Standing Committee Rosters 2012
Executive Board
- Janna Lawrence, President, 2012
- Clare Leibfarth, Immediate Past President, 2012
- Katherine Schilling, President-Elect, 2012
- Amy Donahue, Treasurer, 2012-2013
- Katherine Chew, Membership Secretary, 2011-2012
- Chris Childs, Recording Secretary, 2012-2013
- Bette Sydelko, Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, May 2010-May 2013
- Pam Rees, Alternate Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, May 2010-2013
- Stephanie Schulte, Representative at Large, 2011-2012
*All members of the Executive Board are elected by the membership.
Other Officers
- Parliamentarian, Vacant
- Mary Hitchcock, Archivist, 2011-2012
- Barbara Gushrowski, Auditor, 2012
- Julie Schneider, Governmental Relations Liaison, 2012
- Barbara Knight, Candidate for Membership on the MLA Nominating Committee, 2012
Annual Meetings Committee
- Donna Barbour-Talley, Chair, 2012 [reappointment]
- Julie Schneider and Barbara Sisolak, Wisconsin, 2010
- Barbara Gushrowski, Indiana, 2011
- Donna Barbour-Talley, Minnesota, 2012
- Roy Jones, Illinois, 2013
- Mary Markland, North Dakota, 2014
*Local meeting planning chairs serve on committee until their final report is submitted.
Awards and Scholarships Committee
- Liz Fine, Chair, 2012-2013 [reappointment]
- Bette Sydelko, 2011-2012
- Diane Hummel, 2011-2012
- Kelly Thormodson, 2012-2013
- Katherine Schilling, President-Elect, 2012
*President-Elect serves on committee per bylaws, allowing for tiebreakers
Bylaws Special Committee
- Melinda Orebaugh, Chair, 2012
- Clare Leibfarth, 2012
- Janna Lawrence, 2012
Communications Committee
- Beth Whipple, Chair, 2012
- Allan Barclay, Webmaster, 2011-2012
- Brian Finnegan, Assistant Webmaster, 2011-2012
- Clare Leibfarth, ConnectMidwest Editor, 2012
- Barbara Gushrowski, MIDLINE Editor, 2012-2013
Finance Committee
- Amy Donahue, Chair, 2012-2013
- Sue London, 2012
- Janna Lawrence, 2012
- Barbara Gushrowski, 2012
- Clare Leibfarth, 2012
*Treasurer serves as chair.
Membership Committee
- Katherine Chew, Chair, 2011-2012
- Mary Pat Harneige, 2012-2013
- Anne Beschnett, 2011-2012
*Membership Secretary serves as chair.
Nominations and Election Committee
- Clare Leibfarth, Chair, 2012
*Members appointed by Immediate Past President, who chairs the committee.
Professional Practice Committee
- Natalie Reed, Chair, 2012-1014
- Diane Hummel, Benchmarking Liaison, 2011-2012
- Heidi Nickisch Duggan, MLA CE Liaison, 2011-2012
- Ruth Holst, 2012-2013
State Liaisons Committee
- Stephanie Schulte*, Chair, 2011-2012
*Representative at Large serves as chair. Members appointed by state health sciences library associations. Interim members perform the responsibilities of liaison until their state appoints someone to fill the remainder of the liaison’s appointment