Submitted by Mary Markland, 2008 Midwest Chapter President
Library of the Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Fargo, ND
Executive Board
Mary Markland, President, 2008
Deborah Lauseng, President-Elect, 2008
Chris Shaffer, Immediate Past President, 2008
Marlene Porter, Treasurer, 2008-2009
Bette Sydelko, Membership Secretary, 2007-2008
Nancy O’Brien, Representative at Large, 2007-2008
Elizabeth Smigielski, Recording Secretary, 2008-2009
Pam Rees, Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, 2007-2010
Karen Hanus, Alternate Representative to the MLA Chapter Council, 2007-2010
*All members of the Executive Board are elected by the membership.
Other Officers
Bryan Vogh, Parliamentarian, 2008
Rebecca Caton, Archivist, 2007-2008
Sue London, Auditor, 2008-2009
Ed Holtum, Potential Candidate to the MLA Nominating Committee, 2008
Annual Meetings Committee
Donna Barbour-Talley, Chair, 2008-2009
Chris Shaffer and Jim Lander, Iowa, 2007
Sandra Martin and Ellen O’Donnell, Michigan, 2008
Marlene Porter and Bette Sydelko, Ohio, 2009
*Local meeting planning chairs serve on committee until their final report is submitted.
Awards and Scholarships Committee
Sheryl Stevens, Chair, 2008-2009
Doreen Roberts, 2008-2009
Dottie Hawthorne, 2007-2008
Kaye Crampton, 2007-2008
Deborah Lauseng, President-Elect, 2008
*President-Elect serves on committee per bylaws, allowing for tiebreakers
Communications Committee
Karen Anderson, Chair, 2008
Clare Leibfarth, Editor, 2007-2008
Allan Barclay, Webmaster, 2008-2009
Mary Taylor, 2008-2009
Jason Young, 2008-2009
Finance Committee
Marlene Porter, Chair, 2008-2009
Wendy Hess, 2008-2009
Pat Redman, 2007-2008
Lisa Ann Urbatsch, 2007-2008
*Treasurer serves as chair.
Governmental Relations Committee
Julie Schneider, Chair, 2008-2009
Daneen Richardson, 2008-2009
Nancy Allee, 2007-2008
Ely Anderson, 2007-2008
Membership Committee
Bette Sydelko, Chair, 2007-2008
Kristina Howard, 2007-2008
Barbara Platts, 2008-2009
Camille Richmond, 2008-2009
*Membership Secretary serves as chair.
Nominations and Election Committee
Chris Shaffer, Chair 2008
*Members appointed by Immediate Past President, who chairs the committee.
Professional Practice Committee
Karla Block, 2008-2009, Chair 2008
Carolyn Martin, 2008
Sharon Kambeitz-Lumphrey, AHIP Liaison, 2007-2008
Deb Werner, 2008-2009
State Liaisons Committee
Nancy O’Brien, Chair, 2007-2008
Beth Carlin, Illinois
Joan Zivich, Indiana
Elaine Hughes, Iowa
Ann Schaap, Kentucky
Pat Martin, Michigan
Sharon Kambeitz-Lumphrey, Minnesota
Barb Knight, North Dakota
Lisa McCormick, Ohio
Karen Hanus, Wisconsin
*Representative at Large serves as chair.
Members appointed by state health sciences library associations.
Web Site Redesign Special Committee 2007-2008
Brian Finnegan, Chair
Rebecca Holz
Mary Congleton
Policy and Procedures Special Committee 2008
Chis Shaffer, Chair
Sheryl Stevens
Rebecca Caton
Eileen Stanley
*Special committees are appointed by the president to fulfill specific tasks.
The Web Site Redesign Special Committee will work under the guidance of the Communications Committee.