ALA Staff Directory

Staff directory of the American Library Association.

This page is alphabetical by ALA unit. If you are looking for how ALA is organized, please see the ALA Organizational Chart.

ALA Headquarters | 225 North Michigan Avenue | Suite1300 | Chicago, IL 60601 | (800) 545-2433 | fax: (312) 440-9374 | ala@ala.org

Choice | 575 Main Street | Suite 300 | Middletown, CT 06457 | (860) 347-6933 | fax: (860) 704-0465 | choicemag@ala-choice.org

Public Policy and Advocacy Office | 1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW | First Floor | Washington, DC 20009-2520 | (800) 941-8478 | (202) 628-8410 | alawash@alawash.org

United for Libraries | The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations | 600 Eagleview Blvd, Suite 300 | Exton, PA 19341 | (800) 545-2433, ext. 2161 | fax: (484) 698-7868 | united@ala.org

ALA Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Calvin Beatrice
Manager of Professional Development
x4280 bcalvin@ala.org
Redd Kimberly Program Manager for Certification and Talent Development x4279 klredd@ala.org
Swader Lorelle Associate Executive Director x4278 lswader@ala.org


American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Cline Allison Deputy Executive Director x4385 acline@ala.org
Habley Jennifer Manager of Web Communications & Affiliate Relations x4383 jhabley@ala.org
Norton Sylvia Executive Director x4388 snorton@ala.org
Weglewski Anne Administrative Assistant x4382 aweglewski@ala.org


American Libraries Magazine

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Bennett Megan Associate Editor mbennett@ala.org
Dankowski Terra Managing Editor x5282 tdankowski@ala.org
Lomax Rebecca Art Director x4217 rlomax@ala.org
Panuncial Diana Associate Editor x4218 dpanuncial@ala.org
SinhaRoy Sanhita Editor and Publisher x4219 ssinharoy@ala.org
Smith Carrie Editorial and Advertising Associate x4216 casmith@ala.org

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Cackley Ana Awards Coordinator x5839 acackley@ala.org
Michaud Anne Program Coordinator x2166 amichaud@ala.org
Polen Sarah Program Officer x4026 spolen@ala.org
Rivers Alena Executive Director x5866 arivers@ala.org
Schulte-Cooper Laura Program Officer x2165 lschulte@ala.org


Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Carlton Lauren Program Coordinator x5285 lcarlton@ala.org
Conahan Margot Manager of Professional Development x2522 mconahan@ala.org
Connolly David Recruitment Advertising Sales Manager and Editorial Assistant, C&RL News x2513 dconnolly@ala.org
Free David Editor-in-Chief, C&RL / Senior Communications Strategist x2517 dfree@ala.org
Mueller Dawn Sr. Production Editor x2516 dmueller@ala.org
Nevius Erin Project Manager x2529 enevius@ala.org
Ondrla Tory Mgr. Conference x2515 tondrla@ala.org
Parsons-Diamond Gena Program Officer x2512 gparsonsdiamond@ala.org
Payne Allison Program Manager x2519 apayne@ala.org
Price Aleah Program Coordinator aprice@ala.org
Sharpe Elois Program Officer x5277 esharpe@ala.org

Booklist Publications

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Anderson Christopher Editorial Assistant x5724 canderso@ala.org
Booth Heather Associate Editor x5751 hbooth@ala.org
Bostrom Anne Associate Editor x5756 abostrom@ala.org
Crossley Taylor Editorial Assistant, Books for Youth x5718 tcrossley@ala.org
Ferreira Kelly Editorial Assistant x5710 kferreira@ala.org
Harden Cynthia Ad Traffic Coordinator x2421 charden@ala.org
Hunter Sarah Editor, Books for Youth x5716 shunter@ala.org
Hyzy Biz Editorial Assistant, Adult Books x5723 bhyzy@ala.org
Kaplan Daniel Marketing Manager x5284 dkaplan@ala.org
Kendall George Editor and Publisher x5717 gkendall@ala.org
Khuri Ronny Associate Editor, Books for Youth x5711 rkhuri@ala.org
Maguire Susan Senior Editor, Adult Books x5720 smaguire@ala.org
Orellana Carlos Production Editor x5714 corellana@ala.org
Reagan Maighdlin Senior Editor, Books for Youth x5722 mreagan@ala.org
Rosean Grace Marketing Associate x5757 grosean@ala.org
Ruzicka Michael Office Manager x5725 mruzicka@ala.org
Schnake Abeje Editorial Assistant aschnake@ala.org
Seaman Donna Editor, Adult Books x5754 dseaman@ala.org
Segedin Benjamin Manager of Production x5729 bsegedin@ala.org
Smith Julia Senior Editor, Books for Youth x5719 jsmith@ala.org

Center for the Future of Libraries

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Bigger Ken Senior Fellow kbigger@ala.org
Hall Tracie ALA Executive Director x1392 thall@ala.org

Chapter Relations Office (CRO)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Dowling Michael Director x3200 mdowling@ala.org
Martin Jonathan Program Manager x2429 jmartin@ala.org

Choice Magazine Staff

Last name First name Title Location Phone Email
Balasco Rita Customer Service Coordinator CT (860)347-6933 x123 rbalasco@ala.org
Cofer Sabrina Digital Media Producer CT (860)347-6933 x139 scofer@ala.org
Coleman Sharon Administrative Assistant CT (860) 347-6933 x110 scoleman@ala.org
Doherty Anne Project Editor CT (860) 347-6933 x adoherty@ala.org
DuQuette Joan Business Coordinator CT (860) 347-6933 x133 jduquette@ala.org
Gross Lisa Director of Production and Information Services CT (860) 347-6933 x138 lgross@ala.org
Hendrick Rachel Editor & Publisher CT (860) 347-6933 x120 rhendrick@ala.org
Macaione Jr. Robert Tech Svcs Specialist CT (860) 347-6933 x131 rmacaione@ala.org
Marino Pamela Manager of Ad Sales CT (860) 347-6933 x128 pmarino@ala.org
Mickey Bill Editorial Director CT (860) 347-6933 bmickey@ala.org
Mohie-Eldin Fatima Social Science Editor CT (860) 347-6933 x117 fmohie-eldin@ala.org
Pfeiffer Daniel Social Science Editor CT (860) 347-6933 dpfeiffer@ala.org
Radl Rebecca Adm Asst / Editorial Coordinator CT (860) 347-6933 rradl@ala.org
Roberts Whitney Library Technical Assistant CT (860) 347-6933 wroberts@ala.org
Roy Ashley Digital Media Assistant CT (860) 347-6933 aroy@ala.org
Villavicencio-Eschinger Deb Marketing Manager CT (860) 347-6933 dvillavicencio@ala.org

Communications & Marketing Office (CMO)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Carmichael Jan Senior Manager x5041 jcarmichael@ala.org
Garcia Raymond Communications Associate x5848 rgarcia@ala.org
Morehart Philip Manager, Communications x4020 pmorehart@ala.org
Ollis Chase Manager, Communications x2148 collis@ala.org
Patel Payal Interim Director x5042 ppatel@ala.org

Conference Services

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Benford Katherine Conference Coordinator x3219 kbenford@ala.org
Graller Paul Conference Services, Contractor - Hall Erickson Inc pgraller@heiexpo.com
Hamann Alicia Registration Services Manager x3229 ahamann@ala.org
Hunter Donna Marketing Specialist x3218 dhunter@ala.org
Jones Earla Director, Conference Services x3226 ejones@ala.org
Lahurd Kristin Deputy Director x3216 klahurd@ala.org
McLean Yvonne Conference Planner x3222 ymclean@ala.org
Stachowiak Kara Conference Manager x2433 kstachowiak@ala.org

CORE

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Blixt-Shehan Mia Core Assistant x5032 mblixtshehan@ala.org
Ferren Thomas Interim Deputy Executive Director x5038 tferren@ala.org
Levine Jenny Deputy Executive Director x4267 jlevine@ala.org
Reese Julie Interim Executive Director x5030 jreese@ala.org
Robbin Amber Membership and Marketing Manager x4268 arobbin@ala.org

Development Office

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Manly Anne Assistant Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations x5871 amanly@ala.org
Torres Remigio Development Associate, Operations x3215 rtorres@ala.org

Executive/ALA Governance Office

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Burgess Marsha Council Secretariat x3204 mburgess@ala.org
Garcia Raymond Assistant to ALA ED x5848 rgarcia@ala.org
Hall Tracie ALA Executive Director x1392 thall@ala.org
Mack Tiffany Executive and Development Office Assistant tmack@ala.org
Malden Cheryl Program Officer x3247 cmalden@ala.org
Miltner Terrence Print Operations Specialist x5066 tmiltner@ala.org
Reyes Sheryl Director, Office of ALA Governance x4230 sreyes@ala.org
Robison Holly Governance Associate x3205 hrobison@ala.org


Finance & Accounting Staff

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Brown Keith Senior Financial Analyst x4255 kbrown@ala.org
Cuculich John Financial Systems Analyst x4262 jcuculich@ala.org
Devora Irina Accounting Manager idevora@ala.org
Geene Brad Director of Planning and Budgeting x4253 bgeene@ala.org
Joya Diana Staff Accountant x4251 djoya@ala.org
Mangrum Donna Member Account Coordinator dmangrum@ala.org
Monson-Walker Cherry Accounts Payable Manager cmonsonwalker@ala.org
Moritz Denise Director Financial Reporting & Compliance x5834 dmoritz@ala.org
Tsourdinis Dina Chief Financial Officer x5028 dtsourdinis@ala.org

Human Resources Office

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Pullen Mary Senior Human Resources Manager x2466 mpullen@ala.org
Rodriguez Grisela Benefits Manager x2467 grodriguez@ala.org
Staruk Beata Payroll and HRIS Manager x3249 bstaruk@ala.org
Swader Lorelle Associate Executive Director - HR & Organizational Operations x4278 lswader@ala.org

Information Technology (IT)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Akbari Shakir Deputy Director x5288 sakbari@ala.org
Chapman Maribeth Technical Services Specialist x2460 mchapman@ala.org
Harrington Patrick Training Specialist x2461 pharrington@ala.org
Headrick Rebecca Chief Information Technology Officer x5873 rheadrick@ala.org
Kessler Stanton Data Analyst / Reports x2462 skessler@ala.org
McLeod Paige Business Analyst x5835 pmcleod@ala.org
Strong Nathan eCommerce IT Project Manager x5863 nstrong@ala.org
Vanyek Sherri Director x2437 svanyek@ala.org

International Relations Office (IRO)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Dowling Michael Director of International Relations x3200 mdowling@ala.org
Guerra Delin Program Officer x3201 dguerra@ala.org

Library and Information Resource Center (LIRC)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Barbus Colleen Librarian and Archivist x3277 cbarbus@ala.org
Walling Melissa Associate Executive Director x2159 mwalling@ala.org
Weinberg Hannah Archives & Digital Resources Librarian x2154 hweinberg@ala.org

Member Relations and Services

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Carr Liza Records Analyst Specialist x4289 lcarr@ala.org
Coleman Christina Marketing Specialist x2152 ccoleman@ala.org
Czarnik Judy Membership Marketing & Engagement Manager x4274 jczarnik@ala.org
Dandridge Brenda Senior Customer Service Representative x4284 bdandridge@ala.org
Redd Kyria Customer Service Representative x5106 kredd@ala.org
Spells Tihuanna Registration Operations Specialist x4293 tspells@ala.org
Stevenson Cory Community Engagement Manager x2424 cstevenson@ala.org
Walling Melissa Associate Executive Director x2159 mwalling@ala.org
Williams Vicki Manager of Member and Customer Service x4290 vwilliams@ala.org

ALA Offices and Member Relations (AOMR)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Ponton Danielle Program Manager, ALA Round Tables x3213 dponton@ala.org
Walling Melissa Associate Executive Director x2159 mwalling@ala.org

Office for Accreditation

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
O'Brien Karen Director x2434 kobrien@ala.org
Stoll Susana Associate Director x2435 sstoll@ala.org

Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Pearson Hillary Program Manager hpearson@ala.org
Strowder Kevin Director kstrowder@ala.org

Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Calvin Beatrice Manager of Professional Development x4280 bcalvin@ala.org
Redd Kimberly Program Manager for Certification and Talent Development x4279 klredd@ala.org
Swader Lorelle Associate Executive Director x4278 lswader@ala.org

Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Caldwell-Stone Deborah Director, Office of Intellectual Freedom x4224 dstone@ala.org
Gianni Karen Program Coordinator (FTRF) kgianni@ala.org
Hagen-McIntosh Joyce Program Officer (FTRF) x4223 jmcintosh@ala.org
Stroshane Eric Asst Director of Membership Services x4222 estroshane@ala.org

Office of Operations & Support

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Newman Valeria Office Manager x5060 vedwards@ala.org

Public Library Association (PLA)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Armstead Alison Program Coordinator x5858 aarmstead@ala.org
Bietila Mary Clare Program Manager x5859 mbietila@ala.org
Clark Larra Deputy Director x5861 lclark@alawash.org
Fournier Mary Davis Executive Director mfournier@ala.org
Goek Sara Project Manager x5847 sgoek@ala.org
Hirsh Mary Interim Deputy Executive Director mhirsh@ala.org
Hofmann Steven Manager of Web Communications x5047 shofmann@ala.org
Hughes Kathleen Manager of Publications x4028 khughes@ala.org
Jones Katina Program Manager x5867 kjones@ala.org
Kleiman Eliana Communications Associate x5018 ekleiman@ala.org
Lopez Samantha Manager of Marketing and Membership slopez@ala.org
Maycock Angela Program Manager for Professional Development x5024 amaycock@ala.org
Meeks Mahogany Program Coordinator mmeeks@ala.org
Stewart Megan Program Coordinator x5026 mstewart@ala.org

Public Programs Office (PPO)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Arata Hannah Communications Specialist harata@ala.org
Browne B.B. Program Officer bbrowne@ala.org
Gallaugher Emily Program Coordinator egallaugher@ala.org
Gieseker Meghan Program Coordinator mgieseker@ala.org
McGourty Kaileen Program Coordinator kmcgourty@ala.org
Oakley Samantha Project Director x5287 soakley@ala.org
Ostman Sarah Deputy Director x5061 sostman@ala.org
Russell Brian Project Director x5298 brussell@ala.org
Welch Melanie Director x5054 mwelch@ala.org

Public Policy and Advocacy Office

Last name First name Title Location Phone Email
Baker Gavin Deputy Director, Public Policy & Government Relations DC 1-800-941-8478 gbaker@alawash.org
Bradley Rosalind Assistant Director, Administration DC 1-800-941-8478 rbradley@alawash.org
Celindro Jazzeline Public Policy Associate IL X2431 jcelindro@ala.org
Clark Larra Deputy Director, Public Policy DC 1-800-941-8478 lclark@alawash.org
Coleman Marleen Project Coordinator DC 1-800-941-8478 mcoleman@alawash.org
Dean Katherine Information Manager DC 1-800-941-8478 kdean@alawash.org
Durkin Emily Public Policy Associate DC 1-800-941-8478 edurkin@alawash.org
Hines Shawnda Deputy Director, Communications DC 1-800-941-8478 shines@alawash.org
Inouye
Alan
Interim Associate Executive Director DC
1-800-941-8478
ainouye@alawash.org
Janicki Megan Deputy Director DC 1-800-941-8478 mjanicki@alawash.org
Maher Kevin Deputy Director, Government Relations DC 1-800-941-8478 kmaher@alawash.org
May Pat Temporary DC 1-800-941-8478 pmay@alawash.org
Peterson Kirk Administrative Assistant DC 1-800-941-8478 kpeterson@alawash.org
Stewart Christopher Manager, Grassroots Communications DC 1-800-941-8478 cstewart@alawash.org
Takeshita Jim Public Policy Associate DC 1-800-941-8478 jtakeshita@alawash.org
Ware Ian Public Policy Associate, Communications DC 1-800-941-8478 iware@alawash.org

ALA Publishing & Media

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Bolduc Mary Licensing & Permissions Manager x5416 mbolduc@ala.org
Clifford Timothy Manager, Production Services x1540 tclifford@ala.org
Ehle Lauren Senior Production Editor/ Graphic Designer x5845 lehle@ala.org
Mackay Mary Interim Senior Associate Executive Director x1532 mmackay@ala.org
Speranza Sophia Publishing Associate x3240 ssperanza@ala.org


Publishing - Digital Reference

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Gongorek Jennifer Administrative Assistant x4211 jgongorek@ala.org
Hennelly James Director of ALA Digital Reference x5051 jhennelly@ala.org


Continuing Education

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Freeman Daniel Director, CE x5413 dfreeman@ala.org
Ursiny Colton Digital Content Specialist x5100 cursiny@ala.org


Publishing - Editions

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Chance Rachel Senior Acquisitions Editor x1548 rchance@ala.org
Christopher Robert Marketing Coordinator x5052 rchristopher@ala.org
Diaz Alejandra Senior Graphic Designer x5852 adiaz@ala.org
Galus Margaret Sales and Customer Services Manager x2168 mgalus@ala.org
Gwizdala Angela Associate Publisher x1544 agwizdala@ala.org
Hudgins Kimberly Senior Graphic Designer x5844 khudgins@ala.org
Kundert Samantha Managing Editor skundert@ala.org
Robinson Ramon Marketing Manager x5840 rrobinson@ala.org
Santoro Jamie Senior Acquisitions Editor x5107 jsantoro@ala.org
Speranza Sophia Publishing Associate x3240 ssperanza@ala.org
Williams Valerie Senior Administrative Assistant x5417 valwilliams@ala.org


Publishing - Graphics

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Johnson Rachel Director of Products & Promotions x5040 rjohnson@ala.org

Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Ladewski Bill Executive Director x4395 bladewski@ala.org
Moore Ninah Training and Events Coordinator x4398 nmoore@ala.org


United for Libraries

Last name First name Title Location Phone Email
Nawalinski Beth Executive Director PA (800)545-2433 x5868 bnawalinski@ala.org
Wentworth Jillian Marketing and Membership Manager PA (800)545-2433 x2160 jwentworth@ala.org


Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Last name First name Title

Phone

(800) 545-2433

 Email
Burks LaMoya Interim Executive Director x4391 lburks@ala.org
Smith Letitia Marketing and Membership Specialist x4390 lsmith@ala.org

Last updated June 16, 2023.