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FACRL Committees

Below is a list of FACRL standing and conference committees, including their charge and current membership. If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact us today! 

Legislative Representative

Charge: The ACRL Legislative Network Representative is responsible for disseminating to the Chapter information about legislation impacting academic and research libraries and promoting the ACRL legislative agenda.

Board Liaison: Sarah Hammill

Membership Committee

Charge: The Committee administers the FACRL membership lists including the annual request of an updated membership roster from ACRL. The committee identifies and plans membership recruitment opportunities and updates promotional membership materials.  

Co-Chairs: Lauren Kehoe and Ximena Valdivia

Board Liaison: Lauri Rebar

Ex-Officio: Rachel Tait-Ripperdan

Committee Members:

  • Brittany Kester

  • Marielle Veve

  • Cindy Gruwell

  • Sabine Dantus

Marketing & Communications Committee

Charge: The Committee fosters communication and dialogue among members pertaining to the issues and trends in academic librarianship, markets FACRL programming, and promotes the benefits of Association membership.

Chair: Deborah Williams

Board Liaison: Angie Neely-Sardon

Ex-Officio: Rachel Tait-Ripperdan
Committee Members:

  • Emily Norton

  • Shane Roopnarine

  • Janet Chan

Nominations Committee

Charge: The Committee administers the annual FACRL election cycle including candidate identification and recruitment, promotion of the election cycle, certification of election results, and candidate notification.

Chair: Clarissa White-West

Committee Members: 

  • Ana Diamand

Programming Committee

Charge: The FACRL Programming Committee plans, coordinates, markets, and delivers programming, except for the FACRL Annual Conference, which is managed by the Conference Committee. (Charge is pending board approval)

Chair: Cameron Riopelle 
Board Liaison: Lisa Campbell
Committee Members: 

  • Janet Schalk
  • Melinda Johnson
  • Danny E. Feinberg
  • Kristin Heifner

Interested in starting an FACRL Interest Group?

Any group of ten or more members of the Chapter, representing a field or activity of interest and within the scope of the Chapter’s field of interest, may organize a group upon receiving approval from the Board of Directors. Interest groups shall be open to all members free of charge and composed only of Chapter members. To learn more, read the complete guidelines for starting an interest group.

2024 Annual Conference Committees

Conference Program Committee

Charge: The FACRL Conference Program Committee plans, coordinates, markets, and delivers a program for the FACRL Annual Conference.
Chair: Jason Phillips
Board Liaison: Ana Diamand

Treasurer: Sarah Hammill 

Ex-Officio: Ana Diamand

Committee Members:

  • Jennifer Hofer

  • Christina Fullerton

  • John Reynolds

  • Lauren Newton

  • Hong Huang

Sponsorship Committee

Charge: The FACRL Sponsorship Committee solicits vendor sponsorships for the FACRL Annual Conference. The Committee serves as a liaison between FACRL and corporate sponsors, ensures sponsor recognition, facilitates attendee interaction with corporate sponsors and ensures acknowledgment of donations received.
Chair: Sarah Hammill

Board Liaison: Sarah Hammill 

Committee Members:

  • Leah Plocharczyk

  • Mari Meke

Scholarship Committee

Charge: The Committee administers the annual FACRL student scholarship application and award cycle including award promotion, application submission, receipt and evaluation, applicant notification and award distribution.  The Committee Chair also coordinates assigning each scholarship winner with a conference mentor from the FACRL Board who serves as a liaison between scholarship winners and the Board.
Co-Chairs: Alejandra G. Barbon and Hélène Huet
Board Liaison: Clarissa White-West
Committee Members:

  • Ken Frankel

  • Jeanne Ewert

  • Thilani Samarakoon

  • Judy Kuhns

  • Renee Montgomery

Virtual Conference Logistics Committee

Charge: The Committee coordinates the logistics for the FACRL Virtual Annual Conference including management and trouble shooting of the virtual conference platform. Assist with the planning and organization of networking or social opportunities at the virtual conference. (Charge is pending Board approval) 
Chair: Cindy L. Craig
Board Liaison: Leah Plocharczyk
Committee Members:

  • Jerrel Horn
  • Dhanushka Samarakoon
  • Natalie Boulanger
  • Layal Hneiny
  • Kayla Kuni
  • Kim Reycraft
  • Stacey Ewing


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