2025 Board Committees and Task Forces
Executive Committee (charge)
- Melissa Just (13LFP Fellow), ARL President (Southern California)
- Simon Neame (13LFP Fellow), ARL Vice President/President-Elect (Washington)
- Rhea Ballard-Thrower, ARL Past President (Illinois Chicago)
- Joe Salem (16LFP Fellow), ARL Treasurer (Duke)
- Andrew K. Pace, ex officio, non-voting (ARL Executive Director)
Audit Committee (charge)
- Hilary Seo (18LFP Fellow), Chair (Iowa State)
- Simon Neame (13LFP Fellow) (Washington)
- Jon Shaw (18LFP Fellow) (Vanderbilt)
- Staff Lead:
Code of Conduct Committee (charge)
- Rhea Ballard-Thrower (Illinois Chicago)
- Lindsay Cronk (Tulane)
- Lisa German (04LFP Fellow) (Minnesota)
- Vivian Lewis (11LFP Fellow) (McMaster)
Finance Committee (charge)
- Joe Salem (16LFP Fellow), ARL Treasurer, Chair (Duke)
- Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (18LFP Fellow) (Buffalo)
- Claire Stewart (11LFP Fellow) (Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Stanley Wilder (04LFP Fellow) (Louisiana State)
- Staff Lead:
Governance Committee (charge)
- Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (18LFP Fellow), Chair (Buffalo)
- Beth Namachchivaya (04LFP Fellow) (Waterloo)
- Brent Reidy (NYPL)
- Hilary Seo (18LFP Fellow) (Iowa State)
- Staff Lead:
Membership Committee (charge)
- Stanley Wilder (04LFP Fellow), Chair (Louisiana State)
- Trevor A. Dawes (Delaware) member-at-large, 2026–2027
- Robert McDonald (Texas at Austin) member-at-large, 2024–2026
- Beth Namachchivaya (04LFP Fellow) (Waterloo)
- Simon Neame (13LFP Fellow) (Washington)
- Shali Zhang (Auburn)
- Staff Lead:
Nominating Committee (charge)
- Rhea Ballard-Thrower, Chair (Illinois Chicago)
- Roster forthcoming
- 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)
- Lindsay Cronk, Chair (Tulane)
2023–2026 - Maria Estorino, Vice-Chair (North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
2024–2027 - Jonathan Cain (20LCDP Fellow, 25LFP Fellow) (Columbia)
2025–2026 - Wind Cowles (Princeton)
2026–2027 - Irene Herold (Virginia Commonwealth)
2025–2026 - Mihoko Hosoi (California, Riverside)
2026–2027 - Andy Jewell (25ILP Fellow) (Nebraska)
2026–2027 - Susan Parker (13LFP Fellow) (British Columbia)
2025–2026 - David Pavelich (25ILP Fellow) (Wisconsin)
2026–2027 - Maurini Strub (18LCDP Fellow) (Rochester)
2026–2027 - Tyler Walters (13LFP Fellow) (Virginia Tech)
2026–2027 - Michael Vandenburg (13LFP Fellow), ex officio (CARL)
- Board Liaison:
- Brent Reidy (NYPL)
- Staff Leads:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (charge)
- Vivian Lewis (11LFP Fellow), Chair (McMaster)
2023–2026 - Todd Grappone, Vice-Chair (UC Santa Barbara)
2026–2027 - Veronica Arellano Douglas (18LCDP Fellow) (Houston)
2025–2026 - Geoffrey Robert Little (Western)
2025–2026 - Elizabeth Nicholson (25ILP Fellow) (Notre Dame)
2026–2027 - Barbara Rockenbach (13LFP Fellow) (Yale)
2025–2026 - Vanessa Seals (Colorado)
2025–2026 - Martha Whitehead (07LFP Fellow) (Harvard)
2025–2026 - Helen Wong Smith (Hawaii at Manoa)
2026–2027 - Board Liaison:
- Beth Namachchivaya (11LFP Fellow) (Waterloo)
- Staff Leads:
Kaleidoscope Program Selection Working Group (charge)
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- Linh Nguyen, Chair (ARL)
- Aizle Bernardo (23KP Scholar) (Alberta)
- Geoffrey Robert Little (Western)
- Krystal Madkins (21KP Scholar) (Northwestern)
- Peace Ossom (12KP Scholar) (MIT)
- Ana Rico (23KP Scholar) (Texas)
Kaleidoscope Program Task Force (charge)
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- Harvey Long (14MP Fellow), Chair (North Carolina A&T)
- Harriett Green (08KP Scholar), Vice-Chair (Arizona)
- Krystal Madkins (21KP Scholar), (Northwestern)
- Inbar Michael (22KP Scholar)
- Maud Mundava (18LFP Fellow) (A.T. Still)
- Greg Raschke (09LFP Fellow) (North Carolina State)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
- Vanessa Seals (Colorado)
- Learning Network Committee Liaison:
- Carol Smith (Kansas)
- Staff Leads:
Leadership and Career Development Program Selection Working Group (charge)
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- Linh Nguyen, Chair (ARL)
Leadership and Career Development Program Task Force (charge)
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- Maha Kumaran (20LCDP Fellow), Chair (Saskatchewan)
- Hannah Rainey (22LCDP Fellow), Vice-Chair (NC State)
- Jeannie An (07LCDP Fellow) (McMaster)
- Kawanna Bright (09LCDP Fellow) (East Carolina)
- Alysse Jordan (03LCDP Fellow) (Council on Foreign Relations)
- Melanee Vicedo (13LCDP Fellow) (Southern California)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
- Veronica Arellano Douglas (18LCDP Fellow) (Houston)
- Learning Network Committee Liaison:
- Lorelei Tanji (UC Irvine)
- Staff Lead:
- Linh Nguyen (ARL)
Learning Network Committee (charge)
- Julie Mosbo Ballestro, Chair (Texas A&M)
2024–2026 - Kimberley Bugg, Vice-Chair (AUC Woodruff)
2025–2026 - Gohar Ashoughian (Simon Fraser)
2026–2027 - Yolanda Cooper (Case Western)
2025–2026 - Joseph Hafner (11LFP Fellow) (York)
2025–2026 - Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm (Southern Illinois Carbondale)
2025–2026 - Scott Hollander (23LFP Fellow) (Buffalo)
2025–2026 - Helen Kula (25ILP Fellow) (McMaster)
2025–2026 - Nerea Llamas (97LCDP Fellow) (North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
2025–2026 - Carol Smith (Kansas)
2025–2026 - Lorelei Tanji (UC Irvine)
2025–2026 - Jacqulyn Williams (Virginia Commonwealth)
2025–2026 - Board Liaison:
- Shali Zhang (Auburn)
- Staff Leads:
Executive Institute Program Planning Task Force (charge)
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- Staff Leads:
Intensive Learning Program Selection Working Group (charge)
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- Audrey Grace, Chair (ARL)
Intensive Learning Program Task Force (charge)
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- Mary-Jo Romaniuk, Chair (Calgary)
- Kerry Creelman (23ILP Fellow 25LFP Fellow), Vice-Chair (Houston)
- Kim Hoffman (23ILP Fellow) (Rochester)
- Bohyun Kim (23LFP Fellow) (Michigan)
- Vicky Lebbin (23ILP Fellow) (Hawaii at Manoa)
- Rikke Ogawa (23ILP Fellow) (UC Irvine)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
- Barbara Rockenbach (13LFP Fellow) (Yale)
- Learning Network Committee Liaison:
- Joseph Hafner (11LFP Fellow) (York)
- Staff Lead:
Leadership Fellows Program Selection Working Group (charge)
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- DeLa Dos, Chair (ARL)
Leadership Fellows Program Task Force (charge)
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- Doug Way (16LFP Fellow), Chair (Kentucky)
- Clem Guthro, Vice-Chair (Hawaii at Manoa)
- Christina Gola (18LFP Fellow) (Houston)
- Erin Matas (23LFP Fellow) (Michigan Technological)
- Tim McGeary (16LFP Fellow) (Rochester)
- Weiwei Shi (18LCDP Fellow 23LFP Fellow) (Alberta)
- Laurie Taylor (23LFP Fellow) (Connecticut)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Liaison:
- Martha Whitehead (07LFP Fellow) (Harvard)
- Learning Network Committee Liaison:
- Yolanda Cooper (Case Western)
- Staff Lead:
Member Engagement and Outreach Committee (charge)
- Lisa German (04LFP Fellow), Chair (Minnesota)
2023–2026 - Neil Romanosky (13LFP Fellow), Vice Chair (Michigan State)
2024–2027 - Lori Birrell (Saskatchewan)
2026–2027 - Trevor J. Bond (Washington State)
2026–2027 - Laura DeLancey (24LFP Fellow) (Colorado State)
2025–2026 - Maggie Dull (25LFP Fellow) (Rochester)
2026–2027 - Scott Hanrath (23LFP Fellow) (Kansas)
2025–2026 - Erla Heyns (Wisconsin–Madison)
2025–2026 - Joe Lucia (Temple)
2026–2027 - Shelly McCoy (23LFP Fellow) (Delaware)
2025–2026 - Leslie Sharp (Georgia Tech)
2025–2026 - Kara Whatley (Missouri)
2025–2026 - Board Liaison:
- Rhea Ballard-Thrower (Illinois Chicago)
- Staff Lead:
Association Meeting 2026 Program Planning Task Force (charge)
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- Steve Smith (04LFP Fellow), Chair (Tennessee, Knoxville)
- David Banush (13LFP Fellow) (South Carolina)
- Kimberley Bugg (AUC Woodruff)
- Talia Chung (16LFP Fellow) (Ottawa)
- Don Gilstrap (Alabama)
- Toby Graham (Georgia)
- Sara Lowman (Rice)
- Robert McDonald (Texas at Austin)
- Leslie Sharp (Georgia Tech)
- Kara Whatley (Missouri)
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- Staff Leads:
Program Strategy Committee (charge)
- Andrew K. Pace, Chair (ARL)
- María Estorino, Advocacy and Public Policy (UNC Chapel Hill)
- Lindsay Cronk, Advocacy and Public Policy (Tulane)
- Todd Grappone, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (UC Santa Barbara)
- Vivian Lewis (11LFP Fellow), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, (McMaster)
- Kimberley Bugg, Learning Network (AUC Woodruff)
- Julie Mosbo Ballestro, Learning Network (Texas A&M)
- Neil Romanosky (18LFP Fellow), Member Engagement and Outreach (Michigan State)
- Lisa German (04LFP Fellow), Member Engagement and Outreach (Minnesota)
- Ann Thornton (09LFP Fellow), Research and Analytics (Columbia)
- Mary-Jo Romaniuk, Research and Analytics (Calgary)
- Sarah Shreeves (22LFP Fellow), Scholars and Scholarship (Utah)
- Shan Sutton, Scholars and Scholarship (Arizona)
Communications Working Group (charge)
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- Joan M. Barnes (Nebraska–Lincoln)
2026–2027 - Ken Burhanna (16LFP Fellow) (Kent State)
2026–2027 - Faye A. Chadwell (Pennsylvania State)
2026–2027 - Tywanda L. Cuffy (Delaware)
2026–2027 - Sireice Edwards (Rice)
2026–2027 - Beth Namachchivaya (04LFP Fellow) (Waterloo)
2026–2027 - Judy Panitch (UNC–Chapel Hill)
2026–2027
- Joan M. Barnes (Nebraska–Lincoln)
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- Staff Leads:
- Kaylyn Groves (ARL)
- Judy Ruttenberg (ARL)
- Staff Leads:
Research and Analytics Committee (charge)
- Mary-Jo Romaniuk, Chair (Calgary)
2025–2026 - Ann Thornton (09LFP Fellow), Vice-Chair (Columbia)
2026–2027 - Rick Anderson (09LFP Fellow) (Brigham Young)
2025–2026 - Consuella Askew (01LCDP Fellow) (Rutgers)
2025–2026 - Susanna Cowan (Connecticut)
2025–2026 - Robert McDonald (Texas)
2026–2027 - Jennifer McKinnell (25LFP Fellow) (McMaster)
2026–2027 - Jung Mi Scoulas (UIC)
2026–2027 - Amanda Wilson (Emory)
2026–2027 - Suzanne Wones (UC Berkeley)
2025–2026 - Board Liaison:
- Jon Shaw (18LFP Fellow) (Vanderbilt)
- Staff Lead:
Scholars and Scholarship Committee (charge)
- Shan Sutton, Chair (Arizona)
2023–2026 - Sarah Shreeves (22LFP Fellow), Vice-Chair (Utah)
2025–2027 - Laurie Alexander (18LFP Fellow) (Michigan)
2026–2027 - Paul Bracke (13LFP Fellow) (Wayne State)
2026–2027 - Mimi Calter (Washington in St. Louis)
2025–2026 - Erin Ellis (16LFP Fellow) (Indiana)
2026–2027 - Mar González Palacios (Simon Fraser)
2025–2026 - Elizabeth Gushee (Miami)
2025–2026 - Holly Mercer (16LFP Fellow) (Maryland)
2026–2027 - Kornelia Tancheva (Pittsburgh)
2026–2027 - Lidia Uziel (UCSB)
2026–2027 - William Walters (Southern Illinois)
2026–2027 - Board Liaison:
- Claire Stewart (16LFP Fellow) (Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Staff Leads:
Joint Initiatives
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Steering Committee
(See more information about the Steering Committee.)
- Daniel Cohen (Northeastern), at large
2024–2025 - Karim Boughida (Stony Brook), representing ARL
2024–2027 - Karen Estlund (Colorado State), representing ARL
2025–2028 - John O’Brien (EDUCAUSE) ex officio
- Andrew K. Pace (ARL) ex officio
- Sarah Shreeves (22LFP Fellow) (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
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