Officers & Executive Board

An overview of the composition and roles of the ALA Executive Board

Executive Board

The Officers of the Association shall be a president; a president-elect, a treasurer; and an executive director. The executive director serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Executive Board and the Council.

The Executive Board shall act for the Council in the administration of established policies and programs, and shall report on its activities at the scheduled Council meeting following any such activity. The Executive Board has fiduciary responsibility for the Association, manages the affairs of the Association, and delegates management of the day-to-day operations to the executive director. The Executive Board shall make recommendations to the Council with respect to matters of policy.

To contact a member of the Board, please utilize the Member Directory on ALA Connect (member log-in required).

Member Directory on ALA Connect

Current Executive Board & Officers

ALA Executive Officers

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President
Sam Helmick
(2025-26)

Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City, IA

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President-elect
Maria McCauley
(2025-26)

Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge, MA

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Past President
Cindy Hohl
(2025-26)

Kansas City, MO

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Treasurer
Larry Neal
(2025-28)

Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Clinton Township, MI

ALA Executive Board Members

Term 2023–26

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Stephanie Chase

Libraries of Eastern Oregon
Portland, OR

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Steven Yates

School of Library and Information Studies
Tuscaloosa, AL

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Sophia Sotilleo

Thurgood Marshall Library
Bowie, MD

Term 2024–27

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Nicolas (Nick) Buron

Queens Public Library
Jamaica, NY

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Dr. Corinthia Price

The Green Vale School
Brookville, NY

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Peter Coyl

Sacramento Public Library
Sacramento, CA

Term 2025-28

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K.C. Boyd

Jefferson Academy
Washington D.C.

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Tatanisha Love

Baltimore County Public Schools

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Janice Newsum

Retired, University of Houston
Houston, TX

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Ziba Pérez

Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles, CA