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MLA Staff

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Dillon Geshel
Interim Executive Director
(517) 881-1266
[email protected]

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Rachel Adams
Membership and Communications Director
(517) 881-6652
[email protected]

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Lisa Buttigieg
Administrative Assistant
(517) 881-1683
[email protected]

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Keeley Briggs
Membership and Program Coordinator
(517) 881-0496
[email protected]

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Mackenzie Hanfland
Event Coordinator
(517) 881-7242
[email protected]

Amber Sheerin Headshot

Amber Sheerin
Program and Event Director
(517) 881-3194
[email protected]

 

Board of Directors 2024-2025

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President:
Jenny Marr

Director
Capital Area District Libraries

 Lisa Waskin headshot

President-Elect:
Lisa Waskin

Director
Superior District Library

Mary Higginbottom Johnson

Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Higginbottom Johnson
Associate Director of Operations
Muskegon Area District Library

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DJ Bond
Member Engagement Coordinator
The Library Network (TLN)

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John Clexton
Director 
Gladwin County District Library

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Ex Officio:
Dillon Geshel
Interim Executive Director 
Michigan Library Association

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Anne Heidemann
Tribal Librarian 
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Library

Michele Howard

Executive Committee:
Michele Howard

Director
Traverse Area District Library

Shauna Martz

Shaunna Martz
Regional Manager II
Kent District Library

Claire Meeker

Claire Meeker
Library Director
Romeo District Library

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Valerie Meyerson
Library Director
Petoskey District Library

Juliane Morian

Juliane Morian
Library Director
Rochester Hills Public Library

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Executive Committee:
Christine Peele 
Assistant Director for Public Services
Detroit Public Library

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James Pugh
Director
Cedar Springs Public Library

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Ex Officio:
Randy Riley 
State Librarian
Library of Michigan

Erin Schmandt Headshot

Erin Schmandt
Director
Caro Area District Library

Vanessa Verdun-Morris headshot

Vanessa Verdun-Morris 
Library Director
Madison Heights Public Library

 


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