Conference Program Committee, 2022

Committee Charge

Coordinates program planning for ILA Annual Conference. 

Committee Composition

Composed of up to 15 members, serving sixteen month terms. The co-chairs shall serve in their roles for the full sixteen-month term.

Committee Reports

  1. Lora Del Rio Lora Del Rio, Co-chair Humanities Librarian, Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

    Co-chair Term ends 10/31/2022
  2. Heidi Knuth Heidi Knuth, Co-chair Assistant Head of Youth Services at Bloomingdale Public Library

    Co-chair Term ends 10/31/2022
  3. Jolie Duncan Jolie Duncan, Member Info Services Manager at Arlington Heights Memorial Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  4. Gwen Gregory Gwen Gregory, Member Associate Dean for Collections Management at Northern Illinois University Libraries

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  5. Elizabeth Hartman Elizabeth Hartman, Member Teen & Youth Librarian at Carbondale Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  6. Sarah Holmes Sarah Holmes, Member Music Librarian at Northern Illinois University Libraries

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  7. Sophie Kenney Sophie Kenney, Member Assistant Director, Youth Department at Glen Ellyn Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  8. Tana Petrov Tana Petrov, Member Outreach Services Manager at Fountaindale Public Library District

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  9. Theodore Schwitzner Theodore Schwitzner, Member CARLI

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  10. Maura Stutzman Maura Stutzman, Member Program and Event Librarian | Adult Services at Champaign Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  11. Cassandra Thompson Cassandra Thompson, Member SHARE Director at Illinois Heartland Library System - Edwardsville

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  12. Lexie Walsh Lexie Walsh, Member Director at Washington District Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  13. Kyla Waltermire Kyla Waltermire, Member Executive Director at Mississippi Valley District Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2022
  14. Heather Jagman Heather Jagman, Board liaison Librarian at DePaul University Library

    Board liaison Term ends 10/31/2022
  15. Cyndi Robinson Cyndi Robinson, Staff liaison Deputy Director at Illinois Library Association

    Staff liaison Term ends 10/31/2022
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