Standing Committee Rosters 2010
Executive Board
- Elaine Skopelja, President, 2010
- Deborah Lauseng, President-Elect, 2010
- Clare Leibfarth, Immediate Past President, 2010
- Sue London, Treasurer, 2010-2011
- Rebecca Caton, Membership Secretary, 2009-2010
- Charniel McDaniels, Recording Secretary, 2010-2011
- Ximena Chrisagis, Representative at Large, 2009-2010
- Pam Rees, Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, May 2007-May 2010
- Karen Hanus Alternate Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, May 2007-2010
- Bette Sydelko, Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, May 2010-May 2013
- Pam Rees, Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, May 2010-May 2013
*All members of the Executive Board are elected by the membership.
Other Officers
- Parliamentarian, Vacant
- Mary Hitchcock, Archivist, 2009-2010
- Barbara Gushrowski, Auditor, 2010
- Julie Schneider, Governmental Relations Liaison, 2009
- Melinda Orebaugh, Candidate for Membership on the MLA Nominating Committee, 2010
Annual Meetings Committee
- Donna Barbour-Talley, Chair, 2010-2011
- Sandra Martin and Ellen O’Donnell, Michigan, 2008
- Marlene Porter and Bette Sydelko, Ohio, 2009
- Julie Schneider and Barbara Sisolak, Wisconsin, 2010
*Local meeting planning chairs serve on committee until their final report is submitted.
Awards and Scholarships Committee
- Sheryl Stevens, Chair, 2010-2011
- Gurpreet Rana, 2009-2010
- Doreen Roberts, 2008-2009
- Bette Sydelko, 2009-2010
- Elaine Skopelja, President-Elect, 2009
*President-Elect serves on committee per bylaws, allowing for tiebreakers
Communications Committee
- Karen Anderson, Chair, 2009-2010
- Allan Barclay, Webmaster, 2010-2010
- Brian Finnegan, Assistant Webmaster, 2009-2010
- Clare Leibfarth, ConnectMidwest Editor, 2009-2010
- Mary Taylor, 2008-2009
- Jason Young, 2008-2009, MIDLINE Editor, 2009
Finance Committee
- Sue London, Chair, 2010-2011
- Rick Brewer, 2009-2010
- Wendy Hess, 2008-2009
- Elizabeth Kiscaden, 2009-2010
*Treasurer serves as chair.
Membership Committee
- Rebecca Caton, Chair, 2009-2010
- Barbara Platts, 2008-2009
- Camille Richmond, 2008-2009
- Vacant, 2009-2010
*Membership Secretary serves as chair.
Nominations and Election Committee
- Deborah Lauseng, Chair, 2010
- Kellie Kaneshiro, 2010
- Nancy O’Brien, 2010
- TBA, 2010
*Members appointed by Immediate Past President, who chairs the committee.
Professional Practice Committee
- Janna Lawrence, Chair, 2010-2011
- Nancy Allee, AHIP Liaison, 2009-2010
- Beth Carlin, Benchmarking Liaison, 2008-2009
- Carolyn Martin, 2009-2010
- Deb Werner, MLA CE Liaison, 2008-2009
State Liaisons Committee
- Ximena Chrisagis*, Chair, 2009-2010 (also Ohio’s representative/liaison, 2009)
- Karen Anderson, Interim*, 2009-2010 (North Dakota)
- Donna Barbour-Talley, Interim*, 2009-2010 (Minnesota)
- Judith Barnes, Interim*, 2009-2010 (Michigan)
- Beth Carlin, 2009 (Illinois)
- Mary Congleton, 2009-2010 (Kentucky)
- Michael Venner, 2009-2010 (Wisconsin)
- Paula Whannell, Interim*, 2009(Iowa)
- Joan Zivich, 2009 (Indiana)
*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

