Community Information Services
Gregory Kallenberg
New York Public Library
gkallenberg@nypl.org
Reader's Advisory
TBD
Resources for the Adult New
Reader
Maureen O'Connor
Queens Borough Public Library
moconnor@queenslibrary.org
Services to Elementary School Age Children and their Caregivers
Barbara Fischer
Chesterfield County Public Library
fischerb@co.chesterfield.va.us
Services to Multicultural
Populations
Oksana Kraus
Cleveland Public Library
oksana.kraus@cpl.org
Services to Preschool Children and their Caregivers
Wendy Wilcox
West Bloomfield Library
wilcoxwe@wblib.org
Services to Teenagers and their Caregivers
TBD
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Audiovisual
Convener to be determined
Bookmobile Service
Convener to be determined
Branch Coordinators
Margaret Smith
Jacksonville Public Library
mnsmith@coj.net
Branch Manger
Convener to be determined
Central Libraries
Convener to be determined
Community Information and Referral
Convener to be determined
Emerging Issues
Robert J. Bellinger
New York Public Library - Chatham Square Regional Branch
rbellinger@nypl.org
Humanities Programming
Convener to be determined
Human Resources
Convener to be determined
Job and Career Information Services
Convener to be determined
Library Service to the Sandwich Generation
Convener to be determined
Literacy
Convener to be determined
Public Library Affiliates
Convener to be determined
Public Library Districts
Convener to be determined
Science and Technology Resources in Public Libraries
Convener to be determined
Work with Volunteers
Convener to be determined