MLA Staff and Board

MLA Staff

Rachel Ash
Membership and Communications Director
(517) 394-2774, Ext. 225
[email protected]

Lisa Buttigieg
Administrative Assistant
(517) 394-2774, Ext. 227
[email protected]

Ryan Logan
Graphic Designer
(517) 394-2774
[email protected]

Elise Penhollow
Database Coordinator
(517) 394-2774, Ext. 223
[email protected]

Amber Sheerin
Program and Event Director
(517) 394-2774, Ext. 226
[email protected]

2020-2021 Officers

President
ALA Councilor

Jennifer L. Dean
Dean
University of Detroit Mercy Libraries

Past President

Kristin Shelley
Library Director
East Lansing Public Library

President-elect

Kelly Richards
Library Director
Muskegon Area District Library

Treasurer/
Secretary

Scott Duimstra
Library Director 
Capital Area District Libraries

2020-2021 Board of Directors

Amber Alexander
Library Director
Presque Isle District Library

Mollie Freier
Professor and Head of Public Services
Northern Michigan University

Tim Gleisner
Head of Special Collections
Library of Michigan

Anne Heidemann
Tribal Librarian
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

Loretta Hunter
LRC Coordinator
Wayne County Community College District

Cat Kerns
Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)

Karen Knox
Library Director
Orion Township Public Library

Jasmine Parker
Youth Services/Teen Librarian
Ferndale Area District Library

Randy Riley
State Librarian
Library of Michigan

Kate Van Auken
Director
White Pine Library Cooperative

Ryan Wieber
Library Director
Kalamazoo Public Library