Conference Program Committee, 2024

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Member Spotlight - Rene Leyva
January 24, 2024
This week's member spotlight is on Rene Leyva. Rene is the director of the Fossil Ridge Public Library District. He was a member of the 2023 ILA Conference Program Committee and is a current member of the 2024 ILA Conference Program Committ…
Member Spotlight - Veronica De Fazio
July 14, 2023
This week's member spotlight is on Veronica De Fazio. Veronica served as ILA President in 2020 and is the Deputy Director of the Peoria Public Library. We asked Veronica to tell us a little about herself and answer a few professio…

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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. Laura L. Barnes Laura L. Barnes, Co-chair Sustainability Information Curator at Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

    Co-chair Term ends 10/31/2024
  2. Veronica De Fazio Veronica De Fazio, Co-chair Deputy Director at Peoria Public Library

    Co-chair Term ends 10/31/2024
  3. Monica Cameron Monica Cameron, Member Director at Shelbyville Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  4. Susan Conner Susan Conner, Member Palatine Public Library District

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  5. Susan R. Franzen Susan R. Franzen, Member Associate Dean for Public Services & Organizational Development at Illinois State University

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  6. Larisa Good Larisa Good, Member Director at Warren County Public Library District

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  7. John S Howard John S Howard, Member Director at Mahomet Public Library District

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  8. Lisa Hutson Lisa Hutson, Member Programming and Reference Coordinator at Effingham Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  9. Jackie Keck Jackie Keck, Member Library Director at Caseyville Public Library District

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  10. Kate Kite Kate Kite, Member Continuing Education Coordinator Liaison at Illinois Heartland Library System

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  11. Rene Leyva Rene Leyva, Member Director at Fossil Ridge Public Library District

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  12. Matthew Matkowski Matthew Matkowski, Member Head of Public Services at Palos Heights Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  13. Daniel Matthews Daniel Matthews, Member Digital Services Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  14. Michelle R. Nielsen Ott Michelle R. Nielsen Ott, Member Assistant Professor, Science/Health Sciences Librarian at Bradley University

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  15. Maggie Thomann Maggie Thomann, Member Glen Ellyn Public Library

    Member Term ends 10/31/2024
  16. Amy Byers Amy Byers, Board liaison Director at Chatham Area Public Library District

    Board liaison Term ends 10/31/2024
  17. Kristin Pekoll Kristin Pekoll, Staff liaison Conference and Continuing Education Manager at Illinois Library Association

    Staff liaison Term ends 10/31/2024
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