2018 ALA Leadership Institute Participants Jeremy Bolom Assistant Director/Head of Public Service Lincoln Parish Library Ruston LA Sian Brannon Associate Dean for Collection Management University of North Texas Denton TX Emily Brennan Research and Education Informationist Medical University of South Carolina Charleston SC Library Thomas Carpenter Associate Director for Access Services Ina Dillard Russell Library Milledgeville GA Jennifer Chan Scholarly Communication Librarian UCLA Library Los Angeles CA Rae Cheney Library Services Manager Keller Public Library Keller TX Connie Chow Branch Manager II Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Huntsville AL Shantrie Collins Public Services Librarian Auburn Public Library Auburn AL Kimberly Copenhaver Associate Professor/Librarian Eckerd College St. Petersburg FL Lynn Deeken Director of Public Services Lemieux Library, Seattle University Seattle WA Marianna DiGiacomo Community Services Director Stark County District Library Canton OH Debbie Feisst Public Services Librarian University of Alberta Libraries Edmonton Alberta Emily Frigo Liaison Librarian GVSU Allendale MI Lindsay Hanson Data Analysis Librarian Sno-Isle Libraries Marysville WA Brian Hart Deputy Director Greensboro Public Library Greensboro NC Rachel Hooper Business Reference Librarian Troy University Troy AL Natalie Houston Branch Manager Orange County Library System Winter Garden FL Jennifer Hovanec Digital and Maker Services Manager Indian Trails Public Library District Wheeling IL Heather Howard Business Information Specialist Purdue University West Lafayette IN Rona Johnson Assistant Branch Manager Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Las Vegas NV Elizabeth Lowrey Management Librarian - Children's Milwaukee Public Library Milwaukee WI Jackie Parker Lead Librarian for Readers' Services Sno-Isle Libraries Marysville WA Scott Phinney Head of Cataloging University of South Carolina Columbia SC Katie Reineke Community Inquiry Librarian of Practice Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Evansville IN Kassy Rodeheaver Business Librarian II Pima County Public Library Tucson AZ Alexander Salopek Acquisitions/Government Documents Librarian United States Supreme Court Library Washington DC Lynette Schimpf Alafaya Branch Manager Orange County Library System Orlando FL Susan Schreiner Access Services Librarian/Associate Professor Pittsburg State University - Axe Library Pittsburg KS Cynthia Simpson Coordinator of Library Access Services Lawrence Technological University Southfield MI Gene Springs Collections Strategist Ohio State University Libraries Columbus OH Casey Van Haren Library Director Town of Prescott Valley Prescott Valley AZ Sara Webb Upper School Librarian The Agnes Irwin School Rosemont PA Julie Wendorf Library Director Crown Point Community Library Crown Point IN Danielle Whren Johnson Copyright and Special Projects Librarian Loyola Notre Dame Library Baltimore MD Krystle-Dawn Willing-Tiedeman Librarian Northern Lehigh School District Slatington PA Maggie Wong Librarian - Public Services King County Library System Issaquah WA 2017 ALA Leadership Institute Participants Ashley Biggs Branch Manager Central MS Regional Library Flowood MS Heather Blicher Online Learning Librarian Northern Virginia Community College Annandale VA Bernard Bulemu Assistant Director South Georgia Regional Library Valdosta GA Derrick Burton Library Director Waldorf University Forest City IA Michelle Callihan Managing Librarian I Sno-Isle Libraries Granite Falls WA Emily Clasper System Operations and Training Manager Suffolk Cooperative Library System Bellport NY Rebecca Crawford Branch Manager Somerset County Library System of New Rocky Hill NJ Jersey Kate Cummings Electronic Resources Librarian Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke PA Sonya Durney Adult Services Director Portland Public Library Portland MA Katie Frey Assistant Head & Digital Technologies Librarian Harvard College Observatory, Wolbach Cambridge MA Library Ella Galbreath Community Library Manager Broward County Libraries/Stirling Road Fort Lauderdale FL Branch Jason Homer Assistant Director Morse Institute Library Natick MA Kelly Klober Library Media Specialist SC Tucker Elementary Danville Lee Koenigs Director Libby Memorial Library Old Orchard ME Beach Christina Kuntz Branch Manager II Carroll County Public Library Westminster MD Jane López-Santillana Temporary Assistant Managing Librarian Sno-Isle Libraries Oak Harbor WA Denyce Malone Branch Manager Indianapolis Public Library Indianapolis IN Elisabeth Marrocolla Head of Children and Teen Services Darien Library Darien CT Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian CSU San Marcos San Marcos CA Jennifer Mayer Head, Library Research Services University of Northern Colorado Greeley CO Catherine McGoveran Interim Head, GSG-FSS University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario Anne Murphy Lead Librarian for Public Computing Sno-Isle Libraries Marysville WA Alea Perez Head of Youth Services Westmont Public Library Westmont IL Heather Propsom Librarian Alliance for Strong Families and Milwaukee WI Communities Christina Pryor Assistant Director & Community Health University of Washington Health Sciences Seattle WA Coordinator Library Elizabeth Psyck Government Documents Librarian Grand Valley State University Allendale MI Ted Quiballo User Support Specialist Assoc Northwestern University Libraries Evanston IL Cynthia Romanowski Technical Services Librarian Governors State University Library University Park IL Kwabena Sarfo Librarian Supervisor Enoch Pratt Free Library Baltimore MD Tom Spicer Specialty Info Services Manager Arlington Heights Memorial Library Arlington Heights IL Heather Stephenson Adult Services Manager Dakota County Library Eagan MN Kit Stephenson Head, Adult Service & Outreach Bozeman Public Library Bozeman MO Bethany Stone Branch Manager Orange County Library System Orlando FL Barbara Svoboda Branch Manager I Dakota County Library Eagan MN Carrye Syma Associate Librarian, Organizational Development Texas Tech University Lubbock TX Magan Szwarek Director of Reference Services Schaumburg Township District Library Schaumburg IL Mita Williams Librarian Leddy Library, University of Windsor Windsor ON Christen Wiser Head of Popular Materials Ela Area Public Library Lake Zurich IL 2016 Leadership Institute Participants Kate Andrade Director Woodlands Library Cooperative Leamington ON Carrie Betts Information & Technology Specialist Scotch Elementary/West Bloomfield Schools Waterford MI Anthony Costa Coordinator of Library Services at the Centers City College of San Francisco San Francisco CA Ann Crawford Associate University Librarian University of Hawai'i at Manoa Honolulu HI Amber Creger Youth Department Director Schaumburg Township District Library Chicago IL Sheila Crosby Principal Librarian San Diego County Library San Diego CA Matthew Davis San Francisco Documents Librarian San Francisco Public Library Oakland Ca Katharine Denier Branch Manager Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Cincinnati OH Maria Estrella Assistant Branch Manager Cleveland Public Library Cleveland OH Jaleh Fazelian Head of Research, Learning, and Information John Carroll University Grasselli Library Cleveland OH Heights Cherilyn Fiory Director Upper Dublin Public Library Wayne PA Rachel Fleming Budget Officer & Lead Librarian for Acquisitions Appalachian State University Boone NC Erica Freudenberger Library Director Red Hook Public Library Catskill NY Renee Grassi Youth Department Director Glen Ellyn Public Library Arlington Heights IL Patrick Griffis Business Librarian University Libraries/UNLV Las Vegas NV Amisha Harijan Assistant Manager - Librarian III Detroit Public Library Detroit MI Nancy Herrera Librarian Contra Costa County Library Oakland CA Deborah Hoadley Consultant & Trainer Hoadley Consulting Plaistow NH Sandra Jelar Elwell Acquisitions Manager Cleveland Public Library Olmsted Falls OH Sarah Kennedy Collection Development and Digital Collections Cornell University Morgantown WV Librarian Cathleen Keyser Adult Cataloging Supervisor NoveList Chapel NC Danielle King Branch Manager Orange County Library System Orlando FL Timothy Klassen Head, SciTech Library and Business Library University of Alberta Libraries Edmonton Alberta Annie Lewis Bilingual Spanish Youth Librarian Multnomah County Library Oregon City OR Jennifer Lohmann Adult Services Manager Durham County Library, Southwest Regional Durham NC Library Jamie Mason Director Rocky River Public Library Avon OH Katherine McGivern Reference/Instruction Librarian Sidney Silverman Library Oradell NJ Paolo Melillo Branch Manager Orange County Library System Orlando FL Meiyolet Mendez Librarian and Interim Chair Cuban Heritage Collection | U Miami Libraries Coral Gables F Tracey Minzenmayer Assistant Director of Library Services Tarrant County College District Arlington TX Nicole Moore Manager, Children's, Youth & Outreach Services Wadsworth Public Library Berea OH Laura Osterhout Member Services Librarian Rochester Regional Library Council West Henrietta NY Tomika Price Senior Librarian San Jose Public Library San Jose CA Rebecca Purdy Youth Services Coordinator Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fredericksburg VA April Ritchie Adult Services Coordinator Kenton County Public Library Cincinnati OH Devin Savage Assistant Dean for Assessment and Scholarly Comm. Illinois Institute of Technology Skokie IL Shannon Schinagl Early Literacy Consultant Maine State Library Portland ME Erin Shea Branch Supervisor The Ferguson Library Stamford CT Cynthia Sorrell Asst. Head of Collection Development;