Access and Equity Section Leadership Team

Charge

Manages the Core Access and Equity Section.

Categories:

Ms. Beth Carpenter

(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Morag Boyd

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Beth Carpenter

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Danielle Chouinard

(Member, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Emily Elizabeth Clasper

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Joanna Messer Kimmitt

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Paula Jharina Pascual

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Paula Jharina Pascual

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Lynda Salem Poling

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Debbie G. Tenofsky

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Derek Wilmott Montoya

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Derek Wilmott Montoya

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Cara Mia Calabrese

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Julie Reese

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2030)

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About this Committee

Leadership and ongoing communication both within the section and between the section and Core leadership/other sections
Annual plan for section content development and projects
Appointments to section committees as needed
Recommendations for representatives to ALA groups and/or external groups, as needed

4-6 virtual meetings a year
Minimum of 2 hours a month to read emails and respond to committee chairs, section members, etc.

Interest or experience in access and equity
Interest or experience in leadership, project management, team building and communication
An understanding of section projects and interests, preferably through service on a section committee