Information Technology

225 N Michigan Ave,
Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601
Toll-free 800-545-2433
Direct line 312-944-6780

Mission

The IT Department supports the technology services of ALA to its staff and membership by investigating new technology, providing training and support materials, and implementing hardware and software platforms that support ALA's Action and strategic direction goals.

Responsibilities

The IT Department offers advice, support, and maintenance in the areas of:

Web Services
Network Services
Telecommunication Services
Project Management
Database Administration
Technical Training

Popular Resources

Information Technology Advisory Committee
ALA Support website- http://www.ala.org/support

Member Volunteer Resources

ALA is fortunate to have many member volunteers who add content to our website at www.ala.org. The Content Management System for our website is Drupal 7. Online Learning is available to train our member volunteer content managers in Drupal in our Drupal Sandbox- http://www.ala.org/support/Drupal

Live training is available as a follow-up to the resources on our support site. Please contact Patrick Harrington at 800-545-2433 x2461 to find out about the next remote training session.

Staff

Chief Information Technology Officer
Rebecca Headrick - [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 5873

Director of Infrastructure and Support
Sherri Vanyek - [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 2437

Director of Enterprise Applications
Shakir Akbari – [email protected]
(800) 545-4394, Ext. 5288

Senior Network Engineer
Andy Deckowitz – [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 5833

IT Support Specialist
Cassandra Deckowitz – [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 5109

Operations Administrator
Maribeth Chapman - [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 2460

Data and Reporting Analyst
Stan Kessler- [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 2462

Project Manager
Nathan Strong [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 5863

Training Specialist
Patrick Harrington - [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 2461

Business Analyst
Paige McLeod- [email protected]
(800) 545-2433, Ext. 5835

Training & Staff Resources

Training and Staff Resources are now located at www.ala.org/support.