Board of Directors
SLA is governed by a board of directors elected by the membership (see below). The board has the power and authority to manage the association’s property and to regulate and govern its affairs. The board determines the policies of the association and takes such actions as it considers necessary to carry out the objectives of the association.
Open Board Meetings
The board will hold four open board meetings in 2023. Each open meeting will last 90 minutes. The final 10 minutes of each meeting will include time for member questions about board agenda items. Following are the times and dates of the open sessions:
- Thursday, February 23, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET
- Thursday, June 22, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET
- Thursday, September 28, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
- Thursday, December 14, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
SLA members are invited to attend open board meetings, but must register through the SLA Learning Hub. SLA uses Zoom Webinar for open board meetings. Need to submit a document for board consideration? Follow these instructions.
Town Halls
SLA town hall meetings provide a connection point for the board and SLA members to discuss specific topics. Following are the times and dates of the town halls scheduled for 2023:
- Thursday, January 26, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
- Thursday, March 30, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
- Thursday, July 27, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
SLA members are invited to attend town halls, but must register through the SLA Learning Hub. SLA uses Zoom Webinar for town hall meetings.
2023 SLA Board of Directors
President |
President-Elect |
| Seema Rampersad British Library England, U.K. seemarampersad(@)hotmail.com |
John DiGilio Sidley Austin LLP California, U.S.A. jdigilio(@)gmail.com |
Past President |
Treasurer |
| Catherine Lavallée-Welch Bishop’s University Quebec, Canada clw(@)ubishops.ca |
Eugene Giudice Dentons US LLP Illinois, U.S.A. eugenegiudice(@)gmail.com |
Director, 2020-2023, and Board Secretary |
Director, 2022-2023 |
| Julie Snyder Shure Incorporated Illinois, U.S.A. snyder_julie(@)shure.com |
Ty Webb Retired Colorado, U.S.A. ty.webb(@)outlook.com |
Director, 2020-2023 |
Director, 2020-2023 |
| PK Jain University of Delhi Enclave, North Campus Delhi, India pkjain1310(@)gmail.com |
Jim Miller Connect Public Affairs Ontario, Canada jim.miller(@)connectpublicaffairs.com |
Director, 2022-2024 |
Director, 2022-2024 |
| Anne Barker Genentech California, U.S.A. annenb(@)outlook.com |
JonLuc Christensen Jet Propulsion Laboratory Utah, U.S.A. jonlucchristensen(@)gmail.com |
Director, 2022-2024 |
Director, 2022-2024 |
| Heather Kotula Access Innovations New Mexico, U.S.A. hkotula(@)accessinn.com |
Kendra Levine University of California, Berkeley California, U.S.A. kklevine(@)berkeley.edu |
Director, 2023-2025 |
Director, 2023-2025 |
| James Manasco Retired Kentucky, U.S.A. james.manasco(@)icloud.com |
Christine Pelosi American Assn. of Ad Agencies New York, U.S.A. cgpelosi(@)gmail.com |
