VLA Leadership

2019 VLA Executive Committee

 

President
Jessica Scalph
Haymarket Gainesville Community Library

Treasurer Cori Biddle

Treasurer
Cori Biddle
Bridgewater College Library

President-Elect Jennifer Resor-Whicker

President-Elect
Jennifer Resor-Whicker, MLIS
Radford University, McConnell Library

Past- President
Todd D. Elliott
Portsmouth Public Library

Second Vice President Adrian Whicker

Second Vice President
Adrian L. Whicker
Roanoke County Public Library System

ALA Councilor Samantha Thomason

ALA Councilor
Samantha Thomason
Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Secretary Kayla Payne

Secretary
Kayla Payne
Staunton Public Library

Executive Director
Lisa R. Varga
Virginia Library Association


2019 VLA Council

Conference Committee

Chair
Katie Kalil
Loudon County Public Library

Awards and Recognition Committee

Chair
Katelyn Burton
Virginia Western Community College

Vice-Chair
Shaunna Hunter
Hampden-Sydney College

Collections and Technical Services Forum (CaTS)

Chair
Jessica Robertson
Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Vice-Chair
Easter Di Gagni
Portsmouth Public Library

College and Research Libraries Forum (VLACRL)

Chair
Lisa Nickel
College of William & Mary

Vice-Chair
Sophie Rondeau
George Mason University

Continuing Education Committee 

Chair
Barbara Ferrara
Chesterfield County Public Library

Vice-Chair
Alisha Barnes
Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Diversity & Inclusion Forum

Chair
Paige Flanagan
Hampden-Sydney College

Fundraising/Development Committee

Chair
Vacant
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Intellectual Freedom Committee

Chair
Hayley Tompkins
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

Vice-Chair
Rebecca Lamb
Waynesboro Public Library

Jefferson Cup Committee

Chair
Salena Sullivan
Montgomery Floyd Regional Library

Legislative Committee 

Chair
Thomas Shepley
Pamunkey Regional Library

Library of Virginia

Liaison
Cindy Church
The Library of Virginia

Local and Family History Forum

Chair
Gregg Grunow
Portsmouth Public Library

New Members Round Table Forum

Chair
Bill Edwards-Bodmer
Suffolk Public Library

Vice-Chair
Anne Rappe-Epperson
Appomattox Regional Library System

Professional Associates (VLAPAF) Forum 

Chair
Jeanne Scott
Virginia Commonwealth University

Vice-Chair
Kristi Jerome
Longwood University

Scholarship Committee

Chair
Michael Hibben
Roanoke County Library System

Vice-Chair
Melissa Davis
Southern Virginia University

Virginia Association of Law Libraries 

Chair
Amy Harrison
Williams Mullen Center

Virginia Association of School Librarians 

Chair
Kelly Miller
Virginia Beach Public Schools

Virginia Libraries Journal

Chair
Virginia Pannabecker
Virginia Tech University Libraries, Newman Library

Website Content Committee

Chair
Karen Nelson
Suffolk Public Library

Vice-Chair
Paula Kiser
Washington & Lee University

Youth Services Forum

Chair
Erica Testani
L.E. Smoot Memorial Library

Vice-Chair
Cammy Koch
Henrico County Public Library

2019 Committee Master Roster