Leah Plocharczyk is a University Librarian and the Director of the John D. MacArthur Campus Library at Florida Atlantic University’s Jupiter campus where she oversees all aspects of the library’s operation.  She is active in mentoring students, as well as leadership and library outreach.  Her publications include articles on library collaboration with marine mammal stranding networks and conflict management within libraries.  She co-authored a book about the importance of library book clubs as educational tools for adults with intellectual disabilities titled, Libraries and Reading: Intellectual Disability and the Extent of Library Diversity.  She has presented at both national and international conferences on this topic. She has served on and chaired committees for ALA’s New Members RoundTable. In addition, she has served on and chaired committees for the Florida Library Association. Most recently she served on and chaired the FACRL Virtual Logistics Conference Planning Committee. Ms. Plocharczyk would welcome the leadership opportunity to serve on the FACRL Board as President-Elect as she is interested in participating in governance at the state level and looks forward to advocating for the library profession with colleagues statewide. Ms. Plocharczyk’s interests include providing literacy and socialization opportunities to underrepresented students.  In 2020, Ms. Plocharczyk earned ALA’s “I Love My Librarian” award for her work and service to marginalized populations and students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Hi everyone! My name is Diana Matthews and I have been a reference and instruction librarian at Santa Fe College for 15 years. I have served on the FACRL Conference Program Committee for four years and have served on the FACRL Board for one term. I bring a unique voice to the Board as a community college librarian and would like to continue to serve in this capacity for another term.

As a community college librarian, I have a wide range of responsibilities, including providing reference services and instructional sessions, participating in collection development, teaching a 1-credit LIS course, and serving as my library's de facto instructional design librarian, taking charge of video tutorials, guides, and other instructional materials. I work closely with my institution's Disabilities Resource Center and have a strong interest in accessibility and universal design. I have cataloging experience and have added cataloging duties to my plate while we hired a new cataloger. I also serve as the chair for the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) User Interfaces Standing Committee, which addresses usability and accessibility issues in search interfaces common to the 40 state institutions. I am currently the Presiding Officer of my College Senate, setting agendas and running meetings, which has provided a unique view of shared governance and faculty/staff views on numerous issues and which I bring to my role as Board member.

We are in interesting times and the FACRL Board will have to respond to numerous challenges and situations in the next few years. I feel confident in our ability to navigate through future situations and look forward to continuing to serve for the betterment of academic librarians in Florida.

Angie Neely-Sardon is the Reference Librarian/Assistant Professor for the Mueller Campus at Indian River State College. Angie graduated from Florida State University with a Master of Science in Library and Information Studies in 2008. As a FACRL Marketing and Communications Committee member since 2021, she promoted FACRL scholarships, elections, and the annual conference on social media and revamped the FACRL website with Nancy Schuler in 2022. Angie’s research interests are information and news literacy and oral and local histories. Angie serves on the FLVC Digital Initiatives Standing Committee. Through an Endowed Teaching Chair award, she is creating the Brackett Preservation Lab, a DIY digitization space for students and community members to preserve their analog and print memories.