List of Selected ALA 2017 Emerging Leader Participants Last_Name First_Name Sponsor Amsden Kristin South Carolina Library Association Apodaca Antonio Bennett Jessica Missouri Library Association Berray Mohamed IRRT Blake Lisa LLAMA Bridwell Joy American Indian Library Association Chiu Anastasia ALCTS Colombo Sarah Cornelison Derek NMRT DeSantis Shannon Vermont School Library Association Dickerson Priscilla BCALA Dillard Cristin Eastby Nitra Virginia Library Association Gay. Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ettarh Fobazi Round Table Fuller- Gregory Christina BCALA Furcron Brianna ASCLA Gaffney Christine Ohio Library Council Gilbert Stacy RUSA Gough Sarah Gowdy Sarah Arkansas Library Association Grissom Andrew Association of College and Research Libraries Hull Samantha Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) Hulsey Brian Jiang Minhao Chinese American Librarians Association Johnson Laurel YALSA Kelsey David Malone Tara ACRL Science & Technology Section McCoy Casey LLAMA McKeever Lucas McNamara Kate Novotny Heather Public Library Association (PLA) Ogawa Tori Ann ALSC Pendroff Petra Ray Melissa Missouri Association of School Librarians Rutledge Lorelei ACRL University Libraries Section 1 Sahadath Catie (Catelynne) LITA Sandelli Anna Santiago Ariana Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Shimada Jennifer Szempruch Jessica Tabscott Denise American Association of School Librarians Thompson Heather Public Library Association (PLA) Tillmann Anneliese LEARNRT Townley Melody American Association of School Librarians Van Cleve Stewart Minnesota Library Association West Melissa White Sara Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) Willis Kyle Wilson Bethany Wu Jingjing Chinese American Librarians Association 2 .