Standing Committee term lengths: "Members of standing committees shall be appointed for a three year term and are eligible for reappointment. A member of each committee shall be appointed by the Vice President/President Elect to serve as chair for a term of one year, to begin July 1."
For descriptions and more information on standing committees, see Article X of the IACRL Bylaws.
| Committee Member | Library/Organization | Email address |
Term ends |
Awards
| Emily Gilbert (Chair) |
University of Illinois at Chicago | emilygil@uic.edu |
6/30/2023 |
| Rebecca Eaton | Oakton Community College | reaton@oakton.edu |
6/30/2023 |
| Melanie Emerson | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | memerson@saic.edu | 6/30/2025 |
| Michelle Nielsen Ott | Bradley University | mnielsenott@bradley.edu |
6/30/2022 |
| Joshua Newport | Illinois State University | jcnewpo@ilstu.edu | 6/30/2024 |
| Joshua Sopiarz | Governors State University | jsopiarz@govst.edu | 6/30/2025 |
| Mary Thill | Northeastern Illinois University | m-thill@neiu.edu | 6/30/2024 |
Communications
| Christina Norton (Chair) | Bradley University | cnorton@fsmail.bradley.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Krista Bowers Sharpe |
Western Illinois University | ka-bowers-sharpe@wiu.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Robin Harris | Northeastern Illinois University | r-harris14@neiu.edu | 6/30/2025 |
| Lori Noe | Frontier Community College | noel@iecc.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Janis Shearer | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | jshearer@illinois.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Kim Tipton | McHenry County College | ktipton@mchenry.edu | 6/30/2024 |
Conference and Continuing Education
| Sarah McHone-Chase (Chair) |
Aurora University | smchone-chase@aurora.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Juliet Gray | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | jkerico@siue.edu | 6/30/2024 |
| Valerie Moore | Prairie State College | vmoore@prairiestate.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Ariel Orlov | Adler University | aorlov@adler.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Dee Anna Phares | Northern Illinois University | dphares@niu.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Sanga Sung | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | ssung@illinois.edu | 6/30/2025 |
| Mary Thill | Northeastern Illinois University | m-thill@neiu.edu | 6/30/2024 |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
| Rob Morrison (Co-Chair) | National Louis University | rob.morrison@nl.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Jacqueline (Jackie) Zook (Co-Chair) | Northeastern Illinois University | jjzook2@neiu.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Laura Barnes (ILA DEI Committee liaison, ex-officio) | Illinois Sustainable Technology Center | l-barnes@illinois.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Elena Carrillo | University of Illinois Chicago | elena48@uic.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Erik Chapman | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | echapma4@illinois.edu | 6/30/2024 |
| Donna Goodwyn | Elmhurst University | donnamg@elmhurst.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Blanca Hernandez (he/him/his) | Erikson Institute |
bhernandez@erikson.edu | 6/30/2025 |
| Jade Kastel | Western Illinois University | jm-kastel@wiu.edu | 6/30/2025 |
| Sarah McHone-Chase | Aurora University | smchone-chase@aurora.edu |
6/30/2024 |
| Dee Anna Phares | Northern Illinois University | dphares@niu.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Firouzeh Rismiller | DePaul University | frismill@depaul.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Ailyn Trujillo | Harper College | ta22842@harpercollege.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Membership
| Jacqueline (Jackie) Zook, (Chair) | Northeastern Illinois University | jjzook2@neiu.edu |
6/30/2023 |
| Debra Lee Chan | Waubonsee Community College | dchan@waubonsee.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Melanie Emerson | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | memerson@saic.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Gwen Gregory | Northern Illinois University Libraries | ggregory@niu.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Blanca Hernandez (he/him/his) | Erikson Institute | bhernandez@erikson.edu |
6/30/2025 |
| Melissa Merlos | Harper College | mmerlos@harpercollege.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Nominations
| Emily Gilbert (Chair) |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
emilygil@uic.edu | 6/30/2023 |
| Eric Edwards | Illinois State Library | eedwards@ilsos.gov |
6/30/2025 |
| Jennifer Lau-Bond | Harper College | jlaubond@harpercollege.edu |
6/30/2023 |
| Michele McDaniel | Eastern Illinois University | mkmcdaniel@eiu.edu |
6/30/2025 |
iREAD Summer Reading Programs
Latest Library JobLine Listings
