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2016 VALLA Participants Announced

Congratulations to the 2016 class of the Virginia Library Leadership Academy! Angela Spranger and Andrew Sanderbeck will lead the participants in a two-day, intensive leadership training at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, April 18-19.

The list of 2016 VALLA participants, selected by members of the VLA Leadership Development Forum, are:

  • Nandhitha Agaram, Appomattox Regional Library System, Hopewell
  • Christine Carlson, Salem Church Branch; Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg
  • Cedric Clark, Hampton Public Library-Phoebus, Hampton
  • Katherine Dow, Alexandria Library, Beatley Central, Alexandria
  • Deborah Fry, Loudoun County Public Libraries: Rust Library Branch, Leesburg
  • Aimee Gangai, Handley Regional Library, Winchester
  • Jessica Hartley, South Norfolk Memorial Library, Chesapeake
  • Haven Headley, Mathews Memorial Library, Mathews
  • James Hudson, Chesterfield County Public Library-Meadowdale, North Chesterfield
  • Ursula Juarez-Wall, Montclair Community Library, Dumfries
  • Tracy Kallassy, Montclair Community Library, Dumfries
  • Beth Land, York County Public Library - Tabb, Yorktown
  • Michele Lawrence, Suffolk Public Library, Suffolk
  • Eva Newton, Prince William County Public Library System - Central Community Branch, Manassas
  • Lucinda Rush, Old Dominion University Libraries, Perry Library, Norfolk
  • Genelle Schuler, Ellen Coolidge Burke, Alexandria
  • Danielle Tarullo, Chesterfield County Public Library Meadowdale Branch, Chesterfield
  • Samantha Thomason, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg
  • Elizabeth Trop, Suffolk Public Library, Suffolk
  • Elizabeth Walraven, Eastern Shore Community College Learning Resources Center, Melfa
  • Heather Williams, Loudoun County Public Library -- Ashburn, Ashburn
  • Elaine Wood, Pamunkey Regional Library, Hanover
  • Elizabeth D. Woodard, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk
  • Katara Wright, George Mason University: Fenwick Library, Fairfax


VALLA is an opportunity for library staff — including paraprofessionals, faculty, administrators and others — to participate in a two-day workshop focused on what it means to be a leader in libraries, and to work on a self-directed project to benefit libraries and our communities throughout the coming year. VALLA began in 2010 and is held every other year.
VALLA 2016 is co-sponsored by BCWH Architects and Jeffrey M. Hoover, AIA, of Tappé Associates.