Board of Directors
SLA is governed by a board of directors elected by the membership. The board shall have the power and authority to manage the association’s property and to regulate and govern its affairs. The board shall determine the policies of the association, and shall take such actions as it considers necessary to carry out the objectives of the association.
Board Meetings
The SLA Board has planned four Board Meetings in 2021. Members are invited to attend. Meeting agendas and supporting documents are made available to all members prior to the meeting.
Presidential Town Halls
SLA President Tara Murray Grove will host quarterly Town Halls open to all members. These Town Halls will cover different topics, feature guests, and provide an update on what’s happening in SLA.
Board Nominations
Each year, SLA’s Nominating Committee accepts nominations from members for candidates to serve on the SLA Board of Directors.
2021 SLA Board of Directors
President |
President-Elect |
| Tara Murray Grove Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania tem10 (@) psu (dot) edu |
Catherine Lavallée-Welch Bishop’s University Sherbrooke, Quebec clw (@) ubishops (dot) ca |
Past President |
Treasurer, 2021-2022 |
| Hal Kirkwood University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom kirkwoodhal (@) gmail (dot) com |
Alicia Biggers Albemarle Charlotte, North Carolina alicia.biggers (@) albemarle (dot) com |
| Community Liaisons | |
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| Robin Dodge Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, California rdodge (@) fidm (dot) edu |
Elaine Lasda State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York elasda (@) albany (dot) edu |
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| Valerie Perry University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky vperry (@) uky (dot) edu |
Jill Konieczko Cheverly, Maryland j.konieczko (@) elsevier (dot) com |
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| Julie Snyder Shure Incorporated Niles, Illinois snyder_julie (@) shure (dot) com |
Emma Davidson New York Public Library Hoboken, New Jersey emmadavidson2010 (@) gmail (dot) com |
| Directors, 2018-2021 | |
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| Hildy Dworkin NYC Department of Social Services New York, New York hildysla (@) gmail (dot) com |
Amy Jankowski University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico ajankowski (@) unm (dot) edu |
| Directors, 2020-2023 | |
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| PK Jain University of Delhi Enclave, North Campus Delhi, India pkjain1310 (@) gmail (dot) com |
Jim Miller Connect Public Affairs Ottawa, Ontario jim.miller (@) connectpublicaffairs (dot) com |
