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Committees, Task Forces & Working Groups


Board Committees and Task Forces

Executive Committee, 2024 (charge)

  • Trevor A. Dawes, ARL President (Delaware)
  • Rhea Ballard-Thrower, ARL Vice President/President-Elect (Illinois Chicago)
  • Susan Parker, ARL Past President (British Columbia)
  • Bob Fox, ARL Treasurer (Louisville)
  • Andrew K. Pace, ex officio, non-voting (incoming ARL Executive Director)

Audit Committee (charge)

  • Lorelei Tanji, Chair (UC Irvine)
    2021–2024
  • Melissa Just (USC)
    2023–2024
  • Sara Lowman (Rice)
    2023–2024
  • Staff Lead:

Code of Conduct Committee (charge)

  • Talia Chung (Ottawa)
    2024
  • Shali Zhang (Auburn)
    2024
  • Susan Parker (British Columbia)
    2024
  • Kornelia Tancheva (Pittsburgh)
    2024

Finance Committee (charge)

  • Bob Fox, ARL Treasurer (Louisville)
    2018–2024
  • Sara Lowman (Rice)
    2023–2024
  • Joe Salem (Duke)
    2023–2025
  • Lorelei Tanji (UC Irvine)
    2021–2024
  • Staff Lead:

Governance Committee (charge)

  • Melissa Just, Chair (USC)
    2021–2024
  • Sara Lowman (Rice)
    2024
  • Lorelei Tanji (UC Irvine)
    2021–2024
  • Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (Buffalo)
    2024–2026
  • Staff Lead:

Membership Committee (charge)

  • Lisa O’Hara, Chair (Manitoba)
    2021–2024
  • Trevor A. Dawes (Delaware)
    2020–2025
  • Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty (Smithsonian)
    2023–2025
  • Robert McDonald (Boulder) member-at-large
    2024–2026
  • Susan Parker (British Columbia)
    2020–2024
  • Judy Russell (Florida) member-at-large
    2024–2026
  • Staff Lead:

Membership Task Force (charge)

Nominating Committee (charge)

  • Susan Parker (British Columbia), Chair
  • Greg Eow (CRL)
  • Sheila Johnson (Oklahoma State)
  • Jim O’Donnell (Arizona State)
  • Jon Shaw (Vanderbilt)
  • Staff Lead: 

Statements of Action Task Force (charge)

  • Trevor A. Dawes, Chair (Delaware)
  • Rhea Ballard-Thrower (Illinois Chicago)
  • Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty (Smithsonian)
  • Joe Salem (Duke)
  • Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (Buffalo)
  • Staff Lead:

Association Committees

Advisory Groups, Task Forces, and Working Groups associated with a particular Association Committee are listed below it. Task Forces have a specific charge for a defined period of time. Advisory Groups and Working Groups have a specific charge and may be ongoing.

Advocacy and Public Policy Committee (charge)

  • Adriene Lim, Chair (Maryland)
    2021–2024
  • Doug Way, Vice-Chair (Kentucky)
    2021–2024
  • Mimi Calter (Washington U. in St. Louis)
    2023–2024
  • Lindsay Cronk (Tulane)
    2023–2024
  • Maria Estorino (North Carolina)
    2024–2025
  • Emily Gore (Georgia)
    2024–2025
  • Annie Johnson (Delaware)
    2023–2024
  • Erik Mitchell (UC San Diego)
    2024–2025
  • Chris Prom (Illinois)
    2024–2025
  • Torsten Reimer (Chicago)
    2023–2024
  • Jamie Wittenberg (Colorado)
    2024–2025
  • Kevin Yanowski (North Texas)
    2024–2025
  • Susan Haigh, ex officio (CARL)
  • Board Liaison:
    • Rhea Ballard-Thrower (Illinois Chicago)
  • Staff Leads:
ARL/CARL Joint Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
(charge)
    • Victoria Owen, Chair (Toronto)
    • Pascal Calarco (Windsor)
    • Greg Cram (New York Public)
    • Susan Haigh (CARL)
    • Katherine McColgan (CARL)
    • Lisa O’Hara (Manitoba)
    • Christine Oliver (Ottawa)
    • Judith Russell (Florida)
    • Judy Ruttenberg (ARL)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (charge)

  • Talia Chung, Chair (Ottawa)
    2020–2024
  • Faye A. Chadwell, Vice-Chair (Pennsylvania State)
    2023–2025
  • Mark Asberg (Queen’s)
    2024–2025
  • Jody Gray (Minnesota)
    2023–2024
  • Jin Xiu Guo (NAL)
    2024–2025
  • Bohyun Kim (Michigan)
    2023–2024
  • Vivian Lewis (McMaster)
    2023–2024
  • Ebony Magnus (Simon Fraser)
    2024–2025
  • Nandita Mani (Massachusetts)
    2024–2025
  • Jenn Riley (McGill)
    2024–2025
  • Denise Stephens (Oklahoma)
    2023–2024
  • Board Liaison:
    • Hilary Seo (Iowa State)
  • Staff Lead:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institute Task Force (charge)
    • Karen Estlund, Chair (Colorado State)
    • Danica E. White, Vice-chair (Howard)
    • Selinda Berg (Windsor)
    • Cinthya Ippoliti (Auraria)
    • Alisha Keig (ARL)
    • Donna Langille (British Columbia Okanagan)
    • Kevin Strowder (ALA—ODLOS)
    • Melissa Wisner (Boston College)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
      • Ebony Magnus (Simon Fraser)
    • Staff Lead:
IDEAL Conference 2024 Planning Task Force (charge)
    • Jennifer Garrett, Co-Chair (NC State)
    • Shali Zhang, Co-Chair (Auburn)
    • Meshia Anderson (Cincinnati)
    • Sojourna Cunningham (NC State)
    • DeLa Dos (ARL)
    • Mai Lu (Toronto)
    • Sajni Lacey (British Columbia Okanagan)
    • Lisa Shin (Toronto)
    • Mindy Thurna (Toronto)
    • Naz Torabi (Toronto)
    • Jade Winn (Southern California)
    • Staff Leads:
IDEAL Concurrent Sessions Working Group

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      • Sajni Lacey, Co-Chair (British Columbia Okanagan)
      • Jade Winn, Co-Chair (Southern California)
      • Jeannie An (McMaster)
      • Yao Chen (Chicago)
      • Christine Elliott (Massachusetts, Boston)
      • Sheril Hook (York)
      • Cinthya Ippoliti (Auraria Library)
      • Jermal Jones (Waterloo)
      • Carol Kassel (New York)
      • Xiang Li (Colorado Boulder)
      • Colleen Mullally (Pepperdine)
      • Jessica Matthys (King’s)
      • Brian McMillan (Western)
      • Megan Oakleaf (Syracuse)
      • Meredith Parker-Terry (Duke)
      • Catalina Piatt-Esguerra (Virginia)
      • Chaitra Powell (Chapel Hill)
      • Hannah Tanna (Queen’s)
      • Kayla Valdivieso (Wellesley)
      • Mea Warren (Houston)
      • Jeff Witt (Michigan)
      • Nathan D. Wolfe (Toronto)

IDEAL Local Coordination Working Group

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      • Mindy Thuna, Co-Chair (Toronto)
      • Naz Torabi, Co-Chair (Toronto)

IDEAL Participant Experience Working Group

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      • Sojourna Cunningham, Chair (NC State)
      • Cecilia Tellis (Ottawa)
      • Salvy Trojman (Trojman Corporation)
      • Rita Soenksen (Iowa)

IDEAL Plenary Sessions Working Group

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      • Simon Court (Western)
      • Jody Gray (Minnesota)
      • Lisa Hinchliffe (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
      • Marisol Moreno (Texas A&M)
      • Sabrina Sondhi (Pennsylvania State)

IDEAL Poster Sessions Working Group

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      • Lisa Shin, Chair (Toronto)
      • Dawn Amsberry (Pennsylvania State)
      • Ernest Duncan (Georgia State)
      • Me-Linh Le (Manitoba)
      • Valentina Ly (Ottawa)

IDEAL Production Working Group

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      • Meshia Anderson, Co-Chair (Cincinnati)
      • Mai Lu, Co-Chair (Toronto)
      • Vickie Albrecht (Trent)
      • Laura Banfield  (McMaster)
      • Michelle Brown (Ottawa)
      • Carolyn Casenas (New Westminster Public Library)
      • Marna Clowney-Robinson (Michigan)
      • Katrina Fortner (OCUL)
      • Julie Hannaford (Toronto)
      • Melanie Hawks (Utah)
      • Leigh Jackson (York)
      • Chenyue Jiao (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
      • Genny Jon (York)
      • Charlene Maxey-Harris (Nebraska-Lincoln)
      • Caroline Muglia (Southern California)
      • Jimena Sagas (Colorado State)
      • Rachel Vacek (Michigan)
      • Silvia Vong (Toronto)

IDEAL Sponsorships Working Group

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      • Raymond Pun (Alder Graduate School of Education)
      • Moon Kim (British Columbia)
      • Patti Harper (Carleton)

Kaleidoscope Program Task Force (charge)
    • Saira Raza, Chair (Emory)
    • Diana Park, Vice-Chair (Oregon State)
    • Alisha Keig (ARL)
    • Hana Kim (Toronto)
    • Harvey Long (North Carolina A&T)
    • Ted Quiballo (Northwestern)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
      • Jody Gray (Minnesota)
    • Learning Network Committee Liaison:
      • Paul Wester (NAL)
    • Staff Lead:
Kaleidoscope Program Selection Working Group (charge)

Roster forthcoming

Leadership and Career Development Program Task Force (charge)
    • Tarida Anantachai, Chair (NC State)
    • Maha Kumaran, Vice-Chair (Saskatchewan)
    • Afra Bolefski (Manitoba)
    • Billie Walker (Pennsylvania State)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
      • Nandita Mani (UMass Amherst)
    • Learning Network Committee Liaison:
      • Emily Morton-Owens (Pennsylvania)
    • Staff Lead:
Leadership and Career Development Program Selection Working Group (charge)
    Roster forthcoming.

Learning Network Committee (charge)

  • Consuella Askew, Chair (Rutgers)
    2021–2024
  • Lisa Carter, Vice-Chair (Michigan)
    2021–2025
  • Laurie Alexander (Michigan)
    2023–2024
  • Leland Deeds (WUSTL)
    2023–2024
  • Kelly Miller (Miami)
    2023–2024
  • Emily Morton-Owens (Pennsylvania)
    2023–2024
  • Julie Mosbo Ballestro (Texas A&M)
    2024–2025
  • Loretta Parham (Atlanta University Center)
    2024–2025
  • Paul Wester (NAL)
    2023–2024
  • Board Liaison:
    • Lorelei Tanji (UC Irvine)
  • Staff Leads:
Intensive Learning Program Task Force (charge)
    • Lisa German, Chair (Minnesota)
    • Mary-Jo Romaniuk, Vice-Chair (Calgary)
    • Neelam Bharti (Florida State)
    • Sian Brannon (North Texas)
    • Kerry Creelman (Houston)
    • Elaina Norlin (ASERL)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
      • Bohyun Kim (Michigan)
    • Learning Network Committee Liaison:
      • Leland Deeds (WUSTL)
    • Staff Lead:
Intensive Learning Program Selection Working Group (charge)

Roster Forthcoming

Leadership Fellows Task Force (charge)
    • Holly Jeffcoat, Chair (Southern Methodist)
    • Doug Way, Vice-Chair (Kentucky)
    • Erin Ellis (Indiana)
    • Clem Guthro (Hawaii)
    • Julie Hannaford (Toronto)
    • Jim O’Donnell (Arizona State)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
      • Vivian Lewis (McMaster)
    • Learning Network Committee Liaison:
      • Laurie Alexander (Michigan)
    • Staff Lead:
Leadership Fellows Selection Working Group (charge)

Roster forthcoming.

ARL President’s Institute 2024 Program Planning Task Force (charge)
    • Nicole Capdarest-Arest (UC Davis)
    • Maisha Carey (Delaware)
    • Dani Cook (UC San Diego)
    • Jessica Davila (Oklahoma)
    • Trevor A. Dawes (Delaware)
    • Karen Estlund (Colorado State)
    • Jennifer Garrett (North Carolina State)
    • Sheril Hook (York)
    • Helen Kula (McMaster)
    • Angie Ohler (Minnesota)
    • Staff Leads:

Member Engagement and Outreach Committee (charge)

  • Shali Zhang, Chair (Auburn)
    2020–2024
  • Ken Burhanna, Vice-Chair (Kent State)
    2023–2025
  • Michael Arthur (Alabama)
    2023–2024
  • Jen Bartlett (Kentucky)
    2024–2025
  • Sian Brannon (North Texas)
    2024–2025
  • Kristyn Caragher (Illinois, Chicago)
    2023–2024
  • Elizabeth Cowell (Santa Cruz)
    2021–2024
  • Lisa German (Minnesota)
    2023–2024
  • Neil Romanosky (Michigan State)
    2024–2025
  • Board Liaison:
    • Trevor A. Dawes (Delaware)
  • Staff Lead:
Association Meeting 2024 Program Planning Task Force (charge)
    • Diane Bruxvoort (North Texas)
    • Mimi Calter (Washington U.)
    • Beth Namachchivaya (Waterloo)
    • Mark Newton (Boston)
    • Carol Smith (Kansas)
    • Xuemao Wang (Northwestern)
    • Staff Lead:
Consultative Group to Association Meeting 2024 Program Planning Task Force
    • Ken Burhanna (Kent State)
    • Lisa Carter (Michigan)
    • Lindsay Cronk (Tulane)
    • Vivian Lewis (McMaster)
    • Joseph Meisel (Brown)
    • Jon Shaw (Vanderbilt)

Program Strategy Committee (charge)

  • Andrew K. Pace, Chair (ARL)
  • Adriene Lim, Advocacy and Public Policy (Maryland)
  • Talia Chung, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Ottawa)
  • Consuella Askew, Learning Network (Rutgers)
  • Shali Zhang, Member Engagement and Outreach (Auburn)
  • Kornelia Tancheva, Research and Analytics (Pittsburgh)
  • Tyler Walters, Scholars and Scholarship (Virginia Tech)

Research and Analytics Committee (charge)

  • Kornelia Tancheva, Chair (Pittsburgh)
    2023–2024
  • Jon Shaw, Vice-Chair (Vanderbilt)
    2023–2024
  • Allison Benedetti (UCLA)
    2024–2025
  • Jenny Hirst (Waterloo)
    2024–2025
  • Martin Kalfatovic (Smithsonian)
    2023–2024
  • Elizabeth Kiscaden (Cincinnati)
    2024–2025
  • Debra Hanken Kurtz (Florida State)
    2024–2025
  • Denise LaFitte (Alberta)
    2024–2025
  • Brent Reidy (NYPL)
    2024–2025
  • Board Liaison:
    • Melissa Just (USC)
  • Staff Lead:
ARL Statistics Survey Revision Task Force (charge)
    • Athena Jackson, Chair (UCLA)
    • Don Gilstrap (Alabama)
    • Kat King (Michigan)
    • Steve Mandeville-Gamble (UC Riverside)
    • Beth Namachchivaya (Waterloo)
    • Carisa Polischuk (Saskatchewan)
    • Maurini Strub (Rochester)
    • Cherie Turner (Houston)
    • Staff Lead:

Scholars and Scholarship Committee (charge)

  • Tyler Walters, Chair (Virginia Tech)
    2021–2024
  • Beth Namachchivaya, Vice-Chair (Waterloo)
    2023–2024
  • David Banush (South Carolina)
    2024–2025
  • Jake Carlson (Buffalo)
    2024–2025
  • Caroline Hyslop (Ottawa)
    2023–2024
  • Liz Lorang (Nebraska–Lincoln)
    2021–2024
  • Beth McNeil (Purdue)
    2023-2024
  • Joseph Meisel (Brown)
    2023–2024
  • Simon Neame (Washington)
    2024–2025
  • Hannah Sommers (LC)
    2024–2025
  • Shan Sutton (Arizona)
    2023–2024
  • Lauren Topper (NLM)
    2024–2025
  • Board Liaison:
    • Lisa O’Hara (Manitoba)
  • Staff Leads:
ARL/CNI Task Force on Scenario Planning for AI & ML Futures (charge)
    • Dianne Babski (National Library of Medicine)
    • Karen Estlund (Colorado State University)
    • Salwa Ismail (University of California, Berkeley)
    • Bohyun Kim (University of Michigan)
    • James Lee (Northwestern University)
    • Leo Lo (University of New Mexico)
    • Christy Long (University of Oregon)
    • Elisabeth Long (Johns Hopkins University)
    • Rosalyn Metz (Emory University)
    • Devin Savage (Illinois Institute of Technology)
    • Catherine Steeves (Western University)
    • Keith Webster (Carnegie Mellon)
    • Kate Zwaard (Library of Congress)
    • Staff Lead:

Joint Initiatives

Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Steering Committee

(See more information about the Steering Committee.)

  • Lisa Carter (Michigan), representing ARL
    2022–2025
  • Daniel Cohen (Northeastern), at large
    2023–2024
  • Clifford A. Lynch (CNI) ex officio
  • Nandita Mani (Amherst), representing ARL
    2024–2027
  • John O’Brien (EDUCAUSE) ex officio
  • Andrew K. Pace (ARL) ex officio
  • Sarah Shreeves (Utah), representing ARL
    2023–2026
  • Jenn Stringer (J. Paul Getty Trust), representing EDUCAUSE
    2023–2026
  • Cheryl Washington (UC Davis), representing EDUCAUSE
    2022–2025
  • Keith Webster (Carnegie Mellon), at large
    2023–2024

AAU/ARL/AUPresses TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem) Initiative Advisory Board

(See more information about this initiative.)

  • Damon Jaggars (Ohio State)
  • Mark Kamlet (Carnegie Mellon)
  • Garrett P. Kiely (University of Chicago Press)
  • Barbara Kline Pope (Johns Hopkins University Press)
  • Erich van Rijn (University of California)
  • Ginny Steel (UCLA)
  • Charles Watkinson (Michigan)
  • Staff Liaisons:
    • Meredith Asbury (AAU)
    • Peter Berkery (AUPresses)
    • Brenna McLaughlin (AUPresses)
    • Judy Ruttenberg (ARL)

ACRL/ALA/ARL Joint Advisory Task Force on IPEDS Academic Libraries Component Definitions, 2019–2022 (charge)

  • Robert Dugan, Co-Chair (West Florida)
  • Erik Mitchell, Co-Chair (UC San Diego)
  • Christopher Cody (Academic Libraries Survey, NCES)
  • Adrian K. Ho (ACRL Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey Editorial Board; Chicago)
  • Tabatha Pursley (Florida)
  • Peggy Seiden (Swarthmore, retired)
  • Matthew C. Shaw (ALA Research and Statistics Committee; Ball State)
  • Cynthia K. Steinhoff (Anne Arundel Community College)
  • Staff Liaisons:

IARLA: International Working Group to Explore the Collaborative Potential of Virtual Reading Rooms (VRRs) and Virtual Teaching Spaces (VTSs)

  • Seth Anderson (Yale University), representing ARL
  • Esmé Cowles (Princeton University Library), representing ARL
  • Victoria Rose Raish (Pennsylvania State University), representing ARL
  • Lynn Benson (University of Otago), representing CAUL
  • Lisa O’Sullivan (University of Melbourne), representing CAUL
  • Mala Scorse (University of Newcastle, Australia), representing CAUL
  • Kim Williams (University of Sydney), representing CAUL
  • Joanne Fitton (University of Leeds Libraries), representing RLUK
  • John Hodgson (The University of Manchester Library), representing RLUK
  • Ian Johnson (Newcastle University), representing RLUK
  • Karen Robson (University of Southampton), representing RLUK
  • Liz Waller (Durham University), representing RLUK
  • Deirdre Wildy (Queen’s University Belfast), representing RLUK
  • Paola Marchionni, representing Jisc
  • Becca Mylton, representing The British Library, UK
  • Tina Horton, representing The National Archives, UK
  • Anne Blacksmith (The Huntington Library), representing OCLC, Research Library Partnership
  • Working group secretariat support:
    • Christina Kamposiori, (RLUK Executive)
    • Matt Greenhall, (RLUK Executive)

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