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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
Sarah McHone-Chase (Chair) |
Aurora University | smchone-chase@aurora.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Melanie Emerson | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | memerson@saic.edu | 6/30/2025 |
Michelle Nielsen Ott | Bradley University | mnielsenott@bradley.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Nessa Vahedian Khezerlou | nessavahedian@gmail.com | 6/30/2026 |
Communications
Kim Tipton (Chair) | McHenry County College | ktipton@mchenry.edu | 6/30/2025 |
Dee Anna Phares | Northern Illinois University | dphares@niu.edu |
6/30/2026 |
Susan Franzen | Illinois State University | srfranz@ilstu.edu | 6/30/2027 |
Kaitlyn Weger | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | wegerk@iecc.edu | 6/30/2027 |
Conference and Continuing Education
Joshua Newport (Chair) |
Illinois State University | jcnewpo@ilstu.edu | 6/30/2025 |
Tish Hayes | Moraine Valley Community College | hayesl45@morainevalley.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Christina Norton | Bradley University | cnorton@fsmail.bradley.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Amy Odwarka | Eastern Illinois University | aodwarka@eiu.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Sanga Sung | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | ssung@illinois.edu | 6/30/2025 |
Olia Sweiss | Midwestern Career College | Oliasweiss@gmail.com | 6/30/2026 |
Jittapim Yamprai (Nan) | Northern Illinois University | jyamprai@niu.edu | 6/30/2027 |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jacqueline (Jackie) Zook (Chair) | Northeastern Illinois University |
jjzook2@neiu.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Jeannette Bruno | City Colleges of Chicago | jbruno7@ccc.edu |
6/30/2026 |
Jade Kastel | Western Illinois University | Jade.Kastel@illinois.gov |
6/30/2025 |
Jeremy McAninch | Blackburn College | jeremy.mcaninch@blackburn.edu |
6/30/2027 |
Membership
Wendell Johnson (Chair) | Northern Illinois University | wjohnso1@niu.edu |
6/30/2026 |
Gwen Gregory | Northern Illinois University Libraries | ggregory@niu.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Jacqueline (Jackie) Zook | Northeastern Illinois University | jjzook2@neiu.edu | 6/30/2025 |
Nominations
Sarah McHone-Chase (Chair) |
Aurora University | smchone-chase@aurora.edu |
6/30/2025 |
Wendell Johnson | Northern Illinois University | wjohnson1@niu.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Donna Goodwyn | Elmhurst University | donnamg@elmhurst.edu | 6/30/2027 |