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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! 

For more information about the committees and expected time commitments, please see the document here: FACRL Committee Information.

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: Heather Bush

Ex-Officio: Renee Cole Montgomery

Committee Members:

  • Marielle Veve

  • Rachel Cooke

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.

Co-Chairs: Alejandra Barbon and Emily Norton

Board Liaison: Angie Neely-Sardon

Ex-Officio: Renee Cole Montgomery
Committee Members:

  • Layal Hneiny

  • Kayla Kuni

  • Deborah Williams

  • Shane Roopnarine

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: Ana Diamand

Committee Members: 

  • Leah Plocharczyk
  • Alejandra Rodriguez

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. 

Chair: Hannah Whitaker
Board Liaison: Diana Matthews
Committee Members: 

  • Cameron Riopelle
  • Lisa Campbell
  • Kelly Grove
  • Janet Schalk

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: Lauren Newton
Board Liaison: Crystal Mathews

Treasurer: Sarah Hammill 

Ex-Officio: Renee Cole Montgomery

Committee Members:

  • Thilani Samarakoon

  • Kim Reycraft

  • Kristin Fowler

  • Kelly Handy

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:

  • Lauren Fralinger

  • Suzanne Kozaitis

  • 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.
Chair: Hélène Huet
Board Liaison: Ana Diamand
Committee Members:

  • Ken Frankel

  • Natalie Polson

  • Dhanushka Samarakoon

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. 
Chair: Manuel Pasos
Board Liaison: Crystal Mathews
Committee Members:

  • Jerrel Horn
  • Natalie Boulanger
  • Stacey Ewing
  • Lauri Rebar


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